History
The school was built in 1958. Miami Palmetto serves a diverse population both culturally and socio-economically. It is one of two public high schools with a white non-Hispanic plurality in Miami-Dade County, the other being Tracy and Alonzo Mourning High School. The school is 40% white (non-Hispanic), 34% Hispanic, 18% black (non-Hispanic), 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial.
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