Escambia County Acceleration Academy
Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Pensacola, Florida
Escambia County Acceleration Academy in Pensacola, Florida enrolled 205 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 41.0 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 6-9% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 92% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%
107 students in 2022-23, 216 students in 2023-24, 205 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 107 | 4.0 | 26.8 |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 5.0 | 43.2 |
| 2024-25 | 205 | 5.0 | 41.0 |
41.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Florida high schools
Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 77 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Escambia County Acceleration Academy enrolled 153 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 77 of the 153 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
57.6% of students were White, 23.4% Black, 9.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White57.6%
- Black23.4%
- Two or more races9.3%
- Hispanic7.8%
- American Indian1.5%
- Asian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
6-9% of the 134 students in Escambia County Acceleration Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 6‑9% | 81% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 134 | 2,606 | 208,274 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Pensacola
11 public high schools in Pensacola report 2024-25 enrollment; Escambia County Acceleration Academy is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senior High School | 1,676 | 21.2 | 42.1% |
| Escambia High School | 1,634 | 21.5 | 54.6% |
| Pine Forest High School | 1,604 | 19.6 | 51.2% |
| West Florida High School/Technical | 1,322 | 20.2 | 29.6% |
| Pensacola High School | 1,221 | 20.0 | 48.5% |
| Success Academy | 236 | 10.7 | 58.1% |
| Escambia County Acceleration Academy | 205 | 41.0 | 47.8% |
| Pensacola State Charter Academy | 112 | 28.0 | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Escambia County Acceleration Academy
- Pace ProgramThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 57 students, 8.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Washington Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 1,676 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Escambia County Acceleration Academy with Pace ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Escambia County Public Schools spends per student$12,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,299
- The largest public schools in FloridaEscambia County Acceleration Academy is the number 612 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#612 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher41.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.41.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Escambia County Acceleration Academy
How many students attend Escambia County Acceleration Academy?
205 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 107 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pensacola, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Escambia County Acceleration Academy?
41.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Escambia County Acceleration Academy a Title I school?
Escambia County Acceleration Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Escambia County Acceleration Academy?
6-9% of the 134 students in Escambia County Acceleration Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Escambia County Acceleration Academy in?
Escambia County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120051009008 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.