South Tech Academy

South Tech Academy is a high school located in Boynton Beach, FL, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 1,184 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 14.7 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 55 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.5:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

South Tech Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Palm Beach 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 Tech Academy — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Palm Beach's Boynton Beach coverage.

Tip about South Tech Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "South Tech Academy". For more education coverage, see thepalmbeach.org/schools or browse The Palm Beach's latest reporting at thepalmbeach.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.