Felix Varela Senior High School - Miami, Florida/FL

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Felix Varela Senior High School

15255 Sw 96 Street, Miami, FL, 33196 -

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Definition of Terms

Felix Varela Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Miami-dade County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

4179 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

182 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 1061 students

Grade 10 - 1064 students

Grade 11 - 1010 students

Grade 12 - 1044 students

This School

( FL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( FL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	2%
% Hispanic	80%	22%
% Black	6%	28%
% White	12%	47%

Additional Student Information

This School

( FL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

32%

42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

11%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Dade County School District

This School's Agency

( FL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	394	20
Number of Students Managed	375,439 students	12,279 students
District Total Revenue	$3,448,734,000	$110,828,000
District Expenditure	$3,439,247,000	$112,427,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,186	$7,795
District Expenditure / Student	$9,161	$7,471
District Graduation Rates	76%	81%

Felix Varela Senior High School is a secondary school located at 15255 SW 96th Street in Miami, Florida. Varela serves portions of Kendall, an unincorporated area outside of Miami.
Varela was built as an overcrowding reliever for G. Holmes Braddock High School and Miami Sunset High School; construction began in 1998 but due to several delays in construction (mainly concerning funding and local area politics) the school's opening was pushed back several times. Varela finally opened in the Fall of 2000.
The school was named for Father F�lix Varela, a Cuban priest from the 19th century, and a popular figure for Cubans in Miami.
It opened its doors to about 2,000 ninth and tenth graders (classes of 2003 and 2004) on August 28, 2000.
Enrollment at Varela High grew sequentially after each school year as more incoming freshmen enrolled.
Eventually, the school reached the status as a full-fledged high school when it finally filled in students from the grades 9-12. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Felix Varela's athletic rivals include G. Holmes Braddock High School, Miami Sunset High School and John A. Ferguson High School.
Its newspaper is The Viper Vibe, which is a part of the High School National Ad Network. The school's yearbook is the Crotalus. Varela has also had two literary magazines in its past: S.O.S. (Shedding Our Skin) which lasted two years but was terminated when the sponsor left the school. A new literary magazine is starting in the 2006-2007 school year and will be titled Vox Vipera, Latin for the Viper Voice.
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About This Zip Code (33196)

School Zip (33196)

(FL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

34,661 people

15,366,089 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

42%

27%

Population Average Age

31 years old

38.7 years old

Average Household size

3.2 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$53,333

$38,451

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.2 rooms

5.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

16 years old

32 years old

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Zipcode (33196)

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% Owning / % Renting

71% / 29%

67% / 33%

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Nearby Schools:


1. G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School - 4509 students - view location
2. John A. Ferguson Senior High School - 2595 students - view location
3. Miami Sunset Senior High School - 3312 students - view location
4. Robert Morgan Education Center - n/a - view location
5. Somerset Academy Charter High School - 22 students - view location
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