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Best High Schools in Highlands County, FL

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Schools

3,660

Students

Top rankedSebring High School481^st of 838 Florida high schools

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Biggest riser

Sebring High School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Avon Park High School 19.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sebring High School	Public	8-12	3514 Kenilworth Blvd	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5500	1,849	75	24.6	50.4%	805 (43.5%)	246 (13.3%)	662 (35.8%)	52 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (4.2%)	39.3	481^st of 838 public high schools	42.6%		36.4	504^th of 844 public high schools	40.3%	23	50.0	58.0	40.0	50.0	73.0	61.0	$10,526	$1,362	$9,164
Avon Park High School	Public	9-12	700 E Main St	Avon Park	33825	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 452-4311	980	51	19.2	59.2%	274 (28.0%)	199 (20.3%)	453 (46.2%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.3%)	31.7	570^th of 838 public high schools	32.0%		33.6	544^th of 844 public high schools	35.5%	26	48.0	46.0	42.0	50.0	59.0	62.0	$11,678	$1,550	$10,127
Lake Placid High School	Public	9-12	202 Green Dragon Dr	Lake Placid	33852	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 699-5010	829	40	20.9	60.4%	302 (36.4%)	124 (15.0%)	372 (44.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	37.7	499^th of 838 public high schools	40.5%		36.6	502^nd of 844 public high schools	40.5%	3	54.0	58.0	50.0	41.0	63.0	63.0	$11,995	$1,399	$10,597
Highlands Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual	6-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 471-5610	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highlands Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual	6-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 471-5610	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highlands County Schools Jail Program	Public	9-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5583	2	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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