King High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tampa, Florida
King High School in Tampa, Florida enrolled 1,154 students in 2024-25 with 38.6 full-time teachers, 29.9 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, 21% 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 75% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 42%
1,422 students in 2022-23, 1,252 students in 2023-24, 1,154 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.5 to 38.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,422 | 66.5 | 21.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,252 | 57.5 | 21.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,154 | 38.6 | 29.9 |
29.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 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).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 301 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection King High School enrolled 1,503 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 272 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 301 of the 1,503 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions272
- Chronically absent55.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.6% of students were Black, 22.3% Hispanic, 15.8% White in 2024-25.
- Black45.6%
- Hispanic22.3%
- White15.8%
- Asian11.2%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- 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 King High School scored proficient or above: 21% 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 | 21% | 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
75% of the 350 students in King 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 | 75% | 86% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 350 | 15,932 | 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 Tampa
27 public high schools in Tampa report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso High School | 2,863 | 25.4 | 30.8% |
| Sickles High School | 2,398 | 26.1 | 20.7% |
| Plant High School | 2,391 | 27.8 | 12.5% |
| Tampa Bay Tech High School | 2,181 | 21.3 | 44.0% |
| Wharton High School | 2,130 | 23.7 | 38.0% |
| Gaither High School | 2,040 | 23.8 | 31.6% |
| Leto High School | 1,995 | 25.0 | 51.0% |
| Freedom High School | 1,869 | 22.4 | 44.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about King High School
- Tampa Bay Tech High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 2,181 students, 21.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Carver Exceptional CenterThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 46 students, 3.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare King High School with Tampa Bay Tech High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in FloridaKing High School is the number 362 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#362 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher29.9 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.29.9:1
- 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 King High School
How many students attend King High School?
1,154 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,422 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tampa, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at King High School?
29.9 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 King High School a Title I school?
King High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at King High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at King High School scored proficient or above: 21% 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 King High School?
75% of the 350 students in King 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 King High School in?
Hillsborough County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120087000965 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.