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Inverness, Florida - 26 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Citrus #28 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,865 per pupil, Citrus ranks #37 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Citrus operates 26 public schools serving 15,951 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 combined, 4 high, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Citrus County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,865 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending. See how Florida compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.1% local, 34.9% state, and 24.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #28 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 26 schools offering Advanced Placement (48 AP courses district-wide), a 506:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Forest Ridge Elementary School, with a diversity index of 52.8/100.
Its largest campus is Lecanto High School, enrolling 1,735 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Camp E-Nini Hassee, at 17 students, a 102x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Citrus school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 1,735 students (highest), a spread of 1,718 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 26 schools in Citrus.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Citrus's schools, below the Florida average of 52.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Florida districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Indian River | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Hendry | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Flagler | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Martin | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Citrus's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Miami-Dade →Citrus has 26 schools, including 4 high, 4 middle, 18 combined. Total enrollment is 15,951 students.
Citrus spends $10,865 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #28 in Florida.
Citrus students are 75.0% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 26 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Citrus has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #28 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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