Best Highlands County Public High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 9 public high schools serving 4,534 students in Highlands County, FL.

The top-ranked public high schools in Highlands County, FL are Highlands County Hospital/homebound Program, Highlands Virtual School and Hill-gustat Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Highlands County, FL public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Florida public high school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average). High schools in Highlands County have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Florida public high schools.

Highlands County, FL public high school have a Graduation Rate of 81%, which is less than the Florida average of 88%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Lake Placid High School, with 85% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Florida or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Florida public high school average of 66% (majority Hispanic).