B+
Leon County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Tallahassee.
Students
31,579
Schools
55
Spent per student
$11,591
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$91.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Leon County School District
- School Grade B+: better than 73% of Florida districts
- Spends 11% less per student than the FL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $91.6M, about $2,900 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Chaires.
PK–5Chaires Elementary SchoolThis district
6–810 middle schoolsThis district
9–126 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency48%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,591 per student · 11% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 40%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
32,532’20
32,442’21
32,147’22
31,696’23
31,579’24
About steady.
Students
Black 42%White 36%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
55 public schools.
Gilchrist Elementary School
A+857 students16:1
Roberts Elementary School
A807 students14:1
Hawks Rise Elementary School
A+752 students15:1
Killearn Lakes Elementary School
A740 students15:1
Kate Sullivan Elementary School
B737 students15:1
Buck Lake Elementary School
A696 students15:1
J Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood
B−693 students13:1
Fort Braden School
C668 students15:1
Desoto Trail Elementary School
A+652 students16:1
Tallahassee School of Math & Sciences
B−621 students17:1
Canopy Oaks Elementary School
B617 students16:1
Bond Elementary School
C−611 students17:1
John G Riley Elementary School
D−608 students16:1
W T Moore Elementary School
B519 students14:1
Ruediger Elementary School
C−504 students14:1
Apalachee Elementary School
C482 students17:1
Astoria Park Elementary School
D479 students14:1
Chaires Elementary School
B+466 students15:1
Woodville School
C−462 students12:1
The School of Arts and Sciences on Thomasville
A461 students11:1
Springwood Elementary School
C−460 students14:1
Sabal Palm Elementary School
C−459 students14:1
Pineview Elementary School
C−457 students15:1
The School of Arts & Sciences Centre
A448 students13:1
Oak Ridge Elementary School
C−432 students15:1
Sealey Elementary School
C+369 students14:1
Frank Hartsfield Elementary School
C−353 students13:1
Renaissance Academy
D243 students15:1
Leon County Virtual Instruction Program
0 students
William J Montford III Middle School
A1,016 students20:1
Raa Middle School
B−928 students20:1
Deerlake Middle School
A876 students20:1
Swift Creek Middle School
B+793 students18:1
Fairview Middle School
B−735 students18:1
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School
C+675 students19:1
R. Frank Nims Middle School
D625 students18:1
Griffin Middle School
D457 students18:1
Lawton Chiles High School
A−1,881 students26:1
Lincoln High School
B−1,822 students27:1
Leon High School
B+1,793 students24:1
James Rickards High School
C−1,718 students26:1
Amos P. Godby High School
C−1,388 students22:1
Sail
B−359 students19:1
Success Academy at Ghazvini Learning Center
D−130 students17:1
Leon County Virtual School Franchise
A88 students18:1
Pace Center for Girls
D−44 students15:1
Leon County Jail
0 students
Leon Virtual Academy
0 students
Lively Technical College
0 students0:1
Tallahassee Classical School
B345 students14:1
Gretchen Everhart School
D−91 students6:1
Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center
D−52 students17:1
Prek
52 students7:1
Second Chance at Ghazvini Learning Center
D51 students26:1
Hospital Homebound
7 students
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.