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Desoto Secondary School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
318 N Wilson Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
Phone
(863) 494-9303
District
DESOTO
County
DESOTO COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
69
Classroom Teachers
2

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

1

(10 is best)

Better than 2.9% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Desoto Secondary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
51%
13%
47%
13%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
47%
29%
47%
0%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
50%
13%
47%
7%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
35
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 0 0.0%
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 0 0.0%
Grade 4 0 0.0%
Grade 5 0 0.0%
Grade 6 4 5.8%
Grade 7 8 11.6%
Grade 8 32 46.4%
Grade 9 10 14.5%
Grade 10 7 10.1%
Grade 11 4 5.8%
Grade 12 4 5.8%
Total 69 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.4% 35.8% 37.2%
Black 23.5% 11.7% 21.8%
Hispanic 47.1% 51.6% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 82.6% 74.2% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 82.6% 70.4% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 3.8% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,258 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 53.8 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 16.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 31.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 22.3% 20.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,340 8,353,441
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 73.1% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.6% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.1% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.0% 16.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.4% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.7% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 13.2% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,138 $28,124,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $528 $2,418,000 4.4%
Staff $748 $3,427,000 6.3%
General Administration $275 $1,262,000 2.3%
School Administration $680 $3,118,000 5.7%
Operation $1,246 $5,709,000 10.5%
Transportation $467 $2,138,000 3.9%
Other $550 $2,518,000 4.6%
Total Support $4,494 $20,590,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,261 $5,777,000 10.6%
Total Expenditures $11,892 $54,491,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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