PINELLAS

District-Level NCES Analysis

PINELLAS operates 152 public schools serving 93,702 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 87 other, 24 high, 22 elementary, 19 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 87,814 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Pinellas County County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,882 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 56.7% local, 25.1% state, and 18.3% 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 $63,211 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 63/100, ranked #16 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.

Academic infrastructure includes 18 of 152 schools offering Advanced Placement (349 AP courses district-wide), a 408.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.5% White, 23.0% African American, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.