Other / mixed grade configuration · Ft Lauderdale, FL

Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale

Federal NCES profile for Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120018003324
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Florida.

#1 of 4
schools in Ft Lauderdale · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
27.3%
free-lunch eligible
11
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale ranks #1 of 4 schools in Ft Lauderdale, FL.

School address

Enrollment

11

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

27.3%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-48% vs state

What stands out at Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale

Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale is a small combined-grade school in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, enrolling 11 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 27.3% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Florida schools, with 11 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Its district draws 19.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Broward also operates Cypress Bay High School (4,579 students) and Western High School (3,510 students) alongside Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale.

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 Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale compares

Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 27.3% ▼ 48% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 11 top 98% - -

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

11
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
27.3%
free-lunch eligible - 48% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$11,419
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 Broward, which includes Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale.

$11,419
Per student
+2%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.6%
State 31.2%
Federal 19.2%

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 Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cypress Bay High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Western High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Coral Glades High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
West Broward High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Broward · 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 Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale'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 Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale

How many students attend Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale?

Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale has 11 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Ft Lauderdale, FL.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale?

27.3% of students at Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale?

Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: 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 Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale rank among schools in Ft Lauderdale?

By Resource Investment Index, Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale ranks #1 of 4 schools in Ft Lauderdale, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Ft Lauderdale on the city page.

Is Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale a good school?

Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Broward?

Besides Amikids of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Broward also operates Cypress Bay High School (4,579 students), Western High School (3,510 students), and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (3,089 students). See the Broward 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.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.