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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%

Tel: (850) 432-6121

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 34 public preschools serving 16,287 students in Escambia School District. This district's average pre is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Florida.

Public Preschools in Escambia School District have an score of 50% (versus the Florida public pre school average of 57%), and score of 49% (versus the 54% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Florida public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

70 Schools

1,908 Schools

# Students

37,851 Students

1,125,899 Students

# Teachers

2,152 Teachers

71,722 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

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

0.70

# American Indian Students

163 Students

2,507 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

805 Students

28,499 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,695 Students

401,232 Students

% Hispanic Students

10%

36%

# Black Students

13,001 Students

236,140 Students

% Black Students

34%

21%

# White Students

17,002 Students

404,246 Students

% White Students

45%

36%

# Hawaiian Students

159 Students

1,836 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

3,026 Students

51,439 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

867

61,994

# Students in K Grade:

3,014

157,888

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,975

167,225

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,909

164,312

# Students in 3rd Grade:

3,131

178,107

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,547

158,048

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,874

163,108

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,696

27,347

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,872

18,441

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,770

18,464

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,301

2,232

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,968

2,197

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,654

2,359

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,273

4,177

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $11,659 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $11,912 is higher than the state median of $11,627. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% 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

$11,659

$11,974

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

$11,912

$11,627

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 (2024-25)

District size: 70 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 37,851 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 55%
: 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