C+
Broward County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 31 towns
Serves Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Davie, Sunrise, Plantation, Deerfield Beach, Lauderhill, Tamarac, Weston, Margate, Coconut Creek, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Hallandale Beach, Parkland, Lauderdale Lakes, Cooper City, Dania Beach, West Park, Wilton Manors, Lighthouse Point, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Park, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Hillsboro Beach, Sea Ranch Lakes and Lazy Lake.
Students
243,553
Schools
325
Spent per student
$13,412
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$2,173.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Broward County School District
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Florida districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
- 22 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020
- Debt of $2,173.1M, about $8,922 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Pompano Beach.
PK–1210 schoolsThis district
123 high schoolsThis district
123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency42%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,412 per student · 3% above FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 28%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
258,525’20
255,266’21
254,159’22
251,370’23
243,553’24
Down 5.8% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 39%Black 38%White 16%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
325 public schools.
Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary School
A2,046 students24:1
Renaissance Charter School at Coral Springs
A−1,515 students379:1
Renaissance Charter School at University
B1,441 students17:1
Franklin Academy Sunrise
B+1,370 students20:1
Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines
A1,367 students19:1
Central Charter School
D1,360 students
Franklin Academy Cooper City
A−1,336 students22:1
Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach
C1,227 students19:1
Renaissance Charter School at Cooper City
A−1,213 students19:1
Embassy Creek Elementary School
A1,156 students19:1
Gator Run Elementary School
A1,156 students19:1
Hollywood Academy of Arts & Science
A1,140 students23:1
Eagle Point Elementary School
A+1,139 students19:1
Fox Trail Elementary School
A−1,099 students18:1
Imagine Charter School at Weston
A+1,093 students
Imagine School at Broward
A−1,091 students24:1
Quiet Waters Elementary School
B−1,072 students18:1
Heron Heights Elementary School
A1,040 students20:1
Riverglades Elementary School
A993 students19:1
Somerset Parkland Academy
A992 students110:1
Park Trails Elementary School
A981 students19:1
Westchester Elementary School
B+979 students20:1
Manatee Bay Elementary School
A978 students18:1
Margate Elementary School
C+962 students17:1
Avant Garde Academy K-5 Broward
B−959 students
Winston Park Elementary School
B945 students19:1
Renaissance Charter School at Plantation
C−933 students18:1
Franklin Academy F
C+922 students21:1
Tradewinds Elementary School
B919 students17:1
Park Lakes Elementary School
C+903 students19:1
Sea Castle Elementary School
B−878 students18:1
Sawgrass Elementary School
B+858 students17:1
Silver Ridge Elementary School
B+849 students18:1
Challenger Elementary School
B−830 students18:1
Country Hills Elementary School
A−827 students17:1
Everglades Elementary School
A823 students17:1
Park Springs Elementary School
B+801 students17:1
Central Park Elementary School
A−800 students19:1
Tropical Elementary School
B+791 students17:1
Discovery Elementary School
B789 students21:1
Country Isles Elementary School
A−773 students16:1
West Broward Academy
C770 students
Renaissance Charter Schools at Pines
B−761 students17:1
Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elem
B747 students19:1
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
A−743 students19:1
Cooper City Elementary School
A−742 students16:1
North Andrews Gardens Elementary School
B−742 students18:1
Cypress Elementary School
C−733 students17:1
Nova Blanche Forman Elementary
B−731 students19:1
Floranada Elementary School
A−719 students18:1
Beachside Montessori Village
A+718 students17:1
Parkside Elementary School
B713 students16:1
Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter School at North Lauder
C−708 students34:1
Royal Palm Elementary School
D704 students19:1
Meadowbrook Elementary School
C+693 students17:1
Liberty Elementary School
C684 students19:1
Croissant Park Elementary School
C682 students19:1
