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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 Oriole Beach.
PK–5Oriole Beach Elementary SchoolThis district
6–811 middle schoolsThis 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
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.