Miami-Dade School District

Item: Miami-Dade School District
Rating: 8
Author: Public School Review

1450 Ne 2nd Ave # 912
Miami, FL 33132-1308

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Top 30%

Tel: (305) 995-1000

www.dadeschools.net

Top Rankings

Miami-Dade School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Florida for:

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

556 Schools

1,907 Schools

# Students

336,724 Students

1,125,041 Students

# Teachers

16,774 Teachers

71,106 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

19:1

District Rank

Miami-Dade School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 88% has increased from 81% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (FL)

#20 out of 73 school districts
(Top 30%)

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

55%

52%

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

56%

52%

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

88%

87%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.42

0.71

# American Indian Students

129 Students

2,519 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

3,598 Students

28,821 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

250,432 Students

410,275 Students

% Hispanic Students

74%

36%

# Black Students

59,529 Students

236,296 Students

% Black Students

18%

21%

# White Students

20,936 Students

392,794 Students

% White Students

35%

# Hawaiian Students

121 Students

1,699 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,979 Students

52,637 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

9,485

64,435

# Students in K Grade:

21,986

154,480

# Students in 1st Grade:

23,690

162,048

# Students in 2nd Grade:

23,349

167,480

# Students in 3rd Grade:

26,023

171,088

# Students in 4th Grade:

23,094

167,840

# Students in 5th Grade:

24,582

159,523

# Students in 6th Grade:

26,448

27,386

# Students in 7th Grade:

25,930

20,006

# Students in 8th Grade:

26,807

19,168

# Students in 9th Grade:

27,650

2,380

# Students in 10th Grade:

26,704

2,273

# Students in 11th Grade:

26,016

2,437

# Students in 12th Grade:

24,960

4,497

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,838 is higher than the state median of $11,953. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,343 is higher than the state median of $11,607. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$4,325 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Miami-Dade 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

$4,158 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart displays total spending of Miami-Dade 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

$12,838

$11,953

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Miami-Dade 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

$12,343

$11,607

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Miami-Dade 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: 556 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 336,724 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 94%
: 88% (Top 50% in FL)
: Top 30%
: 55% (Top 30%)
: 56% (Top 30%)
: 51% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education