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Florida Public Schools

Grades served

K-8

Total enrollment (2004-5)
Rank: 325 out of 328 districts

111

Racial makeup of student body (2004-5)

African-American	0%
Asian	0%
Hispanic	0%

Native American	0%
White	100%

Gender makeup of student body (2004-5)

Boys

53.2%

Girls

46.8%

Students whose first language is not English
Rank: 288 out of 328 districts

Students with limited English proficiency
Rank: 216 out of 328 districts

Students in special education
Rank: 151 out of 328 districts

15.3%

Students from low-income families
Rank: 146 out of 328 districts

13.5%

Dropouts per 100 students (2003)
Rank: N.A. out of 256 districts

N.A.

Average number of absences per student

Percent of days an average student attended school
Rank: 313 out of 328 districts

92.3%

Students who received one or more in-school suspensions

Students who received one or more out-of-school suspensions

Students who repeated a grade
Rank: 303 out of 327 districts

Plans of high school graduates

4-yr private college	N.A.%
4-yr public college	N.A.%
2-yr private college	N.A.%
2-yr public college	N.A.%
Other education	N.A.%

Joined workforce	N.A.%
Military service	N.A.%
Other	N.A.%
Unknown	N.A.%

Total number of teachers (2004-5)

Student/teacher ratio (2004-5)
Rank: 18 out of 328 districts

9.3 to 1

Core academic teachers identified as "highly qualified" (2004-5)
Rank: 322 out of 328 districts

75.5%

Teachers licensed in their teaching assignment (2004-5)

81.7%

Average teacher salary (2002-3)
Rank: 323 out of 328 districts

$36,312

Total school spending (FY04)

$990,862

Per-pupil spending overall (FY04)
Rank: 156 out of 325 districts

$8,257

Per-pupil spending on regular education (FY04)
Rank: 87 out of 308 districts

$7,448

Per-pupil spending on special education (FY04)
Rank: 265 out of 325 districts

$12,235

Number of students per computer
Rank: 1 out of 327 districts

Classrooms on the Internet

100%

Town-level statistics

2004 MCAS scores

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