Jefferson High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tampa, Florida

Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida enrolled 1,310 students in 2024-25 with 46.7 full-time teachers, 28.0 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, 29% 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 89% (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 28%

1,322 students in 2022-23, 1,355 students in 2023-24, 1,310 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.0 to 46.7.

Students enrolled at Jefferson High School by school year2022-23: 1,322, 2023-24: 1,355, 2024-25: 1,31005001k1.5k2022-231,3222023-241,3552024-251,310
Students enrolled at Jefferson High School by school year2022-23: 1,322, 2023-24: 1,355, 2024-25: 1,31005001k1.5k2022-231,3222023-241,3552024-251,310
Students enrolled at Jefferson High School by school year2022-23: 1,322, 2023-24: 1,355, 2024-25: 1,31005001k1.5k2022-231,3222023-241,3552024-251,310
Students enrolled at Jefferson High School by school year2022-23: 1,322, 2023-24: 1,355, 2024-25: 1,31005001k1.5k2022-231,3222023-241,3552024-251,310
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,32265.020.3
2023-241,35560.522.4
2024-251,31046.728.0

28.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Jefferson High School 28.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherJefferson High School 28.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Jefferson High School 28.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherJefferson High School 28.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Jefferson High School 28.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherJefferson High School 28.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Jefferson High School 28.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherJefferson High School 28.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

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).

15 AP courses and one counselor per 349 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson High School enrolled 1,396 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 243 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses15
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 349 of the 1,396 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions243
  • Chronically absent46.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.1% of students were Hispanic, 25.4% Black, 7.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic63.1%
  2. Black25.4%
  3. White7.0%
  4. Two or more races3.1%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Jefferson High School scored proficient or above: 29% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math29%53% (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

89% of the 291 students in Jefferson 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate89%86%88%
Students in the class29115,932208,274

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 Tampa

27 public high schools in Tampa report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alonso High School2,86325.430.8%
Sickles High School2,39826.120.7%
Plant High School2,39127.812.5%
Tampa Bay Tech High School2,18121.344.0%
Wharton High School2,13023.738.0%
Gaither High School2,04023.831.6%
Leto High School1,99525.051.0%
Freedom High School1,86922.444.6%

All public schools in Tampa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson High School

  1. Plant High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 2,391 students, 27.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Blake High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 1,608 students, 26.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson High School with Plant High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hillsborough County Public Schools spends per student$10,589 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,589
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaJefferson High School is the number 335 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#335 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher28.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.28.0:1
  7. 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 Jefferson High School

  1. How many students attend Jefferson High School?
    1,310 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,322 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tampa, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson High School?
    28.0 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.
  3. Is Jefferson High School a Title I school?
    Jefferson High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jefferson High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Jefferson High School scored proficient or above: 29% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Jefferson High School?
    89% of the 291 students in Jefferson 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.
  6. What district is Jefferson High School in?
    Hillsborough County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120087001011 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.

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