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James W. Mitchell High School
2323 Little Road, New Port Richey, FL, 34655 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms James W. Mitchell High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Pasco County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2484 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 130 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 848 students
Grade 10 - 625 students
Grade 11 - 582 students
Grade 12 - 429 students
This School ( FL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( FL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 7% 22%
% Black 3% 28%
% White 88% 47%
Additional Student Information
This School ( FL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 20% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Pasco County School District
This School's Agency ( FL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 76 20
Number of Students Managed 69,985 students 12,279 students
District Total Revenue $482,431,000 $110,828,000
District Expenditure $471,317,000 $112,427,000
District Revenue / Student $6,893 $7,795
District Expenditure / Student $6,735 $7,471
District Graduation Rates 80% 81%
School Notes:
  • J.W. Mitchell High School is a public high school in New Port Richey, Florida of the Pasco County Schools in Pasco County, Florida. Home to the Mustangs, JWMHS is one of the largest schools in the county.
  • The school received its name as a condition by the owner of the land, James W. Mitchell, who lives nearby. Many people expected the high school to follow the name of its adjacent Seven Springs Middle School and nearby Seven Springs Elementary School.
  • History: In 2005, Tiede announced she would be leaving, and was to be replaced by Ric Mellin, an Assistant Principal from Wesley Chapel High School. Mellin quickly developed a reputation for his stricter punishments and the elimination of privileges. He has received much criticism from students and staff alike because of drastic changes, such as students not being able to eat outside and a much stricter enforcement of dress code unlike in earlier years when Tiede was principal.
  • Also in 2005, 27-year old Josue Oswaldo Ramirez-Mejia, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, enrolled at JWMHS posing as an 18 year old. A month after enrolling, he dropped his wallet. A student found the wallet and turned it in to a teacher, who looked at Ramirez-Mejia's ID and discovered that he was 27, and not 18. The teacher turned in the wallet to the school resource officer. Ramirez-Mejia was arrested and charged with forging an instrument. Ramirez-Mejia said that he wanted to get a good education. Ironically, he would have been able to take adult education courses.
  • J.W. Mitchell High School Today: Many of the teachers and staff that opened the school seven years ago still remain, but much has changed in all.
  • Mitchell operates around a learning community model and has earned a "B" grade the last four years in a row.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (34655)
School Zip (34655) (FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 24,369 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 27%
Population Average Age 49 years old 38.7 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $41,485 $38,451
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 20 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 91% / 9% 67% / 33%
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