Osceola High School | |
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Address | |
420 South Thacker Avenue , 34741 | |
Coordinates | 28°17′16″N81°25′38″W / 28.287712°N 81.427212°W |
Information | |
Type | Public, high school |
Established | September 5, 1887 |
School district | School District of Osceola County |
NCES District ID | 1201470 [1] |
Superintendent | Mark Shanoff |
CEEB code | 100860 |
NCES School ID | 120147001469 [2] |
Principal | Johana Santiago |
Teaching staff | 116.00 FTE [3] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 2,391 (2022-23) [3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.61 [3] |
Color(s) | Blue and gold |
Athletics conference | Orange Belt Conference |
Mascot | Kowboy Jake |
Nickname | Kowboys |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | Jake's Journal |
Yearbook | Osceolan |
Website | Osceola High School website |
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Osceola High School (OHS) is a public high school located in Kissimmee, Florida, USA. [6] The school was established on September 5, 1887 along with 20 other schools in Osceola County. It was referred to as "the Kissimmee school" until it was renamed "Osceola High School" in 1889. [7]
OHS enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is part of the School District of Osceola County. The school enrolled 2,336 Kissimmee students as of the 2012-2013 school year. It is a minority-majority school in that students who identify as Hispanic outnumber students who identify as other ethnicities.
As of the 2012-2013 school year, the ethnic makeup of OHS is as follows: [4]
Ethnicity | Percentage |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.6 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.1 |
Black/Non-Hispanic | 13.7 |
Hispanic | 61.3 |
Multiracial | 1.8 |
White/Non-Hispanic | 19.3 |
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