Florence Freshman Center
Public high school, grade 9 · Florence, Alabama
Florence Freshman Center in Florence, Alabama enrolled 325 students in 2024-25 with 19.8 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
356 students in 2022-23, 381 students in 2023-24, 325 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 19.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 356 | 17.0 | 20.9 |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 18.8 | 20.3 |
| 2024-25 | 325 | 19.8 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Alabama high schools
Among the 313 Alabama high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.2; 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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 410 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Florence Freshman Center enrolled 410 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 410 of the 410 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent30.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.5% of students were White, 25.8% Black, 13.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White45.5%
- Black25.8%
- Hispanic13.8%
- Two or more races13.2%
- Asian1.5%
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.
High schools in Florence
5 public high schools in Florence report 2024-25 enrollment; Florence Freshman Center is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence High School | 1,101 | 17.6 | 49.8% |
| Central High School | 596 | 15.7 | 45.1% |
| Wilson High School | 585 | 15.7 | 48.2% |
| Rogers High School | 510 | 15.9 | 36.5% |
| Florence Freshman Center | 325 | 16.4 | 55.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Florence Freshman Center
- Florence High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,101 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Sheffield High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.8 miles away: 305 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Florence Freshman Center with Florence High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Florence City spends per student$14,378 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,378
- The largest public schools in AlabamaFlorence Freshman Center is the number 265 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#265 of 319
- Alabama schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.16.4:1
- 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 Florence Freshman Center
How many students attend Florence Freshman Center?
325 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 356 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Florence, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence Freshman Center?
16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for high schools is 17.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Florence Freshman Center a Title I school?
Florence Freshman Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Florence Freshman Center in?
Florence City, NCES district ID 0101530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010153000531 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
- 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.