| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Citrus County, FL |
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| Total Students |
1738 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
90 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 587 students | | Grade 10 - 456 students | | Grade 11 - 353 students | | Grade 12 - 342 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:19 |
1:19 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
5% |
18% |
| % Black |
3% |
26% |
| % White |
90% |
52% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
24% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
9% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(FL) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Citrus County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
25 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
15,852 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$132,536,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$127,336,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,361 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,033 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
79% |
90% |
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- Lecanto High School is a secondary school in Lecanto, Florida. It is a public high school in the Citrus County School District. The school covers grades 9-12, with approximately 1740 students and 103 faculty. Lecanto High School also offers extensive advanced placement courses and dual-enrollment courses in conjunction with Central Florida Community College.
- History
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The school was opened in 1984,
[Behrendt, Barbara, School's not out for all, St. Petersburg Times, June 4, 1984] and the first graduating class was in 1985.[Behrendt, Barbara, Looking back, looking ahead, St. Petersburg Times, June 3, 1985] The school is built on a property known as the Lecanto Educational Complex. The property is also home to CREST School, Renaissance Center, Citrus County Instructional Resource Center, Citrus County Schools Student Services offices, Lecanto Primary School, Lecanto Middle School, and Lecanto School of Art. Central Florida Community College was also located on the site from 1984 to 1996,[Central Florida Community College, CFCC: History] when they moved onto their own campus. As of 2009, Lecento High School is part of the International Baccalaureate program. - Classes
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In the 1996-97 school year, Lecanto switched its class scheduling to a "4X4 block" type schedule. Each student plans their schedule specifically depending on the student's goals after High school. Schedules and curriculum are built around whether the student is planning to work directly after graduation, attend a two-year vocational program, or planning for college. The students must also pick a major, which will focus their studys on a more specific field.
[Behrendt, Barbara, Fine-tuning student paths to careers, St. Petersburg Times, February 16, 2003] - As of 2007, Lecanto High School had average FCAT scores of 314.5 in mathematics, 317 in writing, and 315 in science. The state averages that same year were 316.25, 295.33, and 295.33 respectively.
[SchoolsK-12.com, Lecanto High School]
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| About This Zip Code (34461) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
8,444 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
22% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
49 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.4 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$37,087
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$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.5 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
22 years old |
32 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
86% / 14% |
67% / 33% |
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