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South Miami Senior High School

6856 Sw 53rd St, Miami, FL, 33155-5716

Tel: (305)666-5871

Grades: 9-12 | 2,355 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

South Miami Senior High School serves 2,355 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is higher than the FL state average of 15:1.
The school's 62% graduation rate is lower than the FL state average of 70%.
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body.
South Miami Senior High School is one of 92 public high schools within Miami, and operates within the Dade School District.

The nearest elementary school is South Miami K-8 Center (0.5 miles away), the nearest middle school is South Miami Middle School (0.5 miles away), and the nearest high school is Young Womens Academy For Academic And Civic Develo (1 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, FL Dept. of Educ.	South Miami Senior High School
School Type	Magnet School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	2,355 students

% Male / % Female	52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers	111 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	21:1	15:1

	This School	(FL) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%

% Hispanic	86%	27%

% Black	7%	23%

% White	7%	44%

Unknown	n/a	4%

	This School	(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	64%	48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	9%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Dade School District
	This School's Agency	(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	557	23
Number of Students Managed	345,525 students	9,989 students

District Total Revenue	$3,531,152,000	$137,781,000

District Expenditure	$3,993,706,000	$158,642,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,220	$13,793

District Expenditure / Student	$11,558	$15,882

District Graduation Rates	62%	70%

Nearby Schools:

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South Miami Senior High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

South Miami K-8 Center
Grades: PK-8 | 0.5 mi. away

South Miami Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.5 mi. away

Young Womens Academy For Academic And Civic Develo
Grades: 5-12 | 1 mi. away

David Fairchild Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.3 mi. away

Somerset Preparatory Academy
Grades: N-N | 1.3 mi. away

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