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Santa Rosa County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Milton, Gulf Breeze and Jay.
Students
29,621
Schools
41
Spent per student
$10,692
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$120.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Santa Rosa County School District
- School Grade A−: better than 79% of Florida districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the FL average
- 19 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.8% since 2020
- Debt of $120.3M, about $4,060 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Midway.
PK–8East Bay K-8 SchoolThis district
9–126 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency63%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$10,692 per student · 18% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 50%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
27,473’20
30,524’21
30,736’22
29,801’23
29,621’24
Up 7.8% since 2020.
Students
White 73%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 9%Black 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
41 public schools.
East Bay K-8 School
1,100 students18:1
Wallace Lake K-8
1,061 students17:1
Bennett C Russell Elementary School
B+899 students15:1
Gulf Breeze Elementary School
A+865 students15:1
Pea Ridge Elementary School
B+846 students15:1
Berryhill Elementary School
A−802 students15:1
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School
B789 students15:1
East Milton Elementary School
B−771 students15:1
Oriole Beach Elementary School
A765 students15:1
West Navarre Intermediate School
A739 students13:1
Holley-Navarre Intermediate
A698 students16:1
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School
A676 students17:1
West Navarre Primary School
666 students13:1
Holley-Navarre Primary
661 students13:1
S. S. Dixon Primary School
611 students15:1
Bagdad Elementary School
C+501 students15:1
Jay Elementary School
A−472 students16:1
Chumuckla Elementary School
A−371 students16:1
Coastal Connections Academy
261 students52:1
Gulf Breeze Middle School
A916 students22:1
Woodlawn Beach Middle School
A−882 students20:1
Holley-Navarre Middle School
A−823 students20:1
Thomas L Sims Middle School
A823 students21:1
Avalon Middle School
B+768 students19:1
Hobbs Middle School
B743 students24:1
Martin Luther King Middle School
C+621 students18:1
Navarre High School
B2,410 students26:1
Pace High School
A−2,316 students26:1
Milton High School
C+1,985 students23:1
Gulf Breeze High School
A−1,946 students26:1
Jay High School
B−498 students18:1
Santa Rosa High School
D151 students19:1
Learning Academy of Santa Rosa
D−62 students21:1
Ese Development Center
0 students0:1
Radford M Locklin Technical College
0 students0:1
Central School
B−732 students16:1
T. R. Jackson Prek Center
184 students20:1
Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise
A105 students35:1
High Road
D−102 students11:1
Hospital Homebound
0 students0:1
Tapp Child Care
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
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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.