Citrus High School

For the school in California see Citrus High School (Fontana, California)
Citrus High School
Address
Map
600 W. Highland Blvd.

Inverness
,
Florida
34452

United States
Information
TypePublic Secondary School
Established1911
School districtCitrus County School District
DeanChad Meyer, Tara Thompson
PrincipalMark Kahler
AssistantMary Leonard
AssistantAlyssa Mayer
AssistantJason Cates
Teaching staff82.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,503 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.33[1]
Schedule type7 periods
Color(s)Black and Vegas gold    
SongCitrus High We Love Thee
MascotHurricane
YearbookThe Citrio
Feeder schoolsInverness Middle School, Citrus Springs Middle School
Websitehttp://chs.citrusschools.org

Citrus High School (CHS) is a public high school in the town of Inverness, Florida, United States. A part of the Citrus County School District, Citrus High currently offers a four-year curriculum in grades 9-12 and currently[when?] has an enrollment of 1,420 students. The school was founded in 1911. Citrus High, nicknamed the Hurricanes, was the first of the three high schools in the Citrus County School District, which also includes Crystal River High, in the coastal town of Crystal River and Lecanto High, located in the center of the county.

In the 2016–17 school year, Citrus High School started the Academy of Computer Sciences, an academy designed to give students a strong foundation in computer science.

Citrus High serves the following communities:[2] Inverness,[3] Floral City,[4] Inverness Highlands North,[5] Inverness Highlands South,[6] and sections of Citrus Hills,[7] Citrus Springs,[8] and Hernando.[9]

  1. ^ a b c "CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Citrus County High School Attendance Boundaries." Citrus County Schools. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.
  3. ^ City map Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. City of Inverness. Retrieved on February 2, 2017. Compare this map to the county school maps.
  4. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Floral City CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. See map index. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  5. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Inverness Highlands North CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  6. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Inverness Highlands South CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  7. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Citrus Hills CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  8. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Citrus Springs CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.
  9. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Hernando CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. See map pages. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.