Other / mixed grade configuration · Thonotosassa, FL

Acts

Federal NCES profile for Acts, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120087008057
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Acts earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Florida schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Florida.

#1 of 3
schools in Thonotosassa · Resource Index
57
Resource Index · Higher
4:1
small classes for Florida
4
students enrolled

Acts has class sizes smaller than 99% of Florida schools. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Acts ranks #1 of 3 schools in Thonotosassa, FL.

School address

Enrollment

4

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-78% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Acts compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Acts

Acts is a small combined-grade school in Thonotosassa, Florida, enrolling 4 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Acts is leaner than roughly 99% of Florida schools and 78% under the state's 17.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Florida schools, with 4 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 3,996 Florida schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its district draws 16.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Hillsborough also operates Florida Connections Academy (5,748 students) and Jule F Sumner High School (3,602 students) alongside Acts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Acts compares

Acts on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4:1 ▼ 78% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 4 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
4
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
4:1
students per teacher - 78% below state mean
Top 1% in Florida - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$9,835
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hillsborough, which includes Acts.

$9,835
Per student
-12%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.2%
State 40.7%
Federal 16.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Acts Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Florida Connections Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Jule F Sumner High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Newsome High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Alonso High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Plant City High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Acts's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hillsborough · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Acts's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Acts

How many students attend Acts?

Acts has 4 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Thonotosassa, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Acts?

The student-teacher ratio at Acts is 4:1, which is 78% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 75% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Acts?

Acts has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Acts rank among schools in Thonotosassa?

By Resource Investment Index, Acts ranks #1 of 3 schools in Thonotosassa, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Thonotosassa on the city page.

Is Acts a good school?

Acts earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Florida schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Florida. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Hillsborough?

Besides Acts, Hillsborough also operates Florida Connections Academy (5,748 students), Jule F Sumner High School (3,602 students), and Newsome High School (3,157 students). See the Hillsborough district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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