Charlotte County Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Charlotte (district ID 1200240)

Public school district · Charlotte County · Florida · NCES district ID 1200240

Charlotte County Public Schools spent $14,173 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Florida districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,744). Its 24 schools enrolled 16,997 students in 2024-25; 12.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,602 per student, up 3.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Florida: 88%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Florida districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Charlotte County Public Schools in enrollment (10,293 to 18,650 students) and Charlotte County Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Charlotte County Public Schools, FY23Charlotte County Public Schools $14,173; Walton $13,721; Martin $12,831; Putnam County $12,682; Highlands $12,585; Indian River $11,843; Citrus $11,410; Flagler Schools $10,757; Nassau $10,049; Hendry County $9,323; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k10k12k14k16kCharlotte County Public Schools$14,173Walton$13,721Martin$12,831Putnam County$12,682Highlands$12,585Indian River$11,843Citrus$11,410Flagler Schools$10,757Nassau$10,049Hendry County$9,323State median, 1,000+ students $11,744
Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Charlotte County Public Schools, FY23Charlotte County Public Schools $14,173; Walton $13,721; Martin $12,831; Putnam County $12,682; Highlands $12,585; Indian River $11,843; Citrus $11,410; Flagler Schools $10,757; Nassau $10,049; Hendry County $9,323; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k10k12k14k16kCharlotte County Public Schools$14,173Walton$13,721Martin$12,831Putnam County$12,682Highlands$12,585Indian River$11,843Citrus$11,410Flagler Schools$10,757Nassau$10,049Hendry County$9,323State median, 1,000+ students $11,744
Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Charlotte County Public Schools, FY23Charlotte County Public Schools $14,173; Walton $13,721; Martin $12,831; Putnam County $12,682; Highlands $12,585; Indian River $11,843; Citrus $11,410; Flagler Schools $10,757; Nassau $10,049; Hendry County $9,323; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k12k16kCharlotte County Public Schools$14,173Walton$13,721Martin$12,831Putnam County$12,682Highlands$12,585Indian River$11,843Citrus$11,410Flagler Schools$10,757Nassau$10,049Hendry County$9,323State median, 1,000+ students $11,744
Current spending per student, Florida districts closest in size to Charlotte County Public Schools, FY23Charlotte County Public Schools $14,173; Walton $13,721; Martin $12,831; Putnam County $12,682; Highlands $12,585; Indian River $11,843; Citrus $11,410; Flagler Schools $10,757; Nassau $10,049; Hendry County $9,323; State median, 1,000+ students $11,744.8k12k16kCharlotte County Public Schools$14,173Walton$13,721Martin$12,831Putnam County$12,682Highlands$12,585Indian River$11,843Citrus$11,410Flagler Schools$10,757Nassau$10,049Hendry County$9,323State median, 1,000+ students $11,744

Where the money came from

$279,108,000 in revenue: 12.1% state, 70.0% local and 17.8% federal. Total spending including $18,578,000 of capital outlay was $272,517,000, or $16,188 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Charlotte County Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $33,881,000; Local $195,416,000; Federal $49,811,000; total $279,108,000.
  • State$33,881,000 12%
  • Local$195,416,000 70%
  • Federal$49,811,000 18%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 66 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

16,834 students in 2022-23, 16,864 students in 2023-24, 16,997 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Charlotte County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,834, 2023-24: 16,864, 2024-25: 16,99705k10k15k20k2022-2316,8342023-2416,8642024-2516,997
Charlotte County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,834, 2023-24: 16,864, 2024-25: 16,99705k10k15k20k2022-2316,8342023-2416,8642024-2516,997
Charlotte County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,834, 2023-24: 16,864, 2024-25: 16,99705k10k15k20k2022-2316,8342023-2416,8642024-2516,997
Charlotte County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 16,834, 2023-24: 16,864, 2024-25: 16,99705k10k15k20k2022-2316,8342023-2416,8642024-2516,997

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316,834936.018.0
2023-2416,864952.017.7
2024-2516,997986.017.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$70,453,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,185 per student

Charlotte County Public Schools booked $70,453,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 936 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $75,270 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 in 100 Florida districts with a figure (state median $58,157, 66 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Florida teacher salary at $51,230 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$42,301,00060.0%
Special education$25,203,00035.8%
Vocational$1,441,0002.0%
Other programs$1,508,0002.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,150 in 2018-19, $3,605 in 2019-20, $3,362 in 2020-21, $3,464 in 2021-22, $4,185 in 2022-23.

