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COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE → CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES → FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL → FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL → SEASIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL → CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL →How Destin High School compares for families
What families should know about Destin High School.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE, CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Florida
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $6,541/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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📊 Florida School Grade
Florida's official A–F school grade.
Every Florida public school earns an annual A–F grade from the state — the single signal Florida families (and the housing market) watch most. It rolls achievement, learning gains, graduation, and college/career readiness into one letter.
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A high school's grade is the percent of possible points across up to 11 components — English/math achievement and learning gains, science & social-studies achievement, the 4-year graduation rate, and College & Career Acceleration: the share of graduates who earned college credit (via AP, IB, AICE, or dual enrollment) or an industry certification. Letter cutoffs: A ≥ 62%, B ≥ 54%, C ≥ 41%, D ≥ 32%, F below.
Source: Florida Department of Education, School Grades, 2023-24. Graduation rate & College/Career Acceleration components reflect the prior cohort year, per FLDOE's grading model.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +27.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 599 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $11,328 per student in district revenue, the 1,409 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $15,961,152/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE NICEVILLE |
Public · charter | 10.4 | 463 | +65.4% |
| CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES MIRAMAR |
Public | 3.9 | — | — |
| FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FREEPORT |
Public | 22.2 | 677 | +27.0% |
| SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL SANTA ROSA BEACH |
Public | 15.8 | 1,127 | -4.7% |
| FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH |
Public | 11.8 | 1,550 | -9.0% |
| SEASIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL SANTA ROSA BEACH |
Public · charter | 18.9 | 303 | +57.0% |
| CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH |
Public | 11.2 | 1,720 | +4.8% |
| NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NICEVILLE |
Public | 9.1 | 2,036 | -2.8% |