South Dade Senior High School

South Dade Senior High School is a high school located in Homestead, FL, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 3,145 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 24.5 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 122 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 25.8:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

South Dade Senior High School is a traditional zoned public school within Miami-Dade, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.

State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Miami publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

High school news from South Dade Senior High School — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Miami's Homestead coverage.

Tip about South Dade Senior High School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "South Dade Senior High School". For more education coverage, see themiami.org/schools or browse The Miami's latest reporting at themiami.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.