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Lake School District

Item: Lake School District
Rating: 5
Author: Public School Review

201 W Burleigh Blvd
Tavares, FL 32778-2407

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Tel: (352) 253-6500

www.lake.k12.fl.us

For the 2024 school year, there are 30 public preschools serving 20,905 students in Lake School District. This district's average pre is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Florida.

Public Preschools in Lake School District have an score of 55% (versus the Florida public pre school average of 52%), and score of 54% (versus the 53% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Florida public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

61 Schools

1,891 Schools

# Students

45,835 Students

1,102,091 Students

# Teachers

2,675 Teachers

72,427 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

District Rank

Lake School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 91% has increased from 78% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (FL)

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

This chart display the overall district rank of Lake 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 Lake 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.

50%

52%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lake 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.

91%

89%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.67

0.70

# American Indian Students

253 Students

2,583 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,052 Students

26,804 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

12,993 Students

385,967 Students

% Hispanic Students

28%

35%

# Black Students

7,315 Students

236,531 Students

% Black Students

16%

22%

# White Students

21,880 Students

399,864 Students

% White Students

48%

36%

# Hawaiian Students

115 Students

1,791 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,227 Students

48,551 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

985

57,949

# Students in K Grade:

3,360

157,424

# Students in 1st Grade:

3,262

158,212

# Students in 2nd Grade:

3,395

161,382

# Students in 3rd Grade:

3,560

167,073

# Students in 4th Grade:

3,252

157,804

# Students in 5th Grade:

3,539

169,065

# Students in 6th Grade:

3,418

26,558

# Students in 7th Grade:

3,514

17,996

# Students in 8th Grade:

3,675

17,846

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,642

2,161

# Students in 10th Grade:

3,664

2,096

# Students in 11th Grade:

3,527

2,255

# Students in 12th Grade:

3,042

4,270

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $11,403 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,135. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $10,661 is less than the state median of $11,783. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$523 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart display total revenue of Lake 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

$489 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart display total spending of Lake 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

$11,403

$12,135

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Lake 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

$10,661

$11,783

This chart display average spending per public school student in Lake 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: 61 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 45,835 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 52%
: 91% (Top 50% in FL)
: Bottom 50%
: 49% (Top 50%)
: 50% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education