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Pioneer Career Academy School

Serves grades 5 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
200 S Florida Ave
Wauchula, FL 33873
Phone
(863) 735-2300
District
HARDEE
County
HARDEE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
44
Classroom Teachers
1

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.2% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Pioneer Career Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
53%
18%
53%
9%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

50 40 30 20 10 0
44
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 1 2.3%
Grade 6 2 4.5%
Grade 7 2 4.5%
Grade 8 11 25.0%
Grade 9 11 25.0%
Grade 10 9 20.5%
Grade 11 3 6.8%
Grade 12 5 11.4%
Total 44 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 13.6% 29.8% 36.4%
Black 13.6% 5.7% 21.7%
Hispanic 72.7% 63.5% 38.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.8% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 90.9% 66.2% 50.3%
Free lunch eligible 86.4% 60.8% 46.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 5.4% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,508 22,610,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 40.0 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 16.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 21.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,148 8,550,911
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.4% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.3% 33.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.6% 18.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.1% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 16.2% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,359 $30,044,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $748 $3,536,000 6.2%
Staff $924 $4,365,000 7.6%
General Administration $278 $1,315,000 2.3%
School Administration $478 $2,259,000 4.0%
Operation $1,300 $6,144,000 10.7%
Transportation $484 $2,289,000 4.0%
Other $265 $1,250,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,478 $21,158,000 37.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,262 $5,962,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $12,098 $57,164,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,487 $18,612,485,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $557 $1,598,221,000 4.5%
Staff $697 $2,000,201,000 5.6%
General Administration $134 $383,750,000 1.1%
School Administration $570 $1,634,810,000 4.6%
Operation $1,148 $3,294,917,000 9.2%
Transportation $379 $1,088,371,000 3.1%
Other $335 $960,812,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,820 $10,961,082,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,114 $6,064,456,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $12,421 $35,638,023,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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