DeSoto County School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Arcadia.

At a glance

4,155Students enrolled

8Schools

$13,593Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

60%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Arcadia

Grades PK–5

MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL922 students · ArcadiaThis district

Grades 9–12

DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL1,215 students · ArcadiaThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs FL

Math proficiency31%

State average 47.9%

Reading / language arts32%

State average 52%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 90.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,593

per student each year · 5% above the FL average

Spending

Classroom instruction52%

Support & administration42%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)26%

State43%

Federal31%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,389’20

4,490’21

4,529’22

4,270’23

4,155’24

Students

Hispanic · 54%2,257

White · 29%1,186

Black · 13%551

Two or more races · 3%128

Asian · 1%24

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

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MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 861 students · Arcadia

C+Public 📚

WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 622 students · Arcadia

CPublic 📚

NOCATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 475 students · Nocatee

DPublic 📚

DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 922 students · Arcadia

C-Public 🏫

DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,215 students · Arcadia

C-Public 📚

DESOTO SECONDARY SCHOOLOther · Grades K–12 · 51 students · Arcadia

D-Public 📚

REDUCED SERVICESOther · Grades K–12 · 9 students · Arcadia

Public 📚

TEEN PARENT PK CHILD CARE PROGRAMPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Arcadia

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.