Escambia School District

Item: Escambia School District
Rating: 2
Author: Public School Review

75 N Pace Blvd
Pensacola, FL 32505-7965

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Bottom 50%

For the 2025 school year, there are 57 public elementary schools serving 26,488 students in Escambia School District. This district's average elementary is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Florida.

Public Elementary Schools in Escambia School District have an score of 46% (versus the Florida public elementary school average of 55%), and score of 45% (versus the 53% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Florida public elementary school average of 66% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

70 Schools

3,488 Schools

# Students

37,203 Students

2,038,029 Students

# Teachers

1,857 Teachers

118,158 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

20:1

District Rank

Escambia 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 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 79% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (FL)

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

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

43%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Escambia 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.

44%

52%

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

48%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Escambia 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.

78%

87%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.67

0.71

# American Indian Students

152 Students

5,108 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

796 Students

57,983 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,897 Students

757,879 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

37%

# Black Students

12,713 Students

426,370 Students

% Black Students

34%

21%

# White Students

16,525 Students

697,092 Students

% White Students

45%

34%

# Hawaiian Students

138 Students

3,394 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,982 Students

90,203 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

865

60,744

# Students in K Grade:

2,836

195,094

# Students in 1st Grade:

3,012

204,872

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,907

211,537

# Students in 3rd Grade:

3,020

217,908

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,771

214,300

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,540

205,644

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,656

210,929

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,603

214,610

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,773

209,847

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,166

24,319

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,906

24,087

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,806

21,774

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,342

22,364

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $11,862 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,962. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,120 is higher than the state median of $11,615. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$441 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Escambia 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

$451 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart displays total spending of Escambia 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

$11,862

$11,962

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Escambia 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

$12,120

$11,615

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Escambia 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 (2025)

District size: 70 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 37,203 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 20:1
Minority Enrollment: 56%
: 78% (Btm 50% in FL)
: Bottom 50%
: 43% (Btm 50%)
: 44% (Btm 50%)
: 48% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education