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Pensacola, Florida - 68 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Escambia #34 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,794 per pupil, Escambia ranks #42 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Escambia operates 68 public schools serving 37,851 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 44 combined, 10 middle, 9 high, 5 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio 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 Escambia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,794 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 38.7% local, 40.7% state, and 20.6% 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 49/100, ranked #34 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 7 of 68 schools offering Advanced Placement (74 AP courses district-wide), a 447.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.8% White, 36.4% African American, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Capstone Academy, with a diversity index of 72.2/100.
Its largest campus is J. M. Tate Senior High School, enrolling 2,169 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Escambia Sch. Dist. Jail Prog., at 6 students, a 362x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Escambia school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 2,169 students (highest), a spread of 2,163 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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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 68 schools in Escambia.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Escambia's schools, above 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Okaloosa | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Leon | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Marion | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Santa Rosa | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Escambia'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 →Escambia has 68 schools, including 9 high, 10 middle, 44 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 37,851 students.
Escambia spends $10,794 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #34 in Florida.
Escambia students are 42.8% White, 36.4% African American, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 68 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Escambia has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #34 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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