Pace High School (Florida)

Pace High School is a public high school located in Pace, Florida, Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. It was established in 1972 with 240 students, and now accommodates over 1900 students. Pace High School belongs to the Santa Rosa County School District.

Pace High School
Location
4065 Norris Road
Pace, Florida 32571

United States
Coordinates30.61325°N 87.15247°W / 30.61325; -87.15247
Information
TypePublic
Established1972
School districtSanta Rosa County School District
School number0182
PrincipalStephen Shell
Teaching staff78.47 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,970 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio25.11[1]
Color(s)Red, white, and blue
SportsBaseball, football, soccer, tennis, cross country, basketball, track, softball, golf, swimming, wrestling
MascotThe Patriot
Team nameThe Patriots
YearbookThe Liberator
Websitehttp://pacehighschool.net/

Notable Alumni

Extracurricular activities

The school's NJROTC program won the 2019 national Most Outstanding Unit Award.[2]

Academics

Pace High School is involved in school-based decision making and has utilized teacher committees to determine and implement decisions that affect the overall school program. One such program that a teacher/administrator committee initiated is the 4x4 block schedule that began with the 1995–1996 school year, allowing students to advance studies at a faster pace. This system is no longer in place.

ACLU lawsuit

Pace High School was the subject of a religious freedom lawsuit from the ACLU in 2008.[3]

COVID-19

The school was No. 1 on the list of 1,920 primary and secondary schools in the state of Florida for COVID-19 cases as of 10 October 2020.[4]

References
  1. "PACE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Pace High's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps receives top national honor". Pensacola News Journal. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "ACLU Files Lawsuit to Protect Religious Freedom of Florida High School Students". American Civil Liberties Union. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. "Pace High School has highest COVID-19 rate in Florida, but no plans to make changes". Pensacola News Journal. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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