Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Listed by NCES as Miami-Dade (district ID 1200390)
Public school district · Miami-Dade County · Florida · NCES district ID 1200390
Miami-Dade County Public Schools spent $13,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 82% of the other Florida districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,744). Its 509 schools enrolled 334,135 students in 2024-25; 23.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,931 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (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's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Miami-Dade County Public Schools ranks 2.
Where the money came from
$4,922,614,000 in revenue: 23.1% state, 57.4% local and 19.5% federal. Total spending including $237,547,000 of capital outlay was $4,857,402,000, or $14,539 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$1,135,526,000 23%
- Local$2,824,918,000 57%
- Federal$962,170,000 20%
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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
335,929 students in 2022-23, 337,255 students in 2023-24, 334,135 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 335,929 | 16710.0 | 20.1 |
| 2023-24 | 337,255 | 16766.0 | 20.1 |
| 2024-25 | 334,135 | 17239.0 | 19.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$1,073,368,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,213 per student
Miami-Dade County Public Schools booked $1,073,368,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 16,606 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 $64,637 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $735,222,000 | 68.5% |
| Special education | $238,357,000 | 22.2% |
| Vocational | $37,900,000 | 3.5% |
| Other programs | $61,889,000 | 5.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,819 in 2018-19, $3,165 in 2019-20, $3,276 in 2020-21, $3,260 in 2021-22, $3,213 in 2022-23.
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 Miami-Dade County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 58% 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.
| Subject | This district | Florida | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 57% | 53% | 147,933 |
| Math | 58% | 55% | 146,907 |
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
90% of the 23,623 students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools' 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.
| This district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 23,623 | 208,274 |
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.
285 elementary schools, 166,299 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aventura Waterways K-8 Center | 2,063 | 18.8 | 23.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Keys Gate Charter School | 1,950 | 22.7 | 63.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Somerset Academy Silver Palms | 1,890 | 23.6 | 79.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 | 1,729 | 18.8 | 23.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Citrus Grove Elementary School | 1,583 | 14.7 | 50.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Mater Academy | 1,521 | 21.4 | 86.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Palm Springs North Elementary School | 1,422 | 17.8 | 39.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Bob Graham Education Center | 1,404 | 17.1 | 35.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center | 1,257 | 20.3 | 18.5% | Not Title I |
| David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center | 1,246 | 17.8 | 39.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Mater Grove Academy | 1,233 | 20.9 | 19.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Miami Lakes K-8 Center | 1,196 | 18.7 | 36.5% | Eligible, no program |
The other 273 elementary schools
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.
77 middle schools, 46,837 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah Gardens Middle School | 1,551 | 24.2 | 44.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Doral Academy Charter Middle School | 1,351 | 33.8 | 20.9% | Eligible, no program |
| South Dade Middle School | 1,304 | 17.4 | 58.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Shenandoah Middle School | 1,231 | 20.5 | 55.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Mater Academy Charter Middle School | 1,219 | 25.9 | 70.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Southwood Middle School | 1,063 | 22.6 | 27.8% | Eligible, no program |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | 1,052 | 23.4 | 50.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School | 1,019 | 18.2 | 47.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Hialeah Middle School | 1,002 | 20.9 | 55.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Herbert a. Ammons Middle School | 999 | 23.8 | 28.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Arvida Middle School | 989 | 22.5 | 34.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Miami Lakes Middle School | 987 | 25.3 | 45.0% | Schoolwide program |
The other 65 middle schools
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.
119 high schools, 110,903 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John a. Ferguson Senior High | 4,291 | 26.7 | 32.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Coral Reef Senior High School | 3,399 | 25.8 | 23.9% | Eligible, no program |
| South Dade Senior High School | 3,382 | 25.4 | 59.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Miami Senior High School | 3,100 | 24.6 | 52.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Hialeah Gardens Senior High School | 3,009 | 26.4 | 42.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Barbara Goleman Senior High | 2,973 | 27.3 | 36.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Coral Gables Senior High School | 2,894 | 24.5 | 36.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Miami Palmetto Senior High School | 2,618 | 25.4 | 24.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Southwest Miami Senior High | 2,599 | 22.6 | 43.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Homestead Senior High School | 2,323 | 22.1 | 63.6% | Schoolwide program |
| G. Holmes Braddock Senior High | 2,291 | 21.2 | 40.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Miami Southridge Senior High | 2,238 | 24.1 | 53.4% | Schoolwide program |
The other 107 high schools
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.
