Okeechobee County School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Okeechobee.
At a glance
6,143Students enrolled
12Schools
$12,404Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
80%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Okeechobee
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 proficiency44%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
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
$12,404
per student each year · 5% below the FL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,357’20
6,346’21
6,345’22
6,274’23
6,143’24
Students
Hispanic · 46%2,856
White · 43%2,634
Black · 6%347
Two or more races · 3%184
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%60
Asian · 1%55
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools12 in district
EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 737 students · Okeechobee
BPublicCENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 571 students · Okeechobee
C+PublicNORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 528 students · Okeechobee
B+PublicSEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 511 students · Okeechobee
B+PublicSOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 475 students · Okeechobee
C+PublicOSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 689 students · Okeechobee
B-PublicYEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 588 students · Okeechobee
CPublicOKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,718 students · Okeechobee
CPublicOKEECHOBEE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYOther · Grades PK–12 · 266 students · Okeechobee
D-PublicOKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISEOther · Grades K–12 · 59 students · Okeechobee
PublicSTUDENT SERV./SPECIAL PROGRAMSPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 1 students · Okeechobee
PublicOKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMOther · Grades K–12 · Okeechobee
PublicSchool 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.