Wharton High School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 2,479 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 225th out of 471 high schools in FL.
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Hillsborough County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,352
- Graduation Rate: 69.3%
- Dropout Rate: 2.5%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.4
- Enrolled Students: 193,265
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 2,479
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 132.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.8
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 1,204 (48.6%)
- Females: 1,181 (47.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 184 (7.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 810 (32.7%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 994 (40.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
American Indian | 16 | 0.6% |
Black | 735 | 29.6% |
Asian | 109 | 4.4% |
Hispanic | 551 | 22.2% |
White | 974 | 39.3% |
Number of Students Per Grade

Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
9th Grade | 720 | 29.0% |
10th Grade | 619 | 25.0% |
11th Grade | 626 | 25.3% |
12th Grade | 514 | 20.7% |
Graduation and Dropouts (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
84.0%
District:
82.0%
Dropout Rate
School:
0.1%
District:
0.7%
State:
2.0%
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
66.2%
District:
69.9%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.
School:
0.8%
District:
0.2%
State:
1.0%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
9.2%
State:
4.8%
Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background
School:
10.1%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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