Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
PASCO HIGH SCHOOL → ZEPHYRHILLS HIGH SCHOOL → WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL → CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL → NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH → KING HIGH SCHOOL → CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL → WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL →How Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation compares for families
What families should know about Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation.
- ▸ 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: PASCO HIGH SCHOOL, ZEPHYRHILLS HIGH SCHOOL, WESLEY CHAPEL 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.
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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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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 +39.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,008 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $11,517 per student in district revenue, the 4,266 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $49,131,522/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASCO HIGH SCHOOL DADE CITY |
Public | 5.9 | 1,513 | -9.0% |
| ZEPHYRHILLS HIGH SCHOOL ZEPHYRHILLS |
Public | 6.1 | 1,656 | +2.6% |
| WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL |
Public | 3.3 | 1,928 | +12.3% |
| CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL |
Public | 4.1 | 2,006 | +13.5% |
| NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH BROOKSVILLE |
Public | 18.0 | 1,290 | -0.2% |
| KING HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA |
Public | 20.7 | 1,154 | -23.2% |
| CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA |
Public | 21.3 | 1,183 | -10.0% |
| WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL |
Public | 7.7 | 2,218 | +2.6% |