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Land O Lakes, Florida - 101 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Pasco #57 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,640 per pupil, Pasco ranks #64 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
84,049
Total Enrollment
101
Schools
$9,640
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pasco operates 101 public schools serving 84,049 students, placing it among the largest districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 60 combined, 15 high, 15 middle, 11 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large 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 Pasco County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,640 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 7 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending. See how Florida compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.3% local, 45.9% state, and 17.8% 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 31/100, ranked #57 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 16 of 101 schools offering Advanced Placement (220 AP courses district-wide), a 466.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.8% White, 27.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New River Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.8/100.
Its largest campus is Land O' Lakes High School, enrolling 2,233 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marchman Technical College, at 1 students, a 2233x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pasco school enrollment varies 2233× across entities
Pasco school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,233 students (highest), a spread of 2,232 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.
Pasco has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
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.
Pasco student-counselor ratio is 466:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Pasco chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.