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Nathan B. Forrest High School

5530 Firestone Rd, Jacksonville, FL, 32244-1530

Tel: (904)573-1170

Grades: 9-12 | 1,381 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Nathan B. Forrest High School serves 1,381 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the FL state average of 15:1.
The school's 60% graduation rate is lower than the FL state average of 70%.
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body.
Nathan B. Forrest High School is one of 41 public high schools within Jacksonville, and operates within the Duval School District.

The nearest elementary school is Oak Hill Elementary School (0.5 miles away), the nearest middle school is Jefferson Davis Middle School (0.6 miles away), and the nearest high school is Frank H. Peterson Academies High School (1.6 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, FL Dept. of Educ.	Nathan B. Forrest High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,381 students

% Male / % Female	52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers	87 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	15:1

	This School	(FL) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%

% Hispanic	10%	27%

% Black	58%	23%

% White	27%	44%

Unknown	2%	4%


	This School	(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	53%	48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Duval School District
	This School's Agency	(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	188	23
Number of Students Managed	122,606 students	9,989 students

District Total Revenue	$1,148,276,000	$137,781,000

District Expenditure	$1,247,802,000	$158,642,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,366	$13,793

District Expenditure / Student	$10,177	$15,882

District Graduation Rates	60%	70%

Nearby Schools:

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Nathan B. Forrest High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Oak Hill Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away

Jefferson Davis Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.6 mi. away

Jacksonville Heights Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Cedar Hills Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.2 mi. away

Gregory Drive Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.3 mi. away

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