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Nature Coast Technical High High School
4057 California St
Brooksville FL, 34604, Hernando County
Phone: 352-797-7088
Ranking: 
(202 out of 492, top 41%)*
(202 out of 492, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hernando County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 75 | 78 | 77 | 89 | 81 | 95 | 89 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,296 | 1,337 | 1,359 | 1,438 | 1,531 | 1,497 | 1,453 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 315 | 24.3% | 363 | 27.2% | 300 | 22.1% | 364 | 25.3% | 399 | 26.1% | 402 | 26.9% | 390 | 26.8% |
| Grade 10: | 351 | 27.1% | 301 | 22.5% | 356 | 26.2% | 355 | 24.7% | 402 | 26.3% | 365 | 24.4% | 375 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 293 | 22.6% | 346 | 25.9% | 335 | 24.7% | 368 | 25.6% | 347 | 22.7% | 369 | 24.6% | 367 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 322 | 24.8% | 315 | 23.6% | 352 | 25.9% | 337 | 23.4% | 363 | 23.7% | 337 | 22.5% | 301 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 657 | 50.7% | 688 | 51.5% | 670 | 49.3% | 716 | 49.8% | 776 | 50.7% | 708 | 47.3% | 695 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 639 | 49.3% | 649 | 48.5% | 689 | 50.7% | 722 | 50.2% | 714 | 46.6% | 728 | 48.6% | 715 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 28 | 2.2% | 22 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 207 | 16.0% | 236 | 17.7% | 228 | 16.8% | 239 | 16.6% | 243 | 15.9% | 196 | 13.1% | 157 | 10.8% |
| Black: | 123 | 9.5% | 107 | 8.0% | 99 | 7.3% | 93 | 6.5% | 97 | 6.3% | 96 | 6.4% | 88 | 6.1% |
| White: | 904 | 69.8% | 942 | 70.5% | 982 | 72.3% | 1,070 | 74.4% | 1,143 | 74.7% | 1,135 | 75.8% | 1,155 | 79.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 2.5% | 29 | 2.2% | 28 | 2.1% | 21 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 516 | 39.8% | 460 | 34.4% | 456 | 33.6% | 471 | 32.8% | 443 | 28.9% | 363 | 24.2% | 290 | 20.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 9.6% | 147 | 11.0% | 134 | 9.9% | 119 | 8.3% | 186 | 12.1% | 176 | 11.8% | 172 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.28 | 17.14 | 17.65 | 16.16 | 18.90 | 17.60 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 400 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 401 | 406 |
| 2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 403 | 404 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 399 | 403 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 320 | 323 |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 319 | 322 |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 319 | 324 |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 320 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 324 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 324 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 331 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 331 | 329 |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 300 | 300 |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 298 | 296 |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 296 | 298 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 300 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 305 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 301 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 308 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 306 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245 | 244 | 244 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 248 | 245 | 246 |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 303 | 298 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 303 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 305 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 299 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 306 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 307 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 295 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 305 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 312 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 311 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 305 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 312 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 318 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 318 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 319 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245 | 242 | 240 |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245 | 241 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.9% | 63.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.1% | 31.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 8.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $36,669.0 | $34,100.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,027.0 | $31,691.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,811.0 | $37,500.0 |
* Nature Coast Technical High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.