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===Primary and secondary schools=== {{Main|Miami-Dade County Public Schools}} [[File:Miami Senior High School July 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Miami Senior High School]], founded in 1903, was Miami's first high school.]] Public schools in Miami are governed by [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]], which is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States. In September 2008 it had a student enrollment of 385,655 and over 392 schools and centers. The district is the largest minority public school system in the country, with 60% of its students being of Hispanic origin, 28% [[African American|Black]] or [[West Indian American]], 10% [[White American|White (non-Hispanic)]] and 2% non-white of other minorities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami-Dade County Public Schools |url=http://www.broadprize.org/2007Miami-DadeBrief.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413172813/http://www.broadprize.org/2007Miami-DadeBrief.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=April 13, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |publisher=The Broad Foundation}}</ref> The Miami city limits is home to several key high schools: [[Design and Architecture High School]], ranked seventh highest on the "Gold Medal" by list ''[[US News and World Report]]'',<ref name=USNHSlist2007>{{Cite magazine |date=November 12, 2007 |title=Gold Medal Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html |magazine=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=April 18, 2008 |archive-date=December 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231022118/http://education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/education/high-schools/articles/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools |url-status=live }}</ref> [[MAST Academy]], [[Coral Reef High School]], and the [[New World School of the Arts]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}<!--The schools certainly exist, but why are they emphasized over other schools in the Miami city limits?--> M-DCPS is also one of a few public school districts in the United States to offer optional [[bilingual education]] in Spanish, French, German, [[Haitian Creole]], and [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]]. Miami is home to several well-known Roman Catholic, Jewish and non-denominational private schools. The [[Archdiocese of Miami]] operates the area's Catholic private schools, which include [[Immaculata-Lasalle High School]] (in the Miami city limits), [[St. Theresa School (Coral Gables, Florida)|St. Theresa School]] (Coral Gables), [[Monsignor Edward Pace High School]] (Miami Gardens), and [[St. Brendan High School]] (in Westchester), among numerous other Catholic elementary and high schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stscg.org/|title=St Theresa Catholic School β Coral Gables|website=stscg.org|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-date=November 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130052434/https://stscg.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stbrendanhigh.org/|title=St Brendan High School Homepage|website=stbrendanhigh.org|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120211729/https://www.stbrendanhigh.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pacehs.com/|title=Monsignor Edward Pace High School webpage|website=pacehs.com|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120212138/https://www.pacehs.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School]] was in the Miami city limits until its closure in 2016.<ref>[https://thefloridacatholic.org/2017/06/22/archbishop-curley-closing-why-is-this-happening/ Archbishop Curley closing β¦ why is this happening?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080335/https://thefloridacatholic.org/2017/06/22/archbishop-curley-closing-why-is-this-happening/ |date=September 17, 2017 }} Ana Rodriguez-Soto. The Florida Catholic. June 22, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017</ref> Catholic preparatory schools operated by religious orders in the area are [[Belen Jesuit Preparatory School]] (Tamiami) and [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida)|Christopher Columbus High School]] (Westchester) for boys and [[Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart]] (Miami city limits) and [[Our Lady of Lourdes Academy]] (Ponce-Davis) for girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbushs.com/|title=Christopher Columbus High School Homepage: A Catholic School for Young Men in the Marist Tradition since 1958|website=columbushs.com|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=October 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017010835/https://www.columbushs.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.belenjesuit.org/|title=Belen Jesuit Preparatory School webpage|website=belenjesuit.org|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120003434/https://www.belenjesuit.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carrollton.org/|title=Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Homepage|website=carrollton.org|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120003706/https://www.carrollton.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olla.org/|title=Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Homepage: A Quick Introduction to Lourdes Academy|website=olla.org|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120213252/https://olla.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Non-denominational private schools in Miami are [[Ransom Everglades School|Ransom Everglades]], [[Gulliver Preparatory School]], [[The Cushman]] School, and [[Miami Country Day School]]. Other schools in the area include [[Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School]], [[Dade Christian School]], [[Dawere International High School]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Meet the ESTEEM startup: DAWERE // ESTEEM // University of Notre Dame |url=https://esteem.nd.edu/news/meet-the-esteem-startup-dawere/ |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=ESTEEM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dawere International High School |url=https://schola.com/schools/florida/miami/virtualonline/dawere-international-high-school_270511 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=schola.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Palmer Trinity School]], [[Westminster Christian School (Florida)|Westminster Christian School]], and [[Riviera Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wcsmiami.org/|title=Westminster Christian School Homepage|website=wcsmiami.org|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210010333/https://www.wcsmiami.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dadechristian.org/|title=Dade Christian School Homepage|website=Dadechristian.org|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119232401/https://www.dadechristian.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmertrinity.org/|title=Palmer Trinity School Website|website=palmertrinity.org|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120183541/https://www.palmertrinity.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rivieraschools.com/|title=Riviera Schools Homepage|website=Rivieraschools.com|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120183541/https://www.rivieraschools.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamicountryday.org/|title=Miami County Day School Homepage|website=miamicountryday.org|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211213854/https://www.miamicountryday.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulliverprep.org/|title=Gulliver Prep Homepage|website=Gulliverprep.org|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120183540/https://www.gulliverprep.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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