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 Nobleton.
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.