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Alachua School District

Item: Alachua School District
Rating: 7
Author: Public School Review

620 E University Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601-5448

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Top 50%

Tel: (352) 955-7300

www.sbac.edu

Top Rankings

Alachua School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Florida for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

64 Schools

1,891 Schools

# Students

28,820 Students

1,102,091 Students

# Teachers

1,576 Teachers

72,427 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Alachua School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 73 school districts in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 78% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (FL)

#27 out of 73 school districts
(Top 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Alachua School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

49%

48%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Alachua School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of FL by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

54%

52%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alachua School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of FL by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

87%

89%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Alachua School District and public school graduation rate of FL by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.70

# American Indian Students

46 Students

2,583 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,491 Students

26,804 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,607 Students

385,967 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

35%

# Black Students

9,786 Students

236,531 Students

% Black Students

34%

22%

# White Students

11,757 Students

399,864 Students

% White Students

41%

36%

# Hawaiian Students

31 Students

1,791 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,096 Students

48,551 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

288

57,949

# Students in K Grade:

2,128

157,424

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,188

158,212

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,201

161,382

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,308

167,073

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,140

157,804

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,349

169,065

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,189

26,558

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,130

17,996

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,278

17,846

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,297

2,161

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,129

2,096

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,148

2,255

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,047

4,270

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,385 is higher than the state median of $12,135. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $14,399 is higher than the state median of $11,783. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$357 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart display total revenue of Alachua School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in FL by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$415 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart display total spending of Alachua School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in FL by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$12,385

$12,135

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Alachua School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in FL by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$14,399

$11,783

This chart display average spending per public school student in Alachua School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in FL by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 64 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 28,820 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 59%
: 87% (Btm 50% in FL)
: Top 50%
: 49% (Top 50%)
: 54% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education