Riverside Elementary School
B679 students19:1
Norcrest Elementary School
C+678 students18:1
Oriole Elementary School
D670 students17:1
Indian Trace Elementary School
A667 students17:1
Orange Brook Elementary School
C−667 students17:1
North Broward Academy of Excellence
C+665 students20:1
Ramblewood Elementary School
C658 students15:1
Sunset Lakes Elementary School
A−657 students18:1
Village Elementary School
D654 students18:1
Somerset Academy
A645 students25:1
Flamingo Elementary School
B−642 students18:1
Hollywood Hills Elementary School
B+640 students18:1
Mirror Lake Elementary School
C+639 students15:1
Broadview Elementary School
C636 students18:1
Pembroke Lakes Elementary School
A−627 students17:1
Forest Hills Elementary School
C+624 students17:1
Davie Elementary School
C−613 students18:1
Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School
A−609 students19:1
Hawkes Bluff Elementary School
A−608 students16:1
North Lauderdale Elementary School
D605 students20:1
Chapel Trail Elementary School
B+597 students17:1
Tedder Elementary School
C−597 students19:1
Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School
C−590 students17:1
Welleby Elementary School
B−589 students17:1
Atlantic West Elementary School
C579 students15:1
Colbert Elementary School
C−578 students16:1
Sandpiper Elementary School
B−574 students15:1
Deerfield Beach Elementary School
C572 students16:1
Stephen Foster Elementary School
C−572 students16:1
Boulevard Heights Elementary
C+566 students16:1
Annabel C. Perry PK-8
C−562 students16:1
Pembroke Pines Elementary School
B−559 students17:1
Dillard Elementary School
C−556 students21:1
Griffin Elementary School
A−556 students15:1
Lake Forest Elementary School
C−555 students17:1
Tamarac Elementary School
C553 students17:1
Pinewood Elementary School
B+551 students16:1
Plantation Elementary School
C−550 students15:1
Park Ridge Elementary School
D549 students20:1
Castle Hill Elementary School
D548 students20:1
Dolphin Bay Elementary School
B+544 students18:1
Wilton Manors Elementary School
B542 students16:1
McNab Elementary School
B+538 students18:1
Bayview Elementary School
A+530 students20:1
Stirling Elementary School
C524 students17:1
Palmview Elementary School
C−523 students18:1
Robert C. Markham Elementary
D523 students18:1
Oakland Park Elementary School
C522 students16:1
Somerset Academy Elementary (Miramar Campus)
A517 students17:1
Morrow Elementary School
D512 students18:1
Coconut Palm Elementary School
C+511 students17:1
Nob Hill Elementary School
B510 students17:1
Horizon Elementary School
C+505 students14:1
Peters Elementary School
C504 students17:1
Lakeside Elementary School
B+500 students16:1
Harbordale Elementary School
A−494 students18:1
Plantation Park Elementary
B492 students18:1
James S. Hunt Elementary School
C+482 students17:1
Renaissance Charter Middle School at Pines
B+481 students16:1
Pasadena Lakes Elementary School
C+478 students16:1
Sheridan Park Elementary School
B−478 students17:1
Maplewood Elementary School
B476 students18:1
Rock Island Elementary School
D468 students19:1
Coconut Creek Elementary School
C467 students16:1
Somerset Neighborhood School
B467 students
Dania Elementary School
B−464 students15:1
Coral Park Elementary School
B463 students17:1
Pompano Beach Elementary School
C462 students17:1
Riverland Elementary School
C−459 students17:1
Fairway Elementary School
D452 students17:1
Westwood Heights Elementary School
D451 students19:1
Silver Palms Elementary School
A−450 students16:1
Somerset Pines Academy
B−447 students24:1
Imagine Schools Plantation Campus
A−441 students17:1
Banyan Elementary School
C−427 students17:1
Championship Academy of Distinction at Davie
C−426 students
Driftwood Elementary School
C426 students15:1
Somerset Academy Riverside
B−426 students
Sunshine Elementary School
C426 students17:1
Cresthaven Elementary School
C−421 students15:1
Charles Drew Elementary School
C−420 students20:1
Coral Cove Elementary School
B417 students18:1
Imagine Charter School at North Lauderdale Elementary
D416 students
Pines Lakes Elementary School
C414 students15:1
West Hollywood Elementary School
D414 students20:1
Sanders Park Elementary School
C+413 students16:1
Oakridge Elementary School
D411 students14:1
Hollywood Park Elementary School
B−408 students16:1
Walker Elementary School
D408 students17:1
Innovation Charter School
C406 students15:1
North Fork Elementary School
D−403 students20:1
Larkdale Elementary School
D399 students15:1
Deerfield Park Elementary School
C391 students15:1
Watkins Elementary School
C−390 students14:1
Summit Academy Charter School
