HILLSBOROUGH

District-Level NCES Analysis

HILLSBOROUGH operates 301 public schools serving 224,538 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 179 other, 44 middle, 42 elementary, 36 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 222,805 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Hillsborough County County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,744 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 43.2% local, 40.7% state, and 16.1% 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 $50,293 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 43/100, ranked #44 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.

Academic infrastructure includes 35 of 301 schools offering Advanced Placement (566 AP courses district-wide), a 454.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.9% Hispanic or Latino, 25.3% White, 24.2% African American across the district's schools.