Miami-Dade School District

Item: Miami-Dade School District
Rating: 5
Author: Public School Review

1450 Ne 2nd Ave # 912
Miami, FL 33132-1308

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (305) 995-1000

www.dadeschools.net

Top Rankings

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

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

538 Schools

1,891 Schools

# Students

329,458 Students

1,102,091 Students

# Teachers

17,411 Teachers

72,427 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Miami-Dade 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 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (FL)

#37 out of 73 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

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

45%

48%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade 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.

90%

89%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.43

0.70

# American Indian Students

130 Students

2,583 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

3,595 Students

26,804 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

241,400 Students

385,967 Students

% Hispanic Students

73%

35%

# Black Students

61,353 Students

236,531 Students

% Black Students

19%

22%

# White Students

20,822 Students

399,864 Students

% White Students

36%

# Hawaiian Students

111 Students

1,791 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,047 Students

48,551 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

8,977

57,949

# Students in K Grade:

21,594

157,424

# Students in 1st Grade:

21,801

158,212

# Students in 2nd Grade:

23,089

161,382

# Students in 3rd Grade:

24,467

167,073

# Students in 4th Grade:

23,221

157,804

# Students in 5th Grade:

25,345

169,065

# Students in 6th Grade:

24,980

26,558

# Students in 7th Grade:

26,092

17,996

# Students in 8th Grade:

26,615

17,846

# Students in 9th Grade:

26,227

2,161

# Students in 10th Grade:

26,698

2,096

# Students in 11th Grade:

25,270

2,255

# Students in 12th Grade:

25,082

4,270

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,123 is higher than the state median of $12,135. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,617 is higher than the state median of $11,783. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$4,325 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart display total revenue of Miami-Dade 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

$4,158 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart display total spending of Miami-Dade 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

$13,123

$12,135

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Miami-Dade 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

$12,617

$11,783

This chart display average spending per public school student in Miami-Dade 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: 538 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 329,458 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 94%
: 90% (Btm 50% in FL)
: Bottom 50%
: 45% (Btm 50%)
: 54% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education