High school (grades 9-12) · Harmony, FL

Harmony High School

Federal NCES profile for Harmony High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 120147004013
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
13
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
11
📋 Attendance
21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harmony High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% of Florida schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Florida.

43
Resource Index · Typical
21.7:1
large classes for Florida
35.8%
free-lunch eligible
2,673
students enrolled

Harmony High School has class sizes larger than 84% of Florida schools. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

2,673

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

123.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

21.7:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

+22% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

35.8%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-31% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Harmony High School compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Harmony High School

Harmony High School is a large high school in Harmony, Florida, enrolling 2,673 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 21.7:1 puts it in the larger third of Florida schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 35.8% of students eligible for free meals.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Florida, bigger than 99% of state schools at 2,673 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Against 162 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #98.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (54%) and White (36%) (diversity index 58/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 21 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 446 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 35 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Osceola also operates Tohopekaliga (2,929 students) and Celebration High School (2,681 students) alongside Harmony High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Harmony High School compares

Harmony High School on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 21.7:1 ▲ 22% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.8% ▼ 31% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 2,673 top 1% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

21.7:1
Leaner classes than 11% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
2,673
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.8%
free-lunch eligible - 31% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
21.7:1
students per teacher - 22% above state mean
Top 84% in Florida - lower ratio than 16% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
31.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,818
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 446 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
249
in-school suspensions + 201 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 35 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 53.8%
White 35.8%
African American 5.8%
Two or More 2.4%
Asian 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 53.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.8, Harmony High School is more mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 21
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Osceola, which includes Harmony High School.

$9,818
Per student
-12%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.5%
State 42.2%
Federal 14.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Harmony High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tohopekaliga Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Celebration High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
St. Cloud High School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Poinciana High School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Osceola High School Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Harmony High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Osceola · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Harmony High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Harmony High School

How many students attend Harmony High School?

Harmony High School has 2,673 students enrolled. It is a high school in Harmony, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Harmony High School is 21.7:1, which is 22% higher than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 38% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Harmony High School?

35.8% of students at Harmony High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harmony High School?

The largest demographic group at Harmony High School is Hispanic or Latino at 53.8% of enrollment, in Harmony, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harmony High School?

Harmony High School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Harmony High School a good school?

Harmony High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% of Florida schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Florida. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Osceola?

Besides Harmony High School, Osceola also operates Tohopekaliga (2,929 students), Celebration High School (2,681 students), and St. Cloud High School (2,596 students). See the Osceola district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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