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Mary Esther Elementary School

320 E Miracle Strip Pkwy

Tel: (850)833-3371

Mary Esther Elementary School serves 586 students in grades PK-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the FL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 60%.
Mary Esther Elementary School operates within the Okaloosa School District.

The student population of 586 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 42 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has decreased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.68 is more than the state average of 0.46. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	16:1

Asian	2%	3%

Hispanic	11%	31%

Black	27%	23%

White	47%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	13%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The 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.	0.68	0.46

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	56%	53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	5%

Okaloosa School District's student population of 30,415 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,061 in this district is less than the state average of $12,021. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,058 is less than the state average of $12,230. The district spending/student has declined by 10% over four years.

School District Name	Okaloosa School District
Number of Schools Managed	50	22
Number of Students Managed	30,415	10,184

District Total Revenue	$274 MM	$122 MM

District Spending	$274 MM	$125 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,061	$12,021

District Spending / Student	$9,058	$12,230

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