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GADSDEN CENTRAL ACADEMY → CARTER PARRAMORE ACADEMY → LIVELY TECHNICAL COLLEGE → LEON COUNTY JAIL → APALACHICOLA FOREST YOUTH ACADEMY → PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS → SECOND CHANCE AT GHAZVINI LEARNING CENTER → TURNING POINT →How Gadsden Technical College compares for families
What families should know about Gadsden Technical College.
- ▸ 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: GADSDEN CENTRAL ACADEMY, CARTER PARRAMORE ACADEMY, LIVELY TECHNICAL COLLEGE and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
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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Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 10 students:
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GADSDEN CENTRAL ACADEMY QUINCY |
Public | 0.2 | 4 | — |
| CARTER PARRAMORE ACADEMY QUINCY |
Public | 0.2 | 27 | — |
| LIVELY TECHNICAL COLLEGE TALLAHASSEE |
Public | 16.8 | — | — |
| LEON COUNTY JAIL TALLAHASSEE |
Public | 17.4 | — | — |
| APALACHICOLA FOREST YOUTH ACADEMY BRISTOL |
Public | 34.5 | 12 | — |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS TALLAHASSEE |
Public | 20.6 | 25 | — |
| SECOND CHANCE AT GHAZVINI LEARNING CENTER TALLAHASSEE |
Public | 16.4 | 31 | — |
| TURNING POINT MONTICELLO |
Public | 42.0 | 12 | — |