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Alachua County Public Schools, Florida

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Alachua County Public Schools

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 28,964 (2022-2023)
Schools: 64 (2022-2023)
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Alachua County Public Schools is a school district in Florida (Alachua County). During the 2023 school year, 28,964 students attended one of the district's 64 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

Alachua County Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $60,084,000 $2,123 17%
Local: $151,297,000 $5,346 42%
State: $145,542,000 $5,143 41%
Total: $356,923,000 $12,612
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $414,980,000 $14,663
Total Current Expenditures: $307,903,000 $10,879
Instructional Expenditures: $166,151,000 $5,871 40%
Student and Staff Support: $44,587,000 $1,575 11%
Administration: $29,377,000 $1,038 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $67,788,000 $2,395 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $95,309,000 $3,367
Construction: $81,533,000 $2,881
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,281,000 $186
Interest on Debt: $6,487,000 $229

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 49 84 22 48 40-59 51 68
2018-2019 58 91 31 56 60-79 61 75
2017-2018 58 88 31 56 50-59 61 75
2016-2017 57 88 30 56 50-59 59 72
2015-2016 54 87 28 54 40-59 59 70
2014-2015 57 87 30 56 60-69 72
2013-2014 59 90 32 60 60-79 74
2012-2013 58 89 31 60 60-69 74
2011-2012 57 89 31 58 40-59 73
2010-2011 67 >=50 42 67 60-79 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 54 84 26 51 50-59 56 72
2018-2019 57 85 30 54 40-59 61 74
2017-2018 57 86 30 54 50-59 61 74
2016-2017 56 84 29 54 60-69 59 73
2015-2016 55 85 27 55 60-69 57 71
2014-2015 57 82 29 59 70-79 73
2013-2014 60 84 31 62 70-79 76
2012-2013 59 82 31 59 70-79 75
2011-2012 58 81 30 59 70-79 75
2010-2011 62 >=50 35 63 70-79 78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 >=95 84 90-94 PS 85-89 94
2018-2019 88 >=95 80 90-94 >=50 85-89 93
2017-2018 88 >=95 80 80-84 >=50 90-94 92
2016-2017 83 >=95 68 85-89 >=50 80-84 90
2015-2016 78 90-94 67 80-84 PS 70-74 85
2014-2015 74 90-94 61 75-79 PS 70-74 82
2013-2014 72 >=50 60 70-74 PS 79
2012-2013 73 90-94 55 70-74 >=50 83
2011-2012 69 >=95 55 60-64 PS 77
2010-2011 63 90-94 47 65-69 PS 74

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Alachua County Public Schools had 1,460.78 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.83.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 93.49
Elementary: 609.42
Secondary: 541.92
Total: 1,460.78

Alachua County Public Schools employed 33.50 district administrators and 112.60 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 33.50
District Administrative Support: 64.80
School Administrators: 112.60
School Administrative Support: 205.83
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 427.62
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 36.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 48.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 19.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 27.30
Librarians/Media Specialists: 42.00
Library/Media Support: 30.71
Student Support Services: 369.89
Other Support Services: 666.06

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Alachua County Public Schools operates 64 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

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  • Footnotes

    1. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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