Miami Sunset Senior High School

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Miami Sunset Senior High School
Address
Miami Sunset Senior High School
13125 SW 72nd St

,
Florida 33183

United States
Information
Type Public, Secondary
MottoStay Golden Sunset!
EstablishedSeptember 1978
StatusActive
School district Miami-Dade County Public Schools District 10
PrincipalJohn C. Lux
Teaching staff52.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,062 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.42 [1]
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Black, Silver, and Gold
MascotKrypto the Knight
Nickname Knights
School hours7:20am-2:20pm
Average class size20.6
Website miamisunsetsenior.net

Miami Sunset Senior High School is a secondary school of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. The principal is John C. Lux. [2]

Contents

It is located in the Kendale Lakes census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. [3] [4]

Demographics

In the academic year 2019–2020 there were 1,415 students enrolled. Approximately 89% were ethnically Hispanic, 6% white, 4% black, and 1% of Asian/Pacific origin. [5] Just over half the students (1239) were eligible for free lunch. [5]

Athletics

State championships

Notable alumni

Athletics

Politics

Other

Alejandro Salvi, class of 1989, US NAVY pilot.

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