Suwannee County School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Live Oak and Branford.

At a glance

6,004Students enrolled

13Schools

2Towns served

$11,896Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

56%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Live OakBranford

Grades PK–5

SUWANNEE RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY or SUWANNEE PINEVIEW ELEMENTARY or SUWANNEE SPRINGCREST ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

SUWANNEE MIDDLE SCHOOL971 students · Live OakThis district

Grades 9–12

SUWANNEE HIGH SCHOOL1,167 students · Live OakThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–12

BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL799 students · BranfordThis 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 proficiency45%

State average 47.9%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 52%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

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

$11,896

per student each year · 9% below the FL average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration39%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)26%

State51%

Federal23%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,680’20

5,864’21

5,935’22

5,968’23

6,004’24

Students

White · 58%3,477

Hispanic · 25%1,488

Black · 12%699

Two or more races · 5%282

Asian · 1%53

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

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

Towns served

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Live Oak6,985 people

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Branford950 people

Schools13 in district

Level

All 13 Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 3 Other 5

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SUWANNEE RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 901 students · Live Oak

C+Public 📚

BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 712 students · Branford

B+Public 📚

SUWANNEE PINEVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 658 students · Live Oak

BPublic 📚

SUWANNEE SPRINGCREST ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 615 students · Live Oak

B-Public 📚

SUWANNEE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 971 students · Live Oak

C+Public 🏫

SUWANNEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,167 students · Live Oak

CPublic 🏫

BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 6–12 · 799 students · Branford

BPublic 🏫

RIVEROAK TECHNICAL COLLEGEHigh · Grades 9–12 · Live Oak

Public 📚

SUWANNEE VIRTUAL SCHOOLOther · Grades K–12 · 98 students · Live Oak

CPublic 📚

SUWANNEE OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLOther · Grades 1–12 · 66 students · Live Oak

CPublic 📚

COMMUNITY BASE SERVICE STUDENTSOther · Grades K–12 · 17 students · Live Oak

Public 📚

SUWANNEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISEOther · Grades K–12 · Live Oak

Public 📚

SUWANNEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMOther · Grades K–12 · Live Oak

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.