B388 students
Lloyd Estates Elementary School
C−386 students17:1
DR. Martin Luther King JR. Montessori Academy
C−385 students16:1
Palm Cove Elementary School
C385 students17:1
Miramar Elementary School
C+380 students18:1
Sheridan Hills Elementary School
C+378 students19:1
Coral Springs Elementary School
C−370 students19:1
Ben Gamla Charter School
A360 students13:1
Sunland Park Academy
C353 students17:1
Bridgeprep Academy of Hollywood Hills
B−350 students
Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus
A347 students29:1
Silver Shores Elementary School
B−339 students12:1
Rise Academy School of Science and Technology
B+338 students
Panther Run Elementary School
B+330 students16:1
Silver Lakes Elementary School
B+327 students15:1
Mary M Bethune Elementary School
D319 students12:1
Endeavour Primary Learning Center
D317 students19:1
Hollywood Central Elementary School
D309 students15:1
Ben Gamla Charter School South Broward
C295 students17:1
Bennett Elementary School
C294 students14:1
Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus
A288 students
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
C288 students22:1
Greentree Preparatory Charter School
A−272 students
North Side Elementary School
C−266 students17:1
Championship Academy of Distinction at Hollywood
C−256 students
Somerset Village Academy
C254 students
Collins Elementary School
D252 students18:1
Charter School of Excellence at Davie
B+223 students19:1
Sunshine Elementary Charter School
C222 students17:1
Broward Estates Elementary School
D220 students15:1
Somerset Academy Miramar South
A+215 students20:1
South Broward Montessori Charter School
B−169 students
Somerset Academy East Preparatory
B−167 students15:1
Charter School of Excellence
B−164 students23:1
Somerset Academy Pompano (K-5)
C152 students30:1
Everest Charter School
C+150 students
Somerset Academy Davie Charter School
A+150 students
Bridgeprep Academy of Broward K-8
B+140 students
Panacea Prep Charter School
B−115 students38:1
Atlantic Montessori Charter School West Campus
B111 students
New Life Charter Academy
D−110 students
Avant Garde Academy Foundation K8
90 students
Broward Virtual Instruction Program
89 students
Atlantic Montessori Charter School
C+75 students25:1
Falcon Cove Middle School
A2,096 students24:1
Indian Ridge Middle School
B+1,833 students22:1
Westglades Middle School
A1,646 students23:1
New River Middle School
C+1,566 students23:1
Lyons Creek Middle School
B1,469 students21:1
Pioneer Middle School
A−1,453 students23:1
City/Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School
A1,353 students20:1
Tequesta Trace Middle School
A−1,308 students23:1
Nova Middle School
B−1,294 students21:1
Silver Trail Middle School
A−1,187 students25:1
Apollo Middle School
C+1,143 students21:1
Sunrise Middle School
B1,141 students19:1
Deerfield Beach Middle School
C1,132 students21:1
Pompano Beach Middle School
C1,087 students21:1
Somerset Academy Middle School
A−1,056 students35:1
Forest Glen Middle School
B−1,037 students21:1
Glades Middle School
B+1,030 students18:1
Seminole Middle School
B−1,014 students19:1
Ramblewood Middle School
B−1,005 students22:1
Coral Springs Middle School
B−980 students21:1
New Renaissance Middle School
C−965 students19:1
Driftwood Middle School
C+955 students19:1
Sawgrass Springs Middle School
B−946 students22:1
Margate Middle School
C−927 students19:1
Crystal Lake Middle School
C−925 students22:1
Parkway Middle School
C−883 students17:1
James S. Rickards Middle School
D770 students18:1
Westpine Middle School
C+730 students21:1
Silver Lakes Middle School
D729 students22:1
Lauderdale Lakes Middle School
D726 students18:1
Walter C. Young Middle School
B+691 students19:1
Bair Middle School
C−672 students20:1
Attucks Middle School
C+632 students18:1
Pines Middle School
C−626 students21:1
William Dandy Middle School
C−620 students19:1
Olsen Middle School
D602 students21:1
McNicol Middle School
C−580 students21:1
Plantation Middle School
C−538 students22:1
Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science Middle School
A461 students23:1
Somerset Academy Middle (Miramar Campus)
A409 students20:1
North Broward Academy of Excellence Middle
B−373 students22:1
Somerset Academy Key Middle School
C−370 students
Somerset Preparatory Charter Middle School
B363 students
Somerset Academy Riverside Charter Middle School
B−306 students
International Studies Academy Middle School
288 students
Championship Academy of Distinction Middle School
C+242 students
Somerset Academy Village Charter Middle School
B−163 students
Eagles Nest Middle Charter School
