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Alachua School District

Item: Alachua School District
Rating: 6
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

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

64 Schools

1,908 Schools

# Students

28,964 Students

1,125,899 Students

# Teachers

1,304 Teachers

71,722 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

20:1

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 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 83% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (FL)

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

This chart displays the overall district rank of Alachua School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

51%

52%

This chart displays 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 Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

53%

52%

This chart displays 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 Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

51%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Alachua School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

86%

87%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Alachua School District and public school graduation rate of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.71

0.70

# American Indian Students

42 Students

2,507 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,481 Students

28,499 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,835 Students

401,232 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

36%

# Black Students

9,802 Students

236,140 Students

% Black Students

34%

21%

# White Students

11,633 Students

404,246 Students

% White Students

40%

36%

# Hawaiian Students

26 Students

1,836 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,145 Students

51,439 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

328

61,994

# Students in K Grade:

2,105

157,888

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,229

167,225

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,208

164,312

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,404

178,107

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,125

158,048

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,168

163,108

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,311

27,347

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,154

18,441

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,150

18,464

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,359

2,232

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,257

2,197

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,017

2,359

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,149

4,177

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,323 is higher than the state median of $11,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $14,327 is higher than the state median of $11,627. The school district spending/student has grown by 23% over four school years.

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$357 MM

$34,349 MM

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

Spending

$415 MM

$33,354 MM

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

Revenue / Student

$12,323

$11,974

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

Spending / Student

$14,327

$11,627

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

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 64 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 28,964 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 20:1
Minority Enrollment: 60%
: 86% (Btm 50% in FL)
: Top 50%
: 51% (Btm 50%)
: 53% (Top 50%)
: 51% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education