Whiddon Rodgers Education Center
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Whiddon Rodgers Education Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida enrolled 655 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 21.1 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). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 25-29% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
632 students in 2022-23, 515 students in 2023-24, 655 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 31.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 632 | 38.0 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 34.0 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 655 | 31.0 | 21.1 |
21.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 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).
One counselor per 54 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Whiddon Rodgers Education Center enrolled 650 students and had 12.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 102 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)12.0, one per 54 of the 650 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions102
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
69.8% of students were Black, 23.5% Hispanic, 4.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black69.8%
- Hispanic23.5%
- White4.3%
- Two or more races1.1%
- American Indian0.8%
- Asian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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
25-29% of the 176 students in Whiddon Rodgers Education Center'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 | 25‑29% | 89% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 176 | 18,908 | 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 Fort Lauderdale
5 public high schools in Fort Lauderdale report 2024-25 enrollment; Whiddon Rodgers Education Center is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale High School | 2,260 | 24.6 | 35.8% |
| Dillard 6-12 | 1,998 | 22.2 | 60.9% |
| Stranahan High School | 1,286 | 24.3 | 49.8% |
| Whiddon Rodgers Education Center | 655 | 21.1 | 58.9% |
| Broward Detention Center | 78 | not reported | 35.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Whiddon Rodgers Education Center
- Stranahan High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 1,286 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Suned High of South BrowardThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 380 students (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Whiddon Rodgers Education Center with Stranahan High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Broward County Public Schools spends per student$12,121 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,121
- The largest public schools in FloridaWhiddon Rodgers Education Center is the number 457 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#457 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher21.1 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.21.1:1
- 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 Whiddon Rodgers Education Center
How many students attend Whiddon Rodgers Education Center?
655 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 632 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fort Lauderdale, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Whiddon Rodgers Education Center?
21.1 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 Whiddon Rodgers Education Center a Title I school?
Whiddon Rodgers Education Center 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).What is the graduation rate at Whiddon Rodgers Education Center?
25-29% of the 176 students in Whiddon Rodgers Education Center'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 Whiddon Rodgers Education Center in?
Broward County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120018003027 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.