WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR SPECIALIZED EDUCATION

CHIPLEY · FL · WASHINGTON · Public · K-12 combined

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CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL → WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE) → GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM → HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL → COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL → POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL → GRACEVILLE SCHOOL → VERNON HIGH SCHOOL →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Program details not reported to CRDC

Academic signals

🎓 4-yr grad rate: 54% (Bottom 11% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR SPECIALIZED EDUCATION compares for families

What families should know about WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR SPECIALIZED EDUCATION.

▸ 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: CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE), GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 11% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

54%

Range: 50–59%

4-year cohort size

32

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

0%

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

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24%

admit rate

$6,381

in-state tuition/yr · $28,659 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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.

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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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Florida's Bright Futures pays 75–100% of in-state tuition by tier, based on GPA, test scores, and community-service hours. We built a calculator that checks the exact thresholds for you.

Merit Bright Futures (FAS & FMS)

75%–100% of in-state public-college tuition (by tier)

GPA: 3.0 weighted (Medallion) / 3.5 weighted (Academic Scholar) Test: SAT/ACT + community-service hours (varies by tier) Income: No income limit

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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
CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHIPLEY	Public	1.5	563	-5.4%
WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE) CHIPLEY	Public	1.5	14	—
GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BONIFAY	Public	8.4	29	—
HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BONIFAY	Public	9.0	464	+1.5%
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL COTTONDALE	Public	10.1	224	-3.9%
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL GRACEVILLE	Public	12.1	130	-5.8%
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL GRACEVILLE	Public	13.4	116	-11.5%
VERNON HIGH SCHOOL VERNON	Public	14.9	326	-15.5%