Lake Placid, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Lake Placid in Highlands County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Lake Placid view- Population
- 2,477 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $47,018 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 23.8% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 57.3% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 49.2% Hispanic, 38.6% White, 9.9% Black, 0.3% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 32.7% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 1,878 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 0.8 violent and 12.6 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Lake Placid Police Department)
School districts serving Lake Placid
Schools located in Lake Placid
- Lake Placid High School (high school)
- Lake Placid Middle School (middle school)
- Lake Placid Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau