South Plantation High School

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South Plantation High School
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Address
South Plantation High School
1300 SW 54th Ave

Plantation
,
Florida
33317

United States
Coordinates 26°06′11″N80°13′12″W / 26.1031°N 80.2201°W / 26.1031; -80.2201
Information
School type Public
Opened1971
School district Broward County Public Schools
Superintendent Peter B. Licata
PrincipalChristine Henschel
Staff93.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,224 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio23.91 [1]
Colour(s)   Purple and gold
Nickname Paladins
NewspaperThe Sword & Shield
Website www.browardschools.com/southplantation

South Plantation High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Plantation, Florida in the United States.

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SPHS is part of the Broward County Public Schools school district, which is the sixth-largest district in the nation with over 258,000 students enrolled as of the 2007/08 school year. The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1982 and 1983. [2] South Plantation had an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2010–11 academic year. [3]

South Plantation High School operates an environmental science magnet program, which allows students living outside of the school's boundaries to attend. [4]

Demographics

As of the 2021-22 school year, the total student enrollment was 2,275. The ethnic makeup of the school was 21.4% Non-Hispanic White, 39.5% Black, 32.6% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian, 3.6% Multiracial, 0.8% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. [5]

Attendance zone

The school serves sections of Plantation, Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale and Davie. [6] [7] The magnet school serves students from anywhere in the BCPS school district.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. ↑ FCAT School Grades – High Archived 2004-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Odzer • •, Ari (January 29, 2016). "South Plantation High School Magnet Program Focuses on Environmental Science". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Zoning Map". Davie, Florida . Retrieved May 6, 2020. - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools.
  7. ↑ "South Plantation High School" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools . Retrieved May 6, 2020. - Compare with the Davie zoning map.
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