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St Augustine, Florida - 51 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks St. Johns #65 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,233 per pupil, St. Johns ranks #66 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
St. Johns operates 51 public schools serving 50,155 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 33 combined, 11 high, 6 middle, 1 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 St. Johns County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,233 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 56.0% local, 37.4% state, and 6.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #65 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 8 of 51 schools offering Advanced Placement (119 AP courses district-wide), a 535.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% White, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is First Coast Technical College, with a diversity index of 67.4/100.
Its largest campus is Tocoi Creek High School, enrolling 2,616 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Therapeutic Learning Center, at 19 students, a 138x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
St. Johns school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 2,616 students (highest), a spread of 2,597 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 St. Johns is typically wider than the St. Johns-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 51 schools in St. Johns.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across St. Johns's schools, about the same as 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Collier | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Lake | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| St. Lucie | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Sarasota | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to St. Johns'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 →St. Johns has 51 schools, including 11 high, 33 combined, 6 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 50,155 students.
St. Johns spends $9,233 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #65 in Florida.
St. Johns students are 65.7% White, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 5.0% Asian, averaged across 51 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
St. Johns has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #65 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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