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Port St Lucie, Florida - 51 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks St. Lucie #40 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,177 per pupil, St. Lucie ranks #27 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
St. Lucie operates 51 public schools serving 45,661 students, placing it among the larger districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 35 combined, 6 high, 6 elementary, 4 middle 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. Lucie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,177 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending. See how Florida compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.9% local, 35.5% state, and 17.6% 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 46/100, ranked #40 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 51 schools offering Advanced Placement (35 AP courses district-wide), a 378.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.5% African American, 33.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Floresta Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.7/100.
Its largest campus is Fort Pierce Central High School, enrolling 3,178 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Data House, at 3 students, a 1059x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
St. Lucie school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 3,178 students (highest), a spread of 3,175 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
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: 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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 51 schools in St. Lucie.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across St. Lucie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Marion | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Lake | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Collier | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| St. Johns | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to St. Lucie'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. Lucie has 51 schools, including 35 combined, 6 high, 6 elementary, 4 middle. Total enrollment is 45,661 students.
St. Lucie spends $12,177 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #40 in Florida.
St. Lucie students are 36.5% African American, 33.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% White, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 51 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
St. Lucie has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #40 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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