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Sanford, Florida - 74 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Seminole #64 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,352 per pupil, Seminole ranks #65 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Seminole operates 74 public schools serving 66,680 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 50 combined, 12 middle, 8 high, 4 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 Seminole County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,352 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 43.4% local, 41.8% state, and 14.8% 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 24/100, ranked #64 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 10 of 74 schools offering Advanced Placement (254 AP courses district-wide), a 599.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.4% White, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sanford Middle School, with a diversity index of 76.5/100.
Its largest campus is Seminole High School, enrolling 3,807 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Contracted Services, at 4 students, a 952x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Seminole school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 3,807 students (highest), a spread of 3,803 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 Seminole is typically wider than the Seminole-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 74 schools in Seminole.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Seminole'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volusia | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Osceola | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Brevard | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Manatee | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| St. Johns | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Seminole'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 →Seminole has 74 schools, including 8 high, 50 combined, 12 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 66,680 students.
Seminole spends $9,352 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #64 in Florida.
Seminole students are 36.4% White, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% African American, 6.2% Asian, averaged across 74 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Seminole has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #64 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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