The Academy at Youth Care Lane

Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Sebring, Florida

The Academy at Youth Care Lane in Sebring, Florida enrolled 57 students in 2024-25. 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, 11-19% 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 21-39% (Florida: 88%).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

60 students in 2022-23, 70 students in 2023-24, 57 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at The Academy at Youth Care Lane by school year2022-23: 60, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23602023-24702024-2557
Students enrolled at The Academy at Youth Care Lane by school year2022-23: 60, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23602023-24702024-2557
Students enrolled at The Academy at Youth Care Lane by school year2022-23: 60, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23602023-24702024-2557
Students enrolled at The Academy at Youth Care Lane by school year2022-23: 60, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23602023-24702024-2557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23600.0not reported
2023-24700.0not reported
2024-25570.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

1 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Academy at Youth Care Lane enrolled 36 students and reported no counselor; it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

40.4% of students were Black, 35.1% Hispanic, 19.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black40.4%
  2. Hispanic35.1%
  3. White19.3%
  4. Asian3.5%
  5. Two or more races1.8%

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 The Academy at Youth Care Lane scored proficient or above: 11-19% 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
Math11‑19%50% (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

21-39% of the 16 students in The Academy at Youth Care Lane'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 rate21‑39%80%88%
Students in the class16929208,274

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 Sebring

3 public high schools in Sebring report 2024-25 enrollment; The Academy at Youth Care Lane is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sebring High School1,84924.745.9%
The Academy at Youth Care Lane57not reported71.9%
Highlands County Schools Jail Program2not reportednot reported

All public schools in Sebring →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about The Academy at Youth Care Lane

  1. Sebring High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 1,849 students, 24.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Highlands County Schools Jail ProgramThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 2 students (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare The Academy at Youth Care Lane with Sebring High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Highlands spends per student$12,585 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,585
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaThe Academy at Youth Care Lane is the number 710 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#710 of 818
  6. 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 The Academy at Youth Care Lane

  1. How many students attend The Academy at Youth Care Lane?
    57 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 60 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sebring, FL.
  2. Is The Academy at Youth Care Lane a Title I school?
    The Academy at Youth Care Lane 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).
  3. How do students at The Academy at Youth Care Lane do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at The Academy at Youth Care Lane scored proficient or above: 11-19% 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.
  4. What is the graduation rate at The Academy at Youth Care Lane?
    21-39% of the 16 students in The Academy at Youth Care Lane'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.
  5. What district is The Academy at Youth Care Lane in?
    Highlands, NCES district ID 1200840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120084003853 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