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Fort Walton Beach, Florida - 50 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Okaloosa #39 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,590 per pupil, Okaloosa ranks #46 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Okaloosa operates 50 public schools serving 32,733 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 35 combined, 7 middle, 6 high, 2 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 Okaloosa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,590 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 43.0% local, 37.4% state, and 19.6% 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 44/100, ranked #39 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 8 of 50 schools offering Advanced Placement (83 AP courses district-wide), a 519.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.3% White, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Max Bruner Junior Middle School, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.
Its largest campus is Crestview High School, enrolling 2,376 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Adjudicated Youth Facility, at 7 students, a 339x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Okaloosa school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 2,376 students (highest), a spread of 2,369 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
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 Variation between sub-units within Okaloosa is typically wider than the Okaloosa-aggregate figure suggests.
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 50 schools in Okaloosa.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Okaloosa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Santa Rosa | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Alachua | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Escambia | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Bay | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Okaloosa'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 →Okaloosa has 50 schools, including 6 high, 35 combined, 7 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 32,733 students.
Okaloosa spends $10,590 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #39 in Florida.
Okaloosa students are 56.3% White, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 50 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Okaloosa has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #39 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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