Florida Public Schools
- Florida is the #4 largest school system in the United States, serving 2,744,669 students across 4,260 public schools.
- Florida public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.46, which is higher than the national average of 0.31.
- The most diverse school district in Florida is Palm Beach School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Florida or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 60% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 16:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(FL) School Average
American Indian
n/a
Asian
3%
Hispanic
31%
Black
23%
White
40%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
3%
Unknown
n/a
Florida Public Schools by County
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County# Schools# Students% Minority
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