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Leon High School

550 E Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL, 32308-4938 -

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Definition of Terms

Leon High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Leon County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1853 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

94 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 608 students

Grade 10 - 425 students

Grade 11 - 426 students

Grade 12 - 394 students

This School

( FL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( FL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	2%
% Hispanic	3%	22%
% Black	24%	28%
% White	71%	47%

Additional Student Information

This School

( FL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Leon County School District

This School's Agency

( FL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	57	20
Number of Students Managed	32,597 students	12,279 students
District Total Revenue	$289,728,000	$110,828,000
District Expenditure	$288,595,000	$112,427,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,888	$7,795
District Expenditure / Student	$8,853	$7,471
District Graduation Rates	84%	81%

Leon High School is a public high school in Tallahassee, Florida. For the 2005-2006 school year, the Florida Department of Education gave the school an "A" rating after its students scored well above the state average on standardized tests in reading and in math. Leon also offers twenty-two Advanced Placement courses; a standard that further distinguishes Leon High in the county, state, and country. Leon High School was ranked 110th in Newsweek's list of 1,000 Best High Schools in America.
History: Leon High School has always been a part of Tallahassee history. It was originally founded as Leon Academies in 1831 in Tallahassee, Florida, Leon County and helped shape education in the Capital City. Later in 1903 it would become the Leon County Graded and High School, which was originally set as the first public high school for whites on the corner of Duval, Tennessee and Bronough Streets.
In 1911, a need for more room for the growing student population led to the construction of a second Leon High School where the LeRoy Collins Public Library now stands.
The current building at 550 East Tennessee Street was built in controversy. Built by the WPA for $500,000, citizens thought the high school was too expensive, too far out of town and way too big with the three stories.
Now with the classrooms filled, Tallahassee has grown far beyond old city limits, and other less architecturally unique high schools have been built at far greater costs. Leon High School continues the tradition of excellence that began in Tallahassee over 100 years ago.
Works Progress Administration (later "Works Projects Administration"), a New Deal government agency that provided jobs to unemployed people from 1935 to 1943 to mitigate the effects of the Great Depression.
Mission statement: It is our goal that all students leave Leon High School prepared to the best of their ability to be lifelong learners and productive citizens in an ever-changing world and global society.
Athletics: Leon High School's mascot is the Lion, and their colors are red and white. Leon has thirty four athletic teams: sixteen boys teams and eighteen girls teams.
Boys' Sports: Basketball-Varisty and Junior Varsity; Baseball-Varisty and Junior Varsity; Crew; Cross Country; Football-Varsity and Junior Varsity; Golf; Soccer-Varsity and Junior Varsity; Swimming and Diving; Track and Field; Tennis; Weightlifting; Wrestling.
Girls' Sports: Basketball-Varsity and Junior Varsity; Cheerleading-Varsity and Junior Varsity; Crew; Cross Country; Dance Team; Flag Football; Golf; Soccer-Varsity and Junior Varsity; Softball-Varsity and Junior Varsity; Swimming and Diving; Tennis; Track and Field; Volleyball-Varsity and Junior Varsity; Weightlifting.
Activities: Amite French Club; Anchor Service Club; Asian Culture Club; Bowling Club; Bowl Patrol; Brain Bowl; CBE; Chess Club; Chorus; Christian Leadership Club; Cosmos; Culinary Arts; Diversified Career Technoloy; El Cid Spanish club; Exchangettes service club; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Frets and Strings guitar club; Frisbee club; Gay Straight Alliance; Illusions Modeling Troupe; Interact service club; Key service club; Ladies of Distinction; Leon High Life (newspaper); Lion Steel; Lion's Tale (yearbook); Marching Redcoats; Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps; Mock trial; Mosaic; Mu Alpha Theta;National Art Honor Society; Pierian National Honor Society; Phoenix; Rebus Gestis Latin club; Students Against Destructive Decisions; Student Government Association; Spanish National Honor Society; Symphonic Band; Thespians; Yoga; Youth in Government.
Red and White Guys: "The red and white guys" are two male students, one wearing and painted all white; and the other wearing and painted all red, who participate at football games. At the conclusion of each academic year the current "red and white guys" select their replacements for the following year.(In recent years girls have also been a "red and white guy.")
Notable alumni: Governor of Florida LeRoy Collins.
Actress Faye Dunaway.
Actress Cheryl Hines.
State Representative Herbert F. Morgan.
Motocross Rider Ricky Carmichael (dropout).
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About This Zip Code (32308)

School Zip (32308)

(FL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

45,117 people

15,366,089 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

60%

27%

Population Average Age

39 years old

38.7 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$55,788

$38,451

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.8 rooms

5.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

23 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

70% / 30%

67% / 33%

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