BROWARD

District-Level NCES Analysis

BROWARD operates 328 public schools serving 254,732 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 173 other, 59 elementary, 48 high, 48 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 244,036 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Broward County County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,387 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 49.6% local, 31.2% state, and 19.2% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $53,298 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 50/100, ranked #32 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.

Academic infrastructure includes 43 of 328 schools offering Advanced Placement (623 AP courses district-wide), a 448.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.3% African American, 37.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% White across the district's schools.