Pine Forest High School

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

Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida enrolled 1,604 students in 2024-25 with 82.0 full-time teachers, 19.6 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, 33% 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 81% (Florida: 88%).

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

1,870 students in 2022-23, 1,737 students in 2023-24, 1,604 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 80.0 to 82.0.

Students enrolled at Pine Forest High School by school year2022-23: 1,870, 2023-24: 1,737, 2024-25: 1,60405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8702023-241,7372024-251,604
Students enrolled at Pine Forest High School by school year2022-23: 1,870, 2023-24: 1,737, 2024-25: 1,60405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8702023-241,7372024-251,604
Students enrolled at Pine Forest High School by school year2022-23: 1,870, 2023-24: 1,737, 2024-25: 1,60405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8702023-241,7372024-251,604
Students enrolled at Pine Forest High School by school year2022-23: 1,870, 2023-24: 1,737, 2024-25: 1,60405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8702023-241,7372024-251,604
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,87080.023.4
2023-241,73780.021.7
2024-251,60482.019.6

19.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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; This school 19.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 19.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 19.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 19.6; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state 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).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 472 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pine Forest High School enrolled 1,792 students and had 3.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 353 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.8, one per 472 of the 1,792 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions353
  • Chronically absent50.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.7% of students were Black, 25.7% White, 13.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black50.7%
  2. White25.7%
  3. Hispanic13.3%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Pine Forest High School scored proficient or above: 33% 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
Math33%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

81% of the 382 students in Pine Forest 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 rate81%81%88%
Students in the class3822,606208,274

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; Pine Forest High School is number 3 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 Pine Forest High School

  1. Success AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 236 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. West Florida High School/TechnicalThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 1,322 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Pine Forest High School with Success AcademyStudents, 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 FloridaPine Forest High School is the number 266 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#266 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.19.6:1
  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 Pine Forest High School

  1. How many students attend Pine Forest High School?
    1,604 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,870 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pensacola, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Forest High School?
    19.6 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 Pine Forest High School a Title I school?
    Pine Forest 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 Pine Forest High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pine Forest High School scored proficient or above: 33% 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 Pine Forest High School?
    81% of the 382 students in Pine Forest 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 Pine Forest High School in?
    Escambia County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120051000837 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