Palm Beach Central High School vs Somerset Academy Wellington High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Palm Beach Central High School Somerset Academy Wellington High School
Location Wellington, FL Wellington, FL
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 2,760 104
Student:Teacher Ratio 19.4:1 17.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 31.9% 34.6%
Charter School No Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Palm Beach Central High School Somerset Academy Wellington High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,024 $14,024
District Palm Beach County School District Palm Beach County School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Palm Beach Central High School Somerset Academy Wellington High School
White 25.5% 39.4%
African American 25.6% 23.1%
Hispanic or Latino 40.4% 33.7%
Asian 5.1% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.0%
Multiracial 3.0% 3.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Palm Beach Central High School Somerset Academy Wellington High School
AP Courses Offered 10 -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 404:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 12.3% 32.5%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 117 -
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.