B−49 students25:1
Cypress Bay High School
A4,579 students25:1
Western High School
B3,510 students25:1
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
B+3,089 students25:1
Coral Glades High School
C2,843 students30:1
West Broward High School
B+2,492 students24:1
J. P. Taravella High School
C−2,436 students27:1
Nova High School
C+2,420 students27:1
Cooper City High School
A−2,399 students25:1
South Broward High School
C2,358 students27:1
South Plantation High School
C2,303 students25:1
Fort Lauderdale High School
B2,260 students25:1
Boyd H. Anderson High School
D−2,256 students26:1
Monarch High School
C2,213 students25:1
Piper High School
D2,201 students23:1
Charles W Flanagan High School
C+2,199 students23:1
Coral Springs High School
D2,177 students25:1
City/Pembroke Pines Charter High School
A2,168 students23:1
Deerfield Beach High School
D2,120 students24:1
Dillard 6-12
D1,998 students22:1
Everglades High School
C+1,973 students25:1
Coconut Creek High School
D1,972 students26:1
Miramar High School
D1,950 students26:1
Blanche Ely High School
D1,877 students23:1
McArthur High School
C−1,866 students27:1
Coral Springs Charter School
A−1,756 students18:1
Northeast High School
D1,717 students25:1
Hollywood Hills High School
D1,711 students24:1
Plantation High School
D1,696 students25:1
Somerset Academy Charter High
B1,450 students30:1
Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy
C+1,435 students22:1
Pompano Beach High School
A1,322 students25:1
Stranahan High School
D1,286 students24:1
Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines High School
C+1,262 students22:1
Avant Garde Academy of Broward
C+1,122 students
Hallandale High School
D1,031 students21:1
Lauderhill 6-12
D716 students17:1
Atlantic Technical College
A680 students11:1
Whiddon Rodgers Education Center
D655 students21:1
McFatter Technical College
A596 students12:1
Sheridan Technical College
A543 students11:1
Broward Virtual Franchise
A+541 students10:1
Dave Thomas Education Center West
D−492 students26:1
College Academy at Broward College
487 students
Sunfire High School
D474 students
Somerset Arts Conservatory
A−397 students33:1
Sandra Marie Curtis High School
D384 students
Suned High of South Broward
D380 students127:1
Andrews High School
D−376 students54:1
Suned High School of North Broward
D−353 students
Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter High at North Lauderda
C−349 students58:1
Somerset Academy Charter High School Miramar Campus
C+325 students
Somerset Academy Key Charter High School
D301 students
International Studies Academy High School
234 students
Academic Solutions High School
D224 students
Ascend Career Academy
D−215 students
Academic Solutions Academy A
D204 students
Paragon Academy of Technology
C+123 students21:1
Broward Detention Center
D−78 students
Pace Center for Girls Inc.
D76 students
International School of Broward
C70 students
Arc Broward Inc.
69 students
Broward County Acceleration Academies
0 students
Henry D Perry Education Center
D−1,014 students44:1
Eagles Nest Charter Academy
C−320 students107:1
Broward Math and Science Schools
C+267 students
Whispering Pines Exceptional Education Center
D161 students7:1
Bright Horizons
D152 students6:1
Cypress Run Alternative Center
D−150 students9:1
Lanier-James Education Center
D−131 students10:1
Seagull School
D−131 students9:1
Baudhuin Oral School-Nova University
120 students
The Quest Center
D109 students5:1
Wingate Oaks Center
D−90 students8:1
Cross Creek School
D72 students5:1
Gulfstream Early Childhood Center of Excellence
48 students
Pine Ridge Alternative Center
39 students4:1
Broward Children's Center North
22 students
Broward Children's Center South
20 students
Ann Storck Center Inc.
19 students
Hospital Homebound Services
13 students
Alphabet Land-Margate
11 students
UCP Early Beginnings
5 students
Towns served
Fort Lauderdale 185,604Pembroke Pines 173,194Hollywood 155,082Miramar 138,600Coral Springs 136,103Pompano Beach 114,147Davie 108,346Sunrise 97,918Plantation 96,293Deerfield Beach 88,093Lauderhill 74,896Tamarac 73,019Weston 68,837Margate 59,198Coconut Creek 58,330North Lauderdale 45,234Oakland Park 44,682Hallandale Beach 41,854Parkland 37,178Lauderdale Lakes 36,404Cooper City 34,660Dania Beach 32,180West Park 15,249Wilton Manors 11,511Lighthouse Point 10,600Southwest Ranches 7,656Pembroke Park 6,360Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 6,232Hillsboro Beach 2,271Sea Ranch Lakes 466Lazy Lake 22
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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.