PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
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School Information
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GreatSchools Rating:
10
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Educational Climate:
Above Average
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Technology Measure:
Medium
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Type:
Public
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Grades:
9th Grade - 12th Grade
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District:
Pinellas County School District
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Students/Teacher:
22
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Students/Grade:
596.3
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Number Students:
2385
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Number Teachers:
108
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Number Classrooms:
64
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Expense/Pupil:
$5,300.00 - 5,599.99
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Poverty Level:
16 - 29.9 PERCENT
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Number Computers:
470
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Number PCs:
120
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Number Macs:
350
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Principal:
Ms Christen Tonry
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CHARTER SCHOOL
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
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ESL
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
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YEAR ROUND CLASSES
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VOC-TECH
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ADULT EDUCATION
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NCLB SCHOOL
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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
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COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
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AYP SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews
School Ratings (56 ratings)
Student Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-08-09
"The teachers were awful and the people were snobby. Don't go at all costs. I was in the ib program"
Student Review |
Rating:
Posted 2011-09-13
"My review may be one-sided because I was merely a part of the IB program and did not experience much of the University program, aside from a few electives. However, within the IB program I feel the majority of the staff (not every single one of them) truly care about teaching the students rather than collecting the paycheck which I saw in middle school and even later in college. Many of them will stay after the hours they are paid to be hear to make sure you succeed. As for the people in the school, they were generally nice and its fairly easy to find your niche if you truly try. I don't understand the complaints of other reviewers there. Though, I was only in the IB program. The school's extra curriculars are particularly strong. The school boasts superb and competitive academic organizations, along with a variety of other activities from Drama to various community services-the extra curricular activity choices here are immense. My major complaint is the admin. I have had several instances where they lose papers/important things & get cranky. One time they mailed another girl's FCAT scores to my house"
Student Review |
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Posted 2011-04-13
"I graduated in 2008 from the traditional program. I had applied for IB, and was "accepted", but put on a waiting list due to lack of available spots. I decided to forget about IB and just get everything out of the traditional program that I could. I graduated with 30 college credits from my AP courses (and I am graduating now, a year early, from UF because of it!). In a couple cases, I passed the AP classes in spite of the teacher (the AP US History class was notably poor, and requires a lot of self-teaching). However, I found the AP English classes AMAZINGLY helpful. Also, Mrs. Becky Bride, the head of the math department at the time I attended, is one of the best teachers I have ever had. Some teachers push you, but it pays off. You truly can get a quality education here even if you are not part of the IB program. I also had several teachers that were a lot like mentors to me: Mr. Burt Farley (retired) and Dr. Scott Applebaum most notably. They truly care(d) about their students and their futures, and offer so much more guidance than just teaching the coursework. There are downsides to the school, but a resilient and self-directed learner should get a lot out of this school."
Student Review |
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Posted 2011-01-31
"PHUHS is an amazing school. The teachers are very helpful and caring. This school fully prepairs you for college. The people here are nice and there are pretty much no fights or drugs."
Student Review |
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Posted 2010-11-05
"I must say that the school is well too overcrowded. That may just be me because I came from a small town of only around 2,000 people, whereas this school alone has 2,700+. It's really stressful for me. It's sort of irritating when the school is just so big that they have to add an extra 36 trailers on the campus because there's that many kids. As well as that, some of my teachers do a bad job at trying to keep the class under control and it's hard to pay attention. I came into school as a freshmen and so far it's been stressful for me to pay attention and whatnot there. Also some of the teachers seem to not have a clue what they're doing which can be agitating on its own. There's nothing I have nice to say besides it is a beautiful campus, but that's it."