First Coast High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Jacksonville, Florida
First Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida enrolled 2,098 students in 2024-25 with 85.0 full-time teachers, 24.7 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
2,117 students in 2022-23, 2,137 students in 2023-24, 2,098 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 89.0 to 85.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,117 | 89.0 | 23.8 |
| 2023-24 | 2,137 | 92.0 | 23.2 |
| 2024-25 | 2,098 | 85.0 | 24.7 |
24.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 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).
13 AP courses and one counselor per 540 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection First Coast High School enrolled 2,158 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 196 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses13
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 540 of the 2,158 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions196
- Chronically absent55.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.3% of students were Black, 21.9% White, 10.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black59.3%
- White21.9%
- Hispanic10.6%
- Two or more races5.8%
- Asian1.9%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at First Coast High School scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 36% | 51% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 492 students in First Coast High School'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 | 87% | 87% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 492 | 8,013 | 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 Jacksonville
35 public high schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment; First Coast High School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast High School | 2,887 | 24.7 | 27.5% |
| Sandalwood High School | 2,627 | 26.0 | 32.9% |
| Mandarin High School | 2,343 | 23.9 | 22.3% |
| First Coast High School | 2,098 | 24.7 | 42.1% |
| Englewood High School | 1,896 | 22.8 | 49.6% |
| Edward H. White High School | 1,663 | 21.3 | 53.6% |
| Riverside High School | 1,638 | 24.1 | 51.8% |
| Terry Parker High School | 1,539 | 23.0 | 55.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about First Coast High School
- Biscayne High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.3 miles away: 217 students, 36.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Jean Ribault High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.7 miles away: 1,224 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
- Compare First Coast High School with Biscayne High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Duval County Public Schools spends per student$11,670 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,670
- The largest public schools in FloridaFirst Coast High School is the number 150 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#150 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher24.7 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.24.7:1
- 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 First Coast High School
How many students attend First Coast High School?
2,098 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,117 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Jacksonville, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at First Coast High School?
24.7 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 First Coast High School a Title I school?
First Coast High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at First Coast High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at First Coast High School scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at First Coast High School?
87% of the 492 students in First Coast High School'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 First Coast High School in?
Duval County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120048002745 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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.