DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (DESOTO SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a High in ARCADIA, FL. It currently serves 1259 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the DESOTO School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in DESOTO School District and all schools in Florida.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1259
Number of Teachers: 70
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.11

Location Info

Location: 1710 E GIBSON ST, ARCADIA, FL 34266
Mailing Address: 1710 E GIBSON ST, ARCADIA, FL 34266
Phone: (863)494-3434
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 319
Grade 11 290
Grade 12 308
Grade 9 342
Gender/Sex of DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 611 48.53
Female 648 51.47
Race/Ethnicity Demography of DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.24
Asian 10 0.79
Black or African American 130 10.33
Hispanic/Latino 653 51.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.08
Two or more races 20 1.59
White 442 35.11
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.33
Asian 4 0.66
Black or African American 54 8.84
Hispanic/Latino 319 52.21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.16
Two or more races 12 1.96
White 219 35.84
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.15
Asian 6 0.93
Black or African American 76 11.73
Hispanic/Latino 334 51.54
Two or more races 8 1.24
White 223 34.41

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.31
Asian 4 1.25
Black or African American 28 8.78
Hispanic/Latino 160 50.16
Two or more races 5 1.57
White 121 37.93
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 1.03
Black or African American 32 11.03
Hispanic/Latino 142 48.97
Two or more races 5 1.72
White 108 37.24
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.33
Black or African American 25 8.12
Hispanic/Latino 166 53.90
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.33
Two or more races 5 1.62
White 110 35.71
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.59
Asian 2 0.59
Black or African American 45 13.16
Hispanic/Latino 185 54.09
Two or more races 5 1.46
White 103 30.12