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Desoto County High School

(863) 494-3434

Physical Address:
1710 East Gibson ST
Arcadia, FL  34266
Mailing Address:
1710 E Gibson ST
Arcadia, FL  34266

School Information

District:
Desoto
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Desoto County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1136

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Desoto County High School

This School County Average State Average
White 51.67% 52.78% 43.53%
Hispanic 32.92% 27.08% 24.35%
Black 14.00% 24.86% 28.17%
Others 0.70% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 0.53% 0.78% 2.56%
American Indian 0.18% 0.26% 0.60%

Genders in Desoto County High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.85% 13.86% 47.92%
Female 48.15% 86.14% 52.08%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Desoto County High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 615 590 587
Hispanic 355 352 374
Black 215 182 159
Others 8 8 8
Asian/Pacific 10 9 6
American Indian 1 1 2
Total 1204 1142 1136

Enrollment by Gender for Desoto County High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 616 575 589
Female 588 567 547
Total 1204 1142 1136

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Desoto County High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1204 1142 1136
# Eligible for free lunch 576 (48%) 558 (49%) 615 (54%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 146 (12%) 128 (11%) 121 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 722 (60%) 686 (60%) 736 (65%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Desoto County High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1204 1142 1136
Fulltime teachers 67.0 73.6 63.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.00 17.30 17.89
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 20.00 18.06 18.67