NCES CCD 2024-25 12 schools FL

Best-Resourced Schools in Pinellas Park, FL

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

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

The highest-ranked of Pinellas Park's 12 public schools is Pinellas Park Middle School, scoring 33/100, against a city average of 45.3/100. Computed live across every Pinellas Park campus reporting to NCES.

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

12
Schools
4,508
Students
45.3/100
Avg Quality
11.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

How the Pinellas Park Public-School Landscape Breaks Down

Pinellas Park, FL enrolls 4,508 students across 12 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those, 1 are charter schools, giving families genuine alternatives to the traditional neighbourhood assignment model. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 11.4:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 45.3/100. 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 Pinellas Park on this index is Pinellas Park Middle School, at 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 999 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.

Pinellas Park 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.

Pinellas Park Middle School accounts for 22.2% of all Pinellas Park public-school enrollment

That concentration means Pinellas Park-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: Middle. 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

Pinellas Park school enrollment varies 28× across entities

Pinellas Park school enrollment ranges from 36 students (lowest) to 999 students (highest), a spread of 963 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.

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

Pinellas Park has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.3% 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.

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

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

Most Pinellas Park 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

Pinellas Park student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

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

# School Score
1. Pinellas Park Middle School 33
2. Skyview Elementary School 51
3. Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School 39
4. Pinellas Central Elementary School 30
5. Pinellas Park Elementary School 33
6. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elem 36
7. Cross Bayou Elementary School 50
8. Ese Countywide 35
9. Pinellas Secondary School 75
10. Nina Harris Ese Center 36
11. Richard L. Sanders School 49
12. Pace Center for Girls 76

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Pinellas Park

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 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elem 76.0/100
  2. 2 Pinellas Central Elementary School 75.6/100
  3. 3 Pinellas Park Elementary School 74.7/100
  4. 4 Pinellas Park Middle School 73.4/100
  5. 5 Skyview Elementary School 71.1/100

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best schools in Pinellas Park, FL?

The highest-ranked school in Pinellas Park is Pinellas Park Middle School with a quality score of 33/100. There are 12 public schools in Pinellas Park with 4,508 total students.

How many schools are in Pinellas Park, FL?

Pinellas Park has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 4,508 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 11.4:1.

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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.