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Hernando School District

Item: Hernando School District
Rating: 4
Author: Public School Review

919 N Broad St
Brooksville, FL 34601-2397

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Tel: (352) 797-7000

www.hernandoschools.org

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 27 public elementary schools serving 17,996 students in Hernando School District. This district's average elementary is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Florida.

Public Elementary Schools in Hernando School District have an score of 52% (versus the Florida public elementary school average of 55%), and score of 49% (versus the 53% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Florida public elementary school average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

32 Schools

3,475 Schools

# Students

24,058 Students

2,036,173 Students

# Teachers

1,383 Teachers

119,007 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

District Rank

Hernando 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 89% has increased from 83% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (FL)

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

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

50%

52%

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

48%

52%

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

89%

87%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.59

0.70

# American Indian Students

51 Students

5,169 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

376 Students

56,112 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

6,251 Students

742,258 Students

% Hispanic Students

26%

37%

# Black Students

1,933 Students

428,334 Students

% Black Students

21%

# White Students

13,987 Students

712,573 Students

% White Students

58%

35%

# Hawaiian Students

25 Students

3,468 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,435 Students

88,259 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

467

58,398

# Students in K Grade:

1,704

197,852

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,780

209,754

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,721

206,459

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,706

224,146

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,838

201,390

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,702

209,363

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,877

222,835

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,918

208,432

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,857

213,840

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,967

22,336

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,938

21,603

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,848

19,525

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,735

20,240

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $10,406 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $9,690 is less than the state median of $11,627. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$250 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Hernando 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

$233 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart displays total spending of Hernando 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

$10,406

$11,974

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Hernando 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

$9,690

$11,627

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Hernando 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: 32 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 24,058 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 42%
: 89% (Top 50% in FL)
: Bottom 50%
: 50% (Btm 50%)
: 48% (Btm 50%)
: 51% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education