Clewiston High School


Clewiston High School in Clewiston, Florida is one of two public high schools of the Hendry County Schools system. Clewiston High School, home of the Tigers, is a small, rural school in South Central Florida on the Southern border of Lake Okeechobee.
A small pre-kindergarten program is also operated at this school for the children of current CHS students.

Students

The student body was 51.5% female and 48.5% male in 2013-14. The racial breakdown was:Hispanic-52.0%, Black-23.3%, White-23.3%, Asian/Pacific islanders-0.8
%, Multiracial-0.5% and Native American/Alaskan-0.3%. According to the NCES, 72.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
According to the U.S. News & World Report for the 2009–2010 school year, Clewiston High School is a Elementary and [Secondary Education Act#Title_I|Title I] funds-receiving school, with 63% of its student body considered "economically disadvantaged". Clewiston High School offers Advanced Placement courses, which approximately 30% of its students take. Students also have the opportunity to dual-enroll with Palm Beach State College, Florida SouthWestern State College, or Florida [Gulf Coast University]. Through this program, all expenses are paid for through the school district. When calculating the letter grade for the schools, dual-enrollment and AP enrollment numbers are included.

Athletics

Clewiston High School offers ten sport programs to their students; these include: Football, Basketball, Track, Cross Country, Soccer, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and Golf.
Nine school clubs are also available for students to join.

Notable alumni