Lecanto High School

Lecanto High School
Location
3810 W. Educational Path

Lecanto
,
Florida
34461

United States
Coordinates28°49′27.30″N 82°29′57.17″W / 28.8242500°N 82.4992139°W / 28.8242500; -82.4992139
Information
TypePublic Secondary School
Established1984
School boardCitrus County School District
PrincipalTroy LaBarbara
Teaching staff83.17 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,763 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.20[1]
CampusLecanto Educational Complex
Campus size160 acres (0.65 km2)
ColorsGreen and gold    
Slogan“Every Panther, Every Day”
Fight songPanther Prowl by Band Director Bobby Crane
MascotFlorida panther
YearbookThe Legacy
Websitelhs.citrusschools.org

Lecanto High School is a secondary school in Lecanto, Florida.[2] It is a public high school in the Citrus County School District. The school covers grades 9-12, with approximately 1740 students and 103 faculty. Lecanto High School also offers extensive advanced placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, and dual-enrollment courses in conjunction with College of Central Florida.[2]

It serves the following communities:[3] Lecanto,[4] Beverly Hills,[5] sections of Black Diamond,[6] Citrus Hills,[7] Citrus Springs,[8] Hernando,[9] Homosassa Springs,[10] Pine Ridge,[11] and Sugarmill Woods.[12]

History

The school opened in 1984,[13] and the first graduating class was in 1985.[14] The school is built on a 160-acre (650,000 m2) property known as the Lecanto Educational Complex. The property is also home to CREST School, Renaissance Center, Citrus County Instructional Resource Center, Citrus County Schools Student Services offices, Lecanto Primary School, Lecanto Middle School, and Lecanto School of Art. Central Florida Community College was also located on the site from 1984 to 1996,[15] when they moved onto their own campus. As of 2009, Lecanto High School is part of the International Baccalaureate program.

Classes

In the 1996-97 school year, Lecanto switched its class scheduling to a "4X4 block" type schedule. Each student plans their schedule specifically depending on the student's goals after High school. Schedules and curriculum are built around whether the student is planning to work directly after graduation, attend a two-year vocational program, or planning for college. The students must also pick a major, which will focus their studies on a more specific field.[16]

As of 2007, Lecanto High School had average FCAT scores of 314.5 in mathematics, 317 in writing, and 315 in science. The state averages that same year were 316.25, 295.33, and 295.33 respectively.[17]

As of the 2018 school year, Lecanto has switched back to using the seven periods scheduling Monday through Wednesday. Starting in 2021, they have added a "Power Hour", called "Panther Hour" after the school's mascot, to their schedules for clubs, chat, or social activities on Thursdays and Fridays, which changed to just Fridays for a longer duration of time and follows the "4X4 Block" scheduling.

Sports

Lecanto High School has won state championships in the following sports:

  • Boys Cross Country (1994)[18]
  • Boys Soccer (2004)[19]
  • Softball (1996)[20]

Band

In 2011,[21] 2012,[21] 2014,[22] and 2015,[23] the Lecanto High School Marching Band ended in the top 10 in the 2A class in the Florida Marching Band Coalition (FMBC). On October 15, 2019, the band hosted its first marching competition that was won by East Ridge High School.[24]

Notable accomplishments

  • 2011 Ocala Marching Band Festival, class 2A, Champion[25]
  • 2012 Brave the Pressure, class 2A, 7th place[26]
  • 2014 Almost Human, class 2A, 9th place[22]
  • 2015 Double Agent, class 2A, 7th place[23]
  • 2021 Tarpon Springs Outdoor Musical Festival, class 1A, Grand Champion[27]
  • 2025 Tarpon Springs Outdoor Musical Festival, class 2A, 2nd place[28]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Lecanto High School, Official Website Archived 2006-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Citrus County High School Attendance Boundaries." Citrus County Schools. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Lecanto 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.
  5. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Beverly Hills 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): Black Diamond 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.
  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.
  10. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Homosassa Springs CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Pages: 1, 2, 3 - Compare this map to school district attendance boundary maps
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Sugarmill Woods 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.
  13. ^ Behrendt, Barbara, School's not out for all, St. Petersburg Times, June 4, 1984
  14. ^ Behrendt, Barbara, Looking back, looking ahead, St. Petersburg Times, June 3, 1985
  15. ^ Central Florida Community College, CFCC: History Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Behrendt, Barbara, Fine-tuning student paths to careers, St. Petersburg Times, February 16, 2003
  17. ^ SchoolsK-12.com, Lecanto High School
  18. ^ "Boys Cross Country Records" (PDF). Florida High School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "Boys Soccer Records" (PDF). Florida High School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Fast-Pitch Softball Records" (PDF). Florida High School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^ a b http://www.floridabandtournament.com/2014/2014%20Recaps/2014%20Class%202A%20Semi-Finals%20Results.pdf
  23. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. ^ Ray, Payne. "Hitting a high note". Daily Commercial. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  25. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  27. ^ Reporter, Buster Thompson Chronicle (November 14, 2021). "LHS marching band sweeps regional competition; tunes up for state". Chronicle Online. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  28. ^ "CompetitionSuite". recaps.competitionsuite.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
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