Navarre High School | |
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![]() Bennett Russell Stadium at Navarre High School | |
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8600 High School Boulevard | |
Coordinates | 30°25′25″N86°51′42″W / 30.4237°N 86.8618°W |
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Type | Public high school |
School district | Santa Rosa County School District |
Superintendent | Karen Barber |
Principal | Kasie Windfelder |
Faculty | 92.00 FTE [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,406 (2022-23) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 26.15 [1] |
Color(s) | Black, Maroon and White |
Mascot | Raider |
Rival | Gulf Breeze High School, Milton High School |
Feeder schools | Holley-Navarre Middle School, Woodlawn Beach Middle School |
Website | https://nhs.santarosaschools.org/ |
Navarre High School is one of six public high schools in the Santa Rosa County School District located in Navarre, Florida. It was established in 1996 and currently enrolls 2,309 students.
Navarre High School has a suburban-style campus. [2]
Navarre High School offers just over one hundred courses: twenty-three fine art courses, seventeen math courses, seventeen science courses, thirteen social studies courses, thirteen business courses, twelve English courses, ten foreign language courses, six physical education courses, five general courses, NJROTC, and two DCT (Diversified Career Technology) courses. This includes thirty-four AP (Advanced Placement) courses. [3]
Principal | 1 [3] |
Vice Principals | 3 [3] |
Dean | 2 [3] |
Guidance Counselors | 5 [3] |
Media Specialist | 1 [3] |
Teachers | 122 [4] |
Support Staff | 21 [4] |
Navarre High School's statistics:
Navarre High School has a wide range of sports and athletic facilities, including 21 varsity sports, 12 junior varsity sports and more than 20 clubs and activity groups. [5] The school mascot is 'The Raider'. [5]
The football team has won six district championships and two regional championships . [6]
Girls Weightlifting has won six state titles: 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Boys Weightlifting has one title: 2019. [7]
Navarre High School provides the Navy Junior Reserved Officer Training Corps program, which is funded by the U.S. Navy. [8] The curriculum is Naval Science I-IV. [3] It is led by Senior Naval Science Instructor Captain Mike Fisher and Naval Science Instructor Master Gunnery Sergeant Tiffany Guillory. The Battalion has qualified and participated in NJROTC Nationals in 2010, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
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