B
Pasco County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Zephyrhills, New Port Richey, Dade City, Port Richey, St. Leo and San Antonio.
Students
86,611
Schools
110
Spent per student
$11,574
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$600.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pasco County School District
- School Grade B: better than 60% of Florida districts
- Spends 11% less per student than the FL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020
- Debt of $600.6M, about $6,934 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for River Ridge.
PK–5Cypress Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8River Ridge Middle SchoolThis district
9–12River Ridge High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency50%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,574 per student · 11% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 42%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
77,057’20
80,993’21
83,823’22
85,593’23
86,611’24
Up 12.4% since 2020.
Students
White 52%Hispanic 28%Black 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
110 public schools.
Starkey Ranch K-8
1,927 students16:1
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel
A−1,312 students18:1
Innovation Preparatory Academy
B+1,274 students20:1
Kirkland Ranch K-8
1,145 students16:1
Bexley Elementary School
B+1,114 students14:1
Oakstead Elementary School
A1,045 students16:1
Odessa Elementary School
A984 students16:1
Wiregrass Elementary School
A−957 students15:1
Connerton Elementary School
B953 students15:1
New River Elementary School
C+939 students17:1
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes
A913 students16:1
Watergrass Elementary School
B+859 students16:1
Sanders Memorial Elementary School
A842 students16:1
Double Branch Elementary School
B+829 students16:1
Union Park Charter Academy
A−803 students17:1
Woodland Elementary School
C−792 students15:1
Academy at the Farm
A761 students15:1
Richey Elementary School
C750 students13:1
Denham Oaks Elementary School
B+738 students17:1
Wesley Chapel Elementary School
A−724 students16:1
San Antonio Elementary School
B706 students17:1
Gulf Highlands Elementary School
C−689 students14:1
Centennial Elementary School
B−684 students15:1
Chester W. Taylor JR. Elementary School
C676 students15:1
Seven Oaks Elementary School
A−656 students16:1
Pasco Elementary School
C−639 students16:1
Trinity Oaks Elementary School
A−639 students16:1
Veterans Elementary School
A−638 students17:1
Fox Hollow Elementary School
D636 students16:1
Hudson Primary Academy
C−636 students14:1
Gulf Trace Elementary School
C625 students15:1
West Zephyrhills Elementary School
C−625 students15:1
Chasco Elementary School
C−612 students13:1
Longleaf Elementary School
A601 students14:1
Schrader Elementary School
C572 students15:1
DR. Mary Giella Elementary School
B−568 students16:1
Moon Lake Elementary School
C−567 students14:1
Lake Myrtle Elementary School
B+559 students15:1
Quail Hollow Elementary School
B−559 students15:1
Cypress Elementary School
C+554 students16:1
Anclote Elementary School
C543 students14:1
Trinity Elementary School
A540 students16:1
Cotee River Elementary School
C+526 students11:1
Deer Park Elementary School
B+524 students15:1
Pine View Elementary School
B+522 students14:1
James M. Marlowe Elementary School
C513 students14:1
Sand Pine Elementary School
A−502 students15:1
Plato Academy Trinity Charter School
A−489 students13:1
Seven Springs Elementary School
C+469 students15:1
Shady Hills Elementary School
B−444 students12:1
Sunray Elementary School
D420 students15:1
Calusa Elementary School
D417 students17:1
Athenian Academy of Technology and the Arts
A−404 students14:1
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School
D399 students16:1
Gulfside Elementary School
C−393 students16:1
Countryside Montessori Academy
A+357 students12:1
Dayspring Angeline
312 students12:1
Learning Lodge Academy
C+308 students15:1
Lacoochee Elementary School
C+296 students20:1
Pasco Virtual Instruction Program
0 students
Seven Springs Middle School
A−1,498 students20:1
DR. John Long Middle School
A−1,496 students21:1
Charles S. Rushe Middle School
A−1,365 students19:1
Cypress Creek Middle School
B+1,283 students20:1
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
B1,270 students21:1
River Ridge Middle School
B1,026 students18:1
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School
C−954 students19:1
Pine View Middle School
B+929 students18:1
Hudson Academy
C−920 students17:1
Paul R. Smith Middle School
C830 students18:1
Pasco Middle School
C819 students20:1
Gulf Middle School
C796 students16:1
Crews Lake Middle School.
C+709 students16:1
Centennial Middle School
C+688 students19:1
Bayonet Point Middle School
C668 students20:1
Chasco Middle School
C−622 students17:1
Land O' Lakes High School
B+2,233 students22:1
Wiregrass Ranch High School
A−2,218 students25:1
Sunlake High School
A−2,206 students24:1
James W. Mitchell High School
A−2,201 students22:1
Cypress Creek High School
B2,006 students22:1
Wesley Chapel High School
B+1,928 students21:1
River Ridge High School
B1,798 students23:1
Zephyrhills High School
C1,656 students21:1
Fivay High School
D1,554 students19:1
Pasco High School
C+1,523 students21:1
Gulf High School
C−1,518 students19:1
Hudson High School
C+1,497 students21:1
Anclote High School
C−1,150 students21:1
Angeline Academy of Innovation
1,088 students21:1
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation
1,008 students22:1
Wendell Krinn Technical High School
A−765 students22:1
Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise
A610 students
West Pasco Education Academy
D104 students5:1
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel High School
82 students41:1
East Pasco Education Academy
C−80 students5:1
Pace Center for Girls
D55 students8:1
Juvenile Detention Center
29 students10:1
Pasco County Correction Department
11 students
Marchman Technical College
2 students0:1
Marchman Technical College HS
0 students
Dayspring Academy
A1,259 students15:1
Classical Preparatory School
B1,154 students16:1
Pepin Academies of Pasco County
D−300 students10:1
Pasco Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)
B−139 students12:1
Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy Prev PK-5
C84 students12:1
Baycare Behavioral Health
0 students0:1
Pinecrest Academy Connerton
0 students
Pinecrest Academy Connerton Middle School
0 students
Skybrooke K-8
0 students
Towns served
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.