B
Hernando County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Brooksville.
Students
23,734
Schools
32
Spent per student
$11,535
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$91.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hernando County School District
- School Grade B: better than 62% of Florida districts
- Spends 11% less per student than the FL average
- 18 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020
- Debt of $91.5M, about $3,853 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hernando Beach.
PK–813 schoolsThis district
9–128 high schoolsThis district
125 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency50%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,535 per student · 11% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 40%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
22,560’20
23,404’21
24,058’22
24,015’23
23,734’24
Up 5.2% since 2020.
Students
White 54%Hispanic 29%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
32 public schools.
Winding Waters K-8
B−1,613 students19:1
Explorer K-8
C+1,544 students16:1
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math
A+1,456 students16:1
Suncoast Elementary School
B967 students18:1
Pine Grove Elementary School
B943 students15:1
John D. Floyd Elementary School
B−920 students16:1
Deltona Elementary School
B−854 students15:1
Spring Hill Elementary School
B829 students18:1
Chocachatti Elementary School
A783 students16:1
Eastside Elementary School
C754 students15:1
Brooksville Elementary School
C+687 students16:1
Moton Elementary School
C+671 students17:1
Westside Elementary School
B−512 students14:1
Gulf Coast Elementary School
B−106 students18:1
Powell Middle School
B1,041 students19:1
Fox Chapel Middle School
C+815 students18:1
D. S. Parrott Middle School
C+745 students20:1
West Hernando Middle School
C666 students18:1
Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology
A+217 students18:1
Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.e.s.t.)
C+88 students15:1
Frank W. Springstead High School
B1,853 students22:1
Central High School
C+1,444 students19:1
Weeki Wachee High School
C+1,437 students22:1
Hernando High School
C+1,299 students22:1
Nature Coast Technical High
B1,293 students21:1
Pace Center for Girls
20 students5:1
Hernando County Jail
5 students
Endeavor Academy
D−126 students8:1
Hernando Eschool Virtual Franchise
A−46 students8:1
Contracted Services
0 students
Hernando Virtual Instruction
0 students
Hernando Virtual Instruction Program
0 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.