| Definition of Terms |
St. Petersburg High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| School Type |
Magnet School |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Pinellas County, FL |
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| Awards |
 Blue Ribbon School – Selected in
2003 |
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| Total Students |
2255 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
47% /
53% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
121 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 710 students | | Grade 10 - 636 students | | Grade 11 - 496 students | | Grade 12 - 413 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:19 |
1:19 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
9% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
18% |
| % Black |
27% |
26% |
| % White |
61% |
52% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
19% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Pinellas County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
173 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
112,625 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$956,195,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$948,950,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,490 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,426 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
72% |
90% |
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- St. Petersburg High School, founded in 1898, is a secondary school located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The school's current building, a historic landmark, was built in 1926 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The school was billed as the nations first million dollar high school. The school previously occupied several other historic locations around St. Petersburg, including a location at Mirror Lake (1919-1926). It is sometimes referred to as St. Petersburg Central High School.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme located at St. Petersburg High School, the oldest of its kind in Florida, has achieved considerable academic prestige.
- The principal, as of August 8, 2006, is Al Bennett (a 1980 alumnus). The IB coordinator is Mrs. Susan Farias.
- Population
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The school currently has 2,255 students enrolled.
- Academic information
- IB diploma graduates automatically qualify for the Florida Bright Futures scholarship.
- The class of 2006 had nine National Merit Finalists.
- The IB graduation class of 2006 had a passing rate of 97%.
- A 2003 Newsweek magazine survey of the top 100 high schools in the United States placed St. Pete High as #25. In 2005 (based on 2004 numbers), the survey ranked the school as #35. In 2006 (based on 2005 numbers), the Newsweek survey ranked the school as #63. The ranking is based on the number of IB or Advanced Placement (AP) exams given at a school divided by the number of graduating seniors.
- Notable alumni
- Milt May (1968) Major League baseball player.
- Charlie Crist (1974) - 44th Governor of the state of Florida (2007-present). He has served as Florida's attorney general from 2003-2006.
- Former principals
- Al Bennett (2007-now)
- Dr. Julie Janssen (2004-2006)
- Linda Benware (2000-2003)
- Thomas Petit (1995-1999)
- Barbara Broughton (1991-1995)
- William Grey (1983-1991)
- Vyrle Davis (1973-1983)
- Ronald R. Hallam (?-1973)
- External links
- School homepage
- Satellite Photo 2004
- Historical Organization
- St. Pete High celebrates Charlie Christ's inauguration
- A Sad Day for everyone at St. Pete High
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (33713) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
31,273 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
23% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
37 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$32,741
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$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.9 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
54 years old |
32 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
71% / 29% |
67% / 33% |
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