Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School
Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Melbourne, Florida
Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School in Melbourne, Florida enrolled 1,359 students in 2024-25 with 71.5 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% 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 84% (Florida: 88%).
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 held steady
1,486 students in 2022-23, 1,411 students in 2023-24, 1,359 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 71.0 to 71.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,486 | 71.0 | 20.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,411 | 72.0 | 19.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,359 | 71.5 | 19.0 |
19.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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).
15 AP courses and one counselor per 253 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School enrolled 1,266 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 233 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses15
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 253 of the 1,266 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions233
- Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.4% of students were White, 30.5% Black, 20.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White36.4%
- Black30.5%
- Hispanic20.6%
- Two or more races10.9%
- Asian1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School scored proficient or above: 20% 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 | 20% | 59% (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
84% of the 318 students in Palm Bay Magnet Senior 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 | 84% | 90% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 318 | 5,501 | 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 Melbourne
4 public high schools in Melbourne report 2024-25 enrollment; Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Senior High School | 2,210 | 22.0 | 23.9% |
| Eau Gallie High School | 1,398 | 20.3 | 37.8% |
| Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School | 1,359 | 19.0 | 46.5% |
| West Shore Junior/Senior High School | 948 | 17.9 | 7.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School
- Melbourne Senior High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 2,210 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- West Shore Junior/Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.1 miles away: 948 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School with Melbourne Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Brevard Public Schools spends per student$11,100 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,100
- The largest public schools in FloridaPalm Bay Magnet Senior High School is the number 327 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#327 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.19.0:1
- 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 Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School
How many students attend Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School?
1,359 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,486 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Melbourne, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School?
19.0 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.Is Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School a Title I school?
Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School scored proficient or above: 20% 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 Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School?
84% of the 318 students in Palm Bay Magnet Senior 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 Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School in?
Brevard Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120015000104 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.