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Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Florida)

Public high school in Kissimmee, Florida, United States

Summary

Public high school in Kissimmee, Florida, United States

Field	Value
name	Osceola High School
motto	Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day!
streetaddress	420 South Thacker Avenue
city	Kissimmee
state	Florida
zipcode	34741
country	United States
coordinates
schooltype	High School
type	Public, high school
established
district	School District of Osceola County
us_nces_district_id
superintendent	Mark Shanoff
ceeb	100860
us_nces_school_id
principal	Elizabeth Kennedy
teaching_staff	116.00 FTE
ratio	20.61
grades	9-12
gender	Coed
enrollment	2,408 (2024-25)
conference	Orange Belt Conference
mascot	Kowboy Jake
nickname	Kowboys
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
website
footnotes
colors	Blue and gold
url

Osceola High School (OHS) is a public high school located in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. The school was established on September 5, 1889 along with 20 other schools in Osceola County. It was referred to as "the Kissimmee school" until it was renamed "Osceola High School" in 1889.

Demographics

OHS enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is part of the School District of Osceola County. The school enrolled 2,408 Kissimmee students as of the 2024–2025 school year. It is a minority-majority school in that students who identify as Hispanic outnumber students who identify as other ethnicities.

As of the 2024–2025 school year, the ethnic makeup of OHS is as follows:

Ethnicity	Percentage
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%
Black/Non-Hispanic	13%
Hispanic	68%
Multiracial	2%
White/Non-Hispanic	14%

Notable alumni

Charles H. Bronson, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services commissioner
William James Bryan, United States Senator of Florida
John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer, mayor of Orlando and Florida State Senator
Taula "Hikuleo" Fifita, professional wrestler
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Drag Queen from Rupaul's Drag Race
AJ McLean, singer from the Backstreet Boys
Markus Paul
Edwin Rios, Major League Baseball player
Paula Stark, politician
Brett Williams, American football player
Bobby Sippio, NFL, Arena football, arena coach

References

"Osceola High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Membership by School by Race/Gender, 2012-13". Florida Department of Education.
"Evaluation and Reporting - ACT/SAT/AP Data". Florida Department of Education.
"Home School website needs to be updated. Page". Osceola High School.
C. A. Carson. (1 May 1914). "The Public Schools of Osceola County". Kissimmee Valley Gazette.

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