Pensacola High School

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

Pensacola High School in Pensacola, Florida enrolled 1,221 students in 2024-25 with 61.0 full-time teachers, 20.0 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 78% (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 12%

1,229 students in 2022-23, 1,205 students in 2023-24, 1,221 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.0 to 61.0.

Students enrolled at Pensacola High School by school year2022-23: 1,229, 2023-24: 1,205, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2292023-241,2052024-251,221
Students enrolled at Pensacola High School by school year2022-23: 1,229, 2023-24: 1,205, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2292023-241,2052024-251,221
Students enrolled at Pensacola High School by school year2022-23: 1,229, 2023-24: 1,205, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2292023-241,2052024-251,221
Students enrolled at Pensacola High School by school year2022-23: 1,229, 2023-24: 1,205, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2292023-241,2052024-251,221
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,22969.017.8
2023-241,20548.025.1
2024-251,22161.020.0

20.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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; Pensacola High School 20.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPensacola High School 20.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Pensacola High School 20.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPensacola High School 20.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Pensacola High School 20.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPensacola High School 20.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Pensacola High School 20.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherPensacola High School 20.0state 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).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 266 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pensacola High School enrolled 1,329 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 106 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 266 of the 1,329 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions106
  • Chronically absent43.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.2% of students were Black, 24.9% White, 18.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black43.2%
  2. White24.9%
  3. Hispanic18.2%
  4. Asian6.9%
  5. Two or more races6.1%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Pensacola 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%46% (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

78% of the 283 students in Pensacola 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 rate78%81%88%
Students in the class2832,606208,274

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 Pensacola

11 public high schools in Pensacola report 2024-25 enrollment; Pensacola High School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Washington Senior High School1,67621.242.1%
Escambia High School1,63421.554.6%
Pine Forest High School1,60419.651.2%
West Florida High School/Technical1,32220.229.6%
Pensacola High School1,22120.048.5%
Success Academy23610.758.1%
Escambia County Acceleration Academy20541.047.8%
Pensacola State Charter Academy11228.07.1%

All public schools in Pensacola →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pensacola High School

  1. County Administrative AnnexThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 78 students (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Escambia Sch. Dist. Jail Prog.The next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 6 students, 6.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Pensacola High School with County Administrative AnnexStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Escambia County Public Schools spends per student$12,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,299
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaPensacola High School is the number 351 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#351 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.20.0:1
  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 Pensacola High School

  1. How many students attend Pensacola High School?
    1,221 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,229 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pensacola, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pensacola High School?
    20.0 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 Pensacola High School a Title I school?
    Pensacola 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 Pensacola High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pensacola 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 Pensacola High School?
    78% of the 283 students in Pensacola 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 Pensacola High School in?
    Escambia County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120051000805 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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