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Milton, Florida - 38 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Santa Rosa #55 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,674 per pupil, Santa Rosa ranks #63 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Santa Rosa operates 38 public schools serving 30,764 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 23 combined, 7 middle, 5 high, 3 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 Santa Rosa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,674 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 32.1% local, 50.9% state, and 17.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #55 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 7 of 38 schools offering Advanced Placement (68 AP courses district-wide), a 584.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Coastal Connections Academy, with a diversity index of 70.1/100.
Its largest campus is Navarre High School, enrolling 2,410 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Santa Rosa Online Virtual Instruction Program, at 25 students, a 96x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Santa Rosa school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 2,410 students (highest), a spread of 2,385 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 Santa Rosa is typically wider than the Santa Rosa-aggregate figure suggests.
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 38 schools in Santa Rosa.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Santa Rosa's schools, below 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 | More locally funded |
| Alachua | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Okaloosa | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Bay | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Hernando | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Santa Rosa'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 →Santa Rosa has 38 schools, including 5 high, 23 combined, 7 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 30,764 students.
Santa Rosa spends $9,674 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #55 in Florida.
Santa Rosa students are 72.8% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 38 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Santa Rosa has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #55 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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