9 public K-12 schools in Coconut Creek from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
9 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of Coconut Creek's 9 public schools is Monarch High School, scoring 34/100, against a city average of 45.7/100. Computed live across every Coconut Creek campus reporting to NCES.
How the Coconut Creek Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
Coconut Creek, FL enrolls 9,107 students across 9 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 18.1:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 45.7/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in Coconut Creek on this index is Monarch High School, at 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 2,213 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
Coconut Creek spans 1 district, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
Monarch High School accounts for 24.3% of all Coconut Creek public-school enrollment
That concentration means Coconut Creek-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Coconut Creek school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Coconut Creek school enrollment ranges from 89 students (lowest) to 2,213 students (highest), a spread of 2,124 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.
Coconut Creek has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Coconut Creek operates only 1 school district — one of the single most consolidated governance structures in the country
Most Coconut Creek school districts are a single unified district covering the whole city, a structural feature that simplifies inter-school comparison but concentrates policy authority, and the count here is near the floor observed nationally. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across a large population, but it can also mask intra-school district inequities — sub-school district differences within a single school district are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.
Coconut Creek student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Coconut Creek
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
The highest-ranked school in Coconut Creek is Monarch High School with a quality score of 34/100. There are 9 public schools in Coconut Creek with 9,107 total students.
How many schools are in Coconut Creek, FL? ▼
Coconut Creek has 9 public schools with a total enrollment of 9,107 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.1:1.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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