Lake vs Miami-Dade

How do these districts compare?

Metric Lake Miami-Dade
Location Tavares, Florida Miami, Florida
Total Enrollment 47,452 334,090
Number of Schools 59 520
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.3:1 19.9:1

Spending

Metric Lake Miami-Dade
Per-Pupil Expenditure $9,989 $12,258
Federal Revenue 17.3% 19.5%
State Revenue 37.2% 23.3%
Local Revenue 45.5% 57.2%
Lake
Federal State Local
Miami-Dade
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Lake Miami-Dade
White 42.5% 5.2%
African American 18.9% 20.9%
Hispanic or Latino 30.5% 72.4%
Asian 1.9% 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.5% 0.5%
Free/Reduced Lunch 47.0% 53.1%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Lake Miami-Dade
AP Courses Offered 138 1,225
Schools with AP 10 98
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 476.8:1 413.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 38.4% 28.0%

School Types

Lake

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 11
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.