28 other schools, 10,096 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True North Classical Academy | 1,450 | 17.7 | 12.2% | Not Title I |
| KIPP Miami-Liberty City | 1,359 | 20.3 | 9.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Miami Dade | 1,316 | 17.5 | 0.7% | Not Title I |
| Academy for Innovative Education | 1,063 | 17.7 | 41.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Village Green | 856 | 20.9 | 20.8% | Eligible, no program |
| I Preparatory Academy | 781 | 18.6 | 18.2% | Not Title I |
| Miami-Dade Virtual High School Franchise | 498 | 22.6 | 3.4% | Not Title I |
| Brucie Ball Educational Center | 435 | not reported | 52.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Prek Intervention | 355 | not reported | 2.3% | Not Title I |
| Blue Lakes Elementary School | 348 | 10.9 | 36.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Miami-Dade Online Academy- Virtual Instruction Program | 297 | not reported | 11.4% | Not Title I |
| South Florida Autism Charter School Inc | 295 | 14.8 | 36.9% | Schoolwide program |
The other 16 schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln-Marti Charter School Hialeah Campus | 171 | 11.4 | 50.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Mater Academy Virtual Charter School | 99 | 24.8 | 4.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Miami Macarthur Educational Center | 97 | 5.7 | 71.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Ruth Owens Kruse Education Center | 97 | 3.7 | 57.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Neva King Cooper Educational Center | 86 | 5.1 | 59.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Jann Mann Educational Center | 83 | 4.2 | 68.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Instructional Center System Wide | 80 | not reported | 11.3% | Not Title I |
| Chapman Partnership Early Childhood Center South | 77 | 77.0 | 96.1% | Not Title I |
| Teenage Parent Program | 51 | not reported | 4.8% | Not Title I |
| Robert Renick Educational Center | 47 | 4.3 | 63.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Boystown | 44 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
| Chapman Partnership Early Childhood Center N | 37 | not reported | 91.9% | Not Title I |
| Title I Migrant Education Program | 29 | not reported | 89.7% | Not Title I |
| Parkview Elementary School | 21 | 10.5 | 61.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Citrus Health Sipp/Crisis | 16 | not reported | 31.3% | Not Title I |
| Nicklaus Children's Hospital | 8 | not reported | 36.4% | 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.
14 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Citrus Grove Middle School
Middle school in Miami; 781 students; 17.4 students per teacher.
True North Classical Academy at Dadeland
Elementary school in Miami; 576 students; 19.9 students per teacher.
Beacon College Preparatory Elementary School
Elementary school in Opa Locka; 317 students.
True North Classical Academy High School
High school in Miami; 299 students; 15.0 students per teacher.
Shadowlawn Elementary School
School in Miami; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 129 students; 21.5 students per teacher.
His House
High school in Miami Gardens; open in 2024-25; 63 students.
Mater Academy East Preparatory
School in Miami; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 22 students; 22.0 students per teacher.
Amikids Miami-Dade North
School in Miami; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 20 students.
Miami Youth Academy
School in Miami; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 19 students.
Graduation Alliance
School in Miami; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 18 students.
Amikids Miami-Dade South
School in Miami; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 14 students.
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
School in Miami; open in 2024-25; 8 students.
Here's Help
High school in Opa Locka; open in 2024-25; 4 students.
Restart 500 Role Models
Elementary school in Miami; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 2 students.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Website: dadeschools.net
- Phone: (305) 995-1000
- Office: 1450 Ne 2nd Ave # 912, Miami, FL 33132
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 Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Florida districts by spending per studentMiami-Dade County Public Schools ranks 13 of 66 Florida districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,138).#13 of 66
- Every school district in FloridaMiami-Dade County Public Schools is the largest of 80 Florida districts, with 334,090 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1 of 80
- Broward County Public SchoolsThe next smaller Florida district: 254,732 students in fall 2022, $12,121 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,121
- Compare Miami-Dade County Public Schools with Broward County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- John a. Ferguson Senior High, its largest high school4,291 students in 2024-25, 26.7 per teacher.4,291
- Teacher salary spending across FloridaMiami-Dade County Public Schools spent $64,637 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $58,157); spending, not a salary.$64,637
- 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 Miami-Dade County Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Miami-Dade County Public Schools?
509 schools were open in 2024-25 (285 elementary, 77 middle, 119 high, 28 other), enrolling 334,135 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Miami-Dade County Public Schools spend per student?
$13,138 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 $13,931 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Miami-Dade County Public Schools' money come from?
$4,922,614,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.1% state, 57.4% local and 19.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Miami-Dade County Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 64,456 of the 408,605 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.8%, 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.How much does Miami-Dade County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$1,073,368,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,213 per student. Divided by the 16,606 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,637 per teacher, more than 82 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).How do students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Miami-Dade County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 58% 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.What is the graduation rate in Miami-Dade County Public Schools?
90% of the 23,623 students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools' 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.What is Miami-Dade County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
1200390. 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