Holmes

Public school district · Holmes County · Florida · NCES district ID 1200900

Holmes spent $11,741 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 51% of the other Florida districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,744). Its 8 schools enrolled 3,013 students in 2024-25; 61.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,995 per student, up 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 82% (Florida: 88%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Florida districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Holmes in enrollment (1,928 to 3,313 students) and Holmes itself.

Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Holmes, FY23Gulf $14,110; Taylor $13,512; Gilchrist $12,714; Dixie District Schools $12,445; Madison $11,877; Calhoun $11,836; Holmes $11,741; Union $11,686; Washington County $11,470; Bradford County $10,694; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k10k12k14k16kGulf$14,110Taylor$13,512Gilchrist$12,714Dixie District Schools$12,445Madison$11,877Calhoun$11,836Holmes$11,741Union$11,686Washington County$11,470Bradford County$10,694State median, 1,000+ students $11,744
Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Holmes, FY23Gulf $14,110; Taylor $13,512; Gilchrist $12,714; Dixie District Schools $12,445; Madison $11,877; Calhoun $11,836; Holmes $11,741; Union $11,686; Washington County $11,470; Bradford County $10,694; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k10k12k14k16kGulf$14,110Taylor$13,512Gilchrist$12,714Dixie District Schools$12,445Madison$11,877Calhoun$11,836Holmes$11,741Union$11,686Washington County$11,470Bradford County$10,694State median, 1,000+ students $11,744
Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Holmes, FY23Gulf $14,110; Taylor $13,512; Gilchrist $12,714; Dixie District Schools $12,445; Madison $11,877; Calhoun $11,836; Holmes $11,741; Union $11,686; Washington County $11,470; Bradford County $10,694; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k12k16kGulf$14,110Taylor$13,512Gilchrist$12,714Dixie District Schools$12,445Madison$11,877Calhoun$11,836Holmes$11,741Union$11,686Washington County$11,470Bradford County$10,694State median, 1,000+ students $11,744
Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Holmes, FY23Gulf $14,110; Taylor $13,512; Gilchrist $12,714; Dixie District Schools $12,445; Madison $11,877; Calhoun $11,836; Holmes $11,741; Union $11,686; Washington County $11,470; Bradford County $10,694; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k12k16kGulf$14,110Taylor$13,512Gilchrist$12,714Dixie District Schools$12,445Madison$11,877Calhoun$11,836Holmes$11,741Union$11,686Washington County$11,470Bradford County$10,694State median, 1,000+ students $11,744

Where the money came from

$39,592,000 in revenue: 61.5% state, 14.6% local and 23.9% federal. Total spending including $2,577,000 of capital outlay was $40,539,000, or $12,539 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Holmes revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,348,000; Local $5,784,000; Federal $9,460,000; total $39,592,000.
  • State$24,348,000 61%
  • Local$5,784,000 15%
  • Federal$9,460,000 24%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 66 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,233 students in 2022-23, 3,201 students in 2023-24, 3,013 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Holmes enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,233, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,01301k2k3k4k2022-233,2332023-243,2012024-253,013
Holmes enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,233, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,01301k2k3k4k2022-233,2332023-243,2012024-253,013
Holmes enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,233, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,01301k2k3k4k2022-233,2332023-243,2012024-253,013
Holmes enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,233, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,01301k2k3k4k2022-233,2332023-243,2012024-253,013

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,233195.316.6
2023-243,201195.016.4
2024-253,013199.515.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$10,555,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,265 per student

Holmes booked $10,555,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 199 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $52,955 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 in 100 Florida districts with a figure (state median $58,157, 66 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Florida teacher salary at $51,230 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$8,899,00084.3%
Special education$1,044,0009.9%
Vocational$600,0005.7%
Other programs$12,0000.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,085 in 2018-19, $3,113 in 2019-20, $3,245 in 2020-21, $3,245 in 2021-22, $3,265 in 2022-23.

Holmes teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,085, 2019-20: $3,113, 2020-21: $3,245, 2021-22: $3,245, 2022-23: $3,26501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0852019-20$3,1132020-21$3,2452021-22$3,2452022-23$3,265
Holmes teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,085, 2019-20: $3,113, 2020-21: $3,245, 2021-22: $3,245, 2022-23: $3,26501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0852019-20$3,1132020-21$3,2452021-22$3,2452022-23$3,265
Holmes teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,085, 2019-20: $3,113, 2020-21: $3,245, 2021-22: $3,245, 2022-23: $3,26501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0852019-20$3,1132020-21$3,2452021-22$3,2452022-23$3,265
Holmes teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,085, 2019-20: $3,113, 2020-21: $3,245, 2021-22: $3,245, 2022-23: $3,26501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0852019-20$3,1132020-21$3,2452021-22$3,2452022-23$3,265

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Holmes scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 48-52% in math, against 53% in reading and 55% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtFloridaStudents tested
Reading and language arts45-49%53%1,392
Math48-52%55%1,381

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

82% of the 227 students in Holmes' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate82%88%
Students in the class227208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 1,408 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bonifay K-8 School1,13615.461.3%Schoolwide program
Ponce De Leon Elementary School27213.663.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 807 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Holmes County High School46416.052.8%Schoolwide program
Ponce De Leon High School29815.554.7%Schoolwide program
Graduation Assistance Program4512.980.0%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 other schools, 798 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Poplar Springs High School41514.958.3%Schoolwide program
Bethlehem High School36314.056.7%Schoolwide program
Holmes Virtual-Franchise Flvs20not reported25.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Holmes

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Holmes

  1. Florida districts by spending per studentHolmes ranks 34 of 66 Florida districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,741).#34 of 66
  2. Every school district in FloridaHolmes is the number 55 by size of 80 Florida districts, with 3,233 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#55 of 80
  3. Washington County School DistrictThe next larger Florida district: 3,313 students in fall 2022, $11,470 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,470
  4. Bradford County School DistrictThe next smaller Florida district: 2,998 students in fall 2022, $10,694 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,694
  5. Compare Holmes with Washington County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Holmes County High School, its largest high school464 students in 2024-25, 16.0 per teacher.464
  7. Teacher salary spending across FloridaHolmes spent $52,955 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $58,157); spending, not a salary.$52,955
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Holmes

  1. How many schools and students are in Holmes?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 3 high, 3 other), enrolling 3,013 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Holmes spend per student?
    $11,741 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Florida median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,744 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,995 per student, up 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Holmes' money come from?
    $39,592,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.5% state, 14.6% local and 23.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Holmes live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 774 of the 3,054 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Holmes spend on teacher salaries?
    $10,555,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,265 per student. Divided by the 199 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,955 per teacher, more than 25 in 100 Florida districts (state median $58,157). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Florida teacher salary at $51,230 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Holmes do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Holmes scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 48-52% in math, against 53% in reading and 55% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Holmes?
    82% of the 227 students in Holmes' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Holmes' NCES district ID?
    1200900. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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