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Brooksville, Florida - 29 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Hernando #52 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,962 per pupil, Hernando ranks #56 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Hernando operates 29 public schools serving 24,058 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 6 middle, 4 high, 2 elementary 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 Hernando County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,962 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 39.9% local, 44.9% state, and 15.1% 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 39/100, ranked #52 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 29 schools offering Advanced Placement (73 AP courses district-wide), a 576:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.4% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Endeavor Academy, with a diversity index of 70.3/100.
Its largest campus is Frank W. Springstead High School, enrolling 1,853 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hernando County Jail, at 5 students, a 371x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hernando school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 1,853 students (highest), a spread of 1,848 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 scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 29 schools in Hernando.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Hernando's schools, above the Florida average of 52.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Frank W. Springstead High School | 1,853 |
| Winding Waters K-8 | 1,613 |
| Explorer K-8 | 1,544 |
| Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math | 1,456 |
| Central High School | 1,444 |
| Weeki Wachee High School | 1,437 |
| Hernando High School | 1,299 |
| Nature Coast Technical High | 1,293 |
| Powell Middle School | 1,041 |
| Suncoast Elementary School | 967 |
| Pine Grove Elementary School | 943 |
| John D. Floyd Elementary School | 920 |
| Deltona Elementary School | 854 |
| Spring Hill Elementary School | 829 |
| Fox Chapel Middle School | 815 |
| Chocachatti Elementary School | 783 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 754 |
| D. S. Parrott Middle School | 745 |
| Brooksville Elementary School | 687 |
| Moton Elementary School | 671 |
| West Hernando Middle School | 666 |
| Westside Elementary School | 512 |
| Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology Charter | 217 |
| Endeavor Academy | 126 |
| Gulf Coast Elementary School Charter | 106 |
| Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.) a Charter | 88 |
| Hernando Eschool Virtual Franchise | 46 |
| Pace Center for Girls | 20 |
| Hernando County Jail | 5 |
The Florida districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Alachua | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Martin | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Santa Rosa | Larger | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Indian River | Smaller | Higher spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Hernando'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 →Hernando has 29 schools, including 4 high, 17 combined, 2 elementary, 6 middle. Total enrollment is 24,058 students.
Hernando spends $9,962 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #52 in Florida.
Hernando students are 55.4% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 29 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Hernando has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #52 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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