District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
1200840
State District ID:
FL-28
Mailing Address:426 School StSebring FL, 33870 –4048
Phone:
(863)471-5000
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
23
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 12
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Website: http://www.highlands.k12.fl.us/
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Highlands County |
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| County ID: | 12055 |
| Locale: | Suburban, Small (23) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 42700 |
| Total Students: | 12,040 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 654.00 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 18.41 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
HIGHLANDS district has a staff count of
1,593.91.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 654.00 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 3.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 45.00 |
| Elementary: | 233.00 |
| Secondary: | 285.50 |
| Ungraded: | 87.50 |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 939.91 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 237.00 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 20.50 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 19.50 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 2.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 11.50 |
| School Psychologists: | 3.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 2.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 16.00 |
| District Administrators: | 21.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 57.00 |
| School Administrators: | 38.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 120.00 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 123.00 |
| Other Support Services: | 282.91 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $172,407,000 | $13,947 | |
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| Federal: | $48,789,000 | $3,947 | 28% | |||
| Local: | $56,956,000 | $4,607 | 33% | |||
| State: | $66,662,000 | $5,392 | 39% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $168,540,000 | $13,634 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $155,572,000 | $12,585 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $82,049,000 | $6,637 | 53% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $20,438,000 | $1,653 | 13% | |||
| Administration: | $14,996,000 | $1,213 | 10% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $38,089,000 | $3,081 | 24% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $10,651,000 | $862 | ||||
| Construction: | $3,206,000 | $259 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $807,000 | $65 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $1,510,000 | $122 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.