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Pinellas County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 24 towns
Serves St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, Seminole, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar, Gulfport, St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, South Pasadena, Kenneth City, Belleair, Madeira Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Redington Shores, Belleair Beach, North Redington Beach, Redington Beach, Indian Shores and Belleair Shore.
Students
87,876
Schools
153
Spent per student
$13,166
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$121.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pinellas County School District
- School Grade B: better than 64% of Florida districts
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8% since 2020
- Debt of $121.2M, about $1,379 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Lealman.
PK–5Lealman Avenue Elementary SchoolThis district
6–822 middle schoolsThis district
9–1217 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency51%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,166 per student · 1% above FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 20%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
95,470’20
95,109’21
93,452’22
90,942’23
87,876’24
Down 8% since 2020.
Students
White 49%Hispanic 21%Black 19%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
153 public schools.
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8
A1,306 students18:1
James B. Sanderlin K-8
A−817 students15:1
Pinellas Academy of Math and Science
B817 students15:1
Pinellas Preparatory Academy
A−764 students14:1
Ozona Elementary School
A727 students15:1
Discovery Academy of Science
A722 students17:1
Plumb Elementary School
B+704 students14:1
Shore Acres Elementary School
B+690 students16:1
Eisenhower Elementary School
C+678 students15:1
Oakhurst Elementary School
A677 students15:1
Cypress Woods Elementary School
A+676 students16:1
New Heights Elementary School
C−666 students13:1
Leila Davis Elementary School
A−636 students16:1
Plato Academy Clearwater
A616 students13:1
Curlew Creek Elementary School
A−610 students14:1
High Point Elementary School
B600 students14:1
Safety Harbor Elementary School
A−588 students14:1
Starkey Elementary School
B+580 students15:1
Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School
A−574 students15:1
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School
C+573 students12:1
Skyview Elementary School
B564 students14:1
Sutherland Elementary School
A564 students16:1
Perkins Elementary School
B561 students13:1
Ponce de Leon Elementary School
C+546 students13:1
Garrison-Jones Elementary School
A−545 students15:1
Frontier Elementary School
B−542 students13:1
Curtis Fundamental Elementary
A+538 students15:1
Douglas L. Jamerson JR. Elementary
B+536 students14:1
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School
B+535 students13:1
Bauder Elementary School
A530 students15:1
Skycrest Elementary School
C+521 students14:1
Mildred Helms Elementary School
B515 students14:1
Campbell Park Elementary School
D502 students15:1
Brooker Creek Elementary School
A+501 students16:1
Lake ST. George Elementary School
A499 students14:1
Westgate Elementary School
B498 students14:1
Pinellas Central Elementary School
B−483 students15:1
Forest Lakes Elementary School
A480 students13:1
Dunedin Elementary School
B474 students12:1
Oldsmar Elementary School
B+473 students14:1
Seventy-Fourth ST. Elementary
D472 students12:1
Belcher Elementary School
B+467 students13:1
Fuguitt Elementary School
B−464 students13:1
Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School
A459 students15:1
Bardmoor Elementary School
C+457 students13:1
Belleair Elementary School
B−455 students13:1
Southern Oak Elementary School
B+451 students14:1
Lynch Elementary School
C+450 students15:1
Highland Lakes Elementary School
A−449 students14:1
Lakewood Elementary School
B446 students14:1
McMullen-Booth Elementary School
B−445 students13:1
Ridgecrest Elementary School
A−438 students15:1
Pinellas Park Elementary School
C+435 students12:1
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elem
B−433 students14:1
North Shore Elementary School
B−433 students13:1
Anona Elementary School
A430 students13:1
Sunset Hills Elementary School
A428 students15:1
Blanton Elementary School
B−427 students13:1
Azalea Elementary School
B426 students13:1
Fairmount Park Elementary School
D425 students13:1
Elisa Nelson Elementary
A+421 students15:1
Gulfport Montessori Elementary School
C421 students13:1
Northwest Elementary School
B418 students14:1
Tarpon Springs Elementary School
B−417 students14:1
Orange Grove Elementary School
A405 students15:1
Bay Point Elementary School
