School for Advanced Studies - South
Public high school, grades 11 to 12 · Miami, Florida
School for Advanced Studies - South in Miami, Florida enrolled 290 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 36.3 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%
284 students in 2022-23, 273 students in 2023-24, 290 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 8.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 284 | 6.0 | 47.3 |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 8.0 | 34.1 |
| 2024-25 | 290 | 8.0 | 36.3 |
36.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 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).
5 AP courses and one counselor per 89 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection School for Advanced Studies - South enrolled 266 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses5
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 89 of the 266 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent2.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.4% of students were Hispanic, 7.9% White, 6.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic81.4%
- White7.9%
- Asian6.9%
- Black2.8%
- Two or more races0.7%
- 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 146 students in School for Advanced Studies - South'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 | 95% or more | 90% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 146 | 23,623 | 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 Miami
63 public high schools in Miami report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John a. Ferguson Senior High | 4,291 | 26.7 | 32.9% |
| Coral Reef Senior High School | 3,399 | 25.8 | 23.9% |
| Miami Senior High School | 3,100 | 24.6 | 52.3% |
| Miami Palmetto Senior High School | 2,618 | 25.4 | 24.8% |
| Southwest Miami Senior High | 2,599 | 22.6 | 43.2% |
| G. Holmes Braddock Senior High | 2,291 | 21.2 | 40.8% |
| Miami Southridge Senior High | 2,238 | 24.1 | 53.4% |
| Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High | 2,165 | 29.3 | 36.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about School for Advanced Studies - South
- Terra Environmental Research InstituteThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 1,644 students, 26.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Miami Killian Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 675 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare School for Advanced Studies - South with Terra Environmental Research InstituteStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Miami-Dade County Public Schools spends per student$13,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,138
- The largest public schools in FloridaSchool for Advanced Studies - South is the number 573 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#573 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher36.3 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.36.3:1
- 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 School for Advanced Studies - South
How many students attend School for Advanced Studies - South?
290 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 284 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Miami, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at School for Advanced Studies - South?
36.3 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 School for Advanced Studies - South a Title I school?
School for Advanced Studies - South was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at School for Advanced Studies - South?
95% or more of the 146 students in School for Advanced Studies - South'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 School for Advanced Studies - South in?
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120039001443 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 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.