NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools FL

Best-Resourced Schools in Holiday, FL

5 public K-12 schools in Holiday from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

5 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.

The highest-ranked of Holiday's 5 public schools is Anclote High School, scoring 40/100, against a city average of 32.6/100. Computed live across every Holiday campus reporting to NCES.

Every public school in Holiday, FL, ranked by Resource Investment Index.

5
Schools
3,418
Students
32.6/100
Avg Quality
17.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

How the Holiday Public-School Landscape Breaks Down

Holiday, FL enrolls 3,418 students across 5 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 17.7:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 32.6/100. 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 Holiday on this index is Anclote High School, at 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 1,150 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.

Holiday 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.

Anclote High School accounts for 33.6% of all Holiday public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Holiday-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Holiday school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities

Holiday school enrollment ranges from 393 students (lowest) to 1,150 students (highest), a spread of 757 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Holiday has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.8% 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 — including this one — 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Holiday operates only 1 school district — one of the single most consolidated governance structures in the country

Most Holiday 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Holiday student-teacher ratio is 17.7:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — aligned with the U.S. average of approximately 15.7:1

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 Variation between sub-units within Holiday is typically wider than the Holiday-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Anclote High School 40
2. Paul R. Smith Middle School 39
3. Gulf Trace Elementary School 26
4. Sunray Elementary School 27
5. Gulfside Elementary School 31

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Holiday

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.

  1. 1 Gulfside Elementary School 70.2/100
  2. 2 Paul R. Smith Middle School 66.4/100
  3. 3 Anclote High School 65.5/100
  4. 4 Gulf Trace Elementary School 65.5/100
  5. 5 Sunray Elementary School 65.1/100

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best schools in Holiday, FL?

The highest-ranked school in Holiday is Anclote High School with a quality score of 40/100. There are 5 public schools in Holiday with 3,418 total students.

How many schools are in Holiday, FL?

Holiday has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,418 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.7:1.

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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.