C+390 students12:1
Athenian Academy
C+377 students13:1
Plato Academy of St.petersburg
A−374 students13:1
Lealman Avenue Elementary School
C−371 students11:1
Seminole Elementary School
B+371 students12:1
Midtown Academy
A−368 students12:1
Walsingham Elementary School
B+366 students13:1
Melrose Elementary School
C−356 students12:1
John M. Sexton Elementary School
B−355 students13:1
Plato Academy Charter School Tarpon Springs
A349 students12:1
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School
A343 students11:1
Maximo Elementary School
C−339 students13:1
Academie Da Vinci Charter School
A336 students12:1
San Jose Elementary School
A−336 students12:1
Mount Vernon Elementary School
C333 students11:1
Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School
A313 students14:1
Plato Seminole
B+311 students12:1
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary
A−309 students13:1
Plato Academy Largo Charter School
B+305 students11:1
Cross Bayou Elementary School
C303 students13:1
Sandy Lane Elementary School
D288 students11:1
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School
B−277 students11:1
Tarpon Springs Fundamental Ele
A+267 students15:1
Bear Creek Elementary School
B−237 students11:1
Woodlawn Elementary School
D216 students11:1
Palm Harbor Middle School
B+1,017 students21:1
Pinellas Park Middle School
C+999 students19:1
Safety Harbor Middle School
B−956 students20:1
Osceola Middle School
B−933 students18:1
Fitzgerald Middle School
B−910 students19:1
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School
A−859 students17:1
Dunedin Highland Middle School
B842 students18:1
Tyrone Middle School
C−799 students20:1
John Hopkins Middle School
D757 students18:1
Largo Middle School
C752 students17:1
Seminole Middle School
B752 students19:1
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental
A−751 students17:1
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School
A+736 students20:1
Oak Grove Middle School
C+724 students18:1
Azalea Middle School
D696 students20:1
Tarpon Springs Middle School
B+649 students19:1
Meadowlawn Middle School
C−616 students17:1
Bay Point Middle School
C519 students17:1
East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering
A+392 students20:1
Mangrove Bay Middle School
317 students14:1
Chi Chi Rodriquez Academy
D−90 students13:1
Palm Harbor University High
A−2,413 students21:1
Largo High School
C+2,058 students21:1
East Lake High School
B1,980 students21:1
Dixie M. Hollins High School
C1,934 students20:1
ST. Petersburg High School
B−1,736 students21:1
Osceola Fundamental High
A−1,706 students23:1
Pinellas Park High School
C−1,691 students21:1
Northeast High School
C+1,684 students21:1
Clearwater High School
C−1,543 students21:1
Countryside High School
C1,396 students20:1
Seminole High School
C1,394 students22:1
Dunedin High School
C+1,221 students21:1
Gibbs High School
C1,125 students16:1
Tarpon Springs High School
C1,111 students22:1
Boca Ciega High School
C−1,039 students18:1
Lakewood High School
C880 students18:1
Richard O Jacobson Technical High School at Seminole
B546 students21:1
Enterprise Charter High School
D−387 students39:1
Lealman Innovation Academy
D−307 students10:1
ST. Petersburg Collegiate High School
A+260 students52:1
ST. Petersburg Collegiate High School North Pinellas
A+223 students45:1
ST. Petersburg Collegiate STEM High School
220 students28:1
Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy
D−202 students14:1
Pinellas Mycroschool of Integrated Academics and Technologi
D149 students
Bayside High School
D−139 students10:1
Pinellas Teleschool
D−130 students26:1
Disston Academy
D−63 students8:1
Pace Center for Girls
D36 students12:1
Pinellas County Jail
25 students
Strive Academy
0 students
Dropout Prevention School
D−395 students
Ese Countywide
206 students19:1
Pinellas High Innovation
D−194 students10:1
Nina Harris Ese Center
D160 students7:1
Richard L. Sanders School
D−160 students5:1
Pinellas Virtual Franchise
B+153 students9:1
Paul B. Stephens Ese Center
D−137 students6:1
Calvin A. Hunsinger School
D101 students4:1
Hospital/Homebound
D61 students
Pinellas Juvenile Det Center
D−55 students
Pinellas Virtual Instruction Program
0 students
Pinellas Virtual K-12
0 students
Towns served
St. Petersburg 262,732Clearwater 117,247Largo 82,617Pinellas Park 53,560Dunedin 36,062Tarpon Springs 25,791Seminole 19,396Safety Harbor 17,033Oldsmar 14,904Gulfport 11,734St. Pete Beach 8,805Treasure Island 6,553South Pasadena 5,320Kenneth City 5,012Belleair 4,428Madeira Beach 3,953Indian Rocks Beach 3,664Belleair Bluffs 2,070Redington Shores 2,009Belleair Beach 1,526North Redington Beach 1,404Redington Beach 1,271Indian Shores 1,243Belleair Shore 56
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.