Hillsborough vs Miami-Dade

How do these districts compare?

Metric Hillsborough Miami-Dade
Location Tampa, Florida Miami, Florida
Total Enrollment 224,538 334,090
Number of Schools 301 520
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.9:1 19.9:1

Spending

Metric Hillsborough Miami-Dade
Per-Pupil Expenditure $9,835 $12,258
Federal Revenue 16.1% 19.5%
State Revenue 40.7% 23.3%
Local Revenue 43.2% 57.2%
Hillsborough
Federal State Local
Miami-Dade
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Hillsborough Miami-Dade
White 25.3% 5.2%
African American 24.2% 20.9%
Hispanic or Latino 40.9% 72.4%
Asian 4.1% 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.2% 0.5%
Free/Reduced Lunch 52.2% 53.1%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Hillsborough Miami-Dade
AP Courses Offered 566 1,225
Schools with AP 35 98
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 454.4:1 413.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 37.4% 28.0%

School Types

Hillsborough

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 55
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Miami-Dade

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 155
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.