Charlotte County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,150, 2019-20: $3,605, 2020-21: $3,362, 2021-22: $3,464, 2022-23: $4,18502k4k6k2018-19$3,1502019-20$3,6052020-21$3,3622021-22$3,4642022-23$4,185
Charlotte County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,150, 2019-20: $3,605, 2020-21: $3,362, 2021-22: $3,464, 2022-23: $4,18502k4k6k2018-19$3,1502019-20$3,6052020-21$3,3622021-22$3,4642022-23$4,185
Charlotte County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,150, 2019-20: $3,605, 2020-21: $3,362, 2021-22: $3,464, 2022-23: $4,18502k4k6k2018-19$3,1502019-20$3,6052020-21$3,3622021-22$3,4642022-23$4,185
Charlotte County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,150, 2019-20: $3,605, 2020-21: $3,362, 2021-22: $3,464, 2022-23: $4,18502k4k6k2018-19$3,1502019-20$3,6052020-21$3,3622021-22$3,4642022-23$4,185

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Charlotte County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 59% in math, against 53% in reading and 55% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtFloridaStudents tested
Reading and language arts53%53%6,799
Math59%55%6,754

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

86% of the 1,380 students in Charlotte County Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate86%88%
Students in the class1,380208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

10 elementary schools, 6,718 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
East Elementary School81416.641.6%Schoolwide program
Deep Creek Elementary School78115.638.9%Schoolwide program
Liberty Elementary School76415.948.7%Schoolwide program
Neil Armstrong Elementary School76315.354.5%Schoolwide program
Meadow Park Elementary School70815.450.4%Schoolwide program
Sallie Jones Elementary School63415.940.5%Schoolwide program
Myakka River Elementary School62415.240.5%Schoolwide program
Kingsway Elementary School57914.149.6%Schoolwide program
Peace River Elementary School55714.757.5%Schoolwide program
Vineland Elementary School49414.141.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 middle schools, 3,237 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Punta Gorda Middle School1,09819.337.9%Eligible, no program
Port Charlotte Middle School85819.148.6%Schoolwide program
Murdock Middle School65619.346.3%Schoolwide program
L. a. Ainger Middle School62516.934.7%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

6 high schools, 5,611 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Charlotte High School1,87220.632.5%Eligible, no program
Port Charlotte High School1,73021.138.4%Eligible, no program
Lemon Bay High School1,34320.323.7%Not Title I
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School35644.57.9%Not Title I
The Academy29816.652.0%Schoolwide program
Charlotte Technical College120.7not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 other schools, 1,431 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Babcock Neighborhood School1,05316.20.3%Not Title I
Baker/Head Start16582.571.5%Not Title I
Charlotte Harbor School1305.246.9%Eligible, no program
Charlotte Virtual Franchise83not reported1.9%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Charlotte Technical College

High school in Port Charlotte; open in 2024-25; 12 students; 0.7 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Charlotte County Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Charlotte County Public Schools

  1. Florida districts by spending per studentCharlotte County Public Schools ranks 4 of 66 Florida districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,173).#4 of 66
  2. Every school district in FloridaCharlotte County Public Schools is the number 32 by size of 80 Florida districts, with 16,834 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#32 of 80
  3. Indian RiverThe next larger Florida district: 17,199 students in fall 2022, $11,843 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,843
  4. CitrusThe next smaller Florida district: 15,951 students in fall 2022, $11,410 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,410
  5. Compare Charlotte County Public Schools with Indian RiverEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Charlotte High School, its largest high school1,872 students in 2024-25, 20.6 per teacher.1,872
  7. Teacher salary spending across FloridaCharlotte County Public Schools spent $75,270 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $58,157); spending, not a salary.$75,270
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Charlotte County Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Charlotte County Public Schools?
    24 schools were open in 2024-25 (10 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high, 4 other), enrolling 16,997 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Charlotte County Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,173 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Florida median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,744 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,602 per student, up 3.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Charlotte County Public Schools' money come from?
    $279,108,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 12.1% state, 70.0% local and 17.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Charlotte County Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,296 of the 18,993 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Charlotte County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $70,453,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,185 per student. Divided by the 936 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,270 per teacher, more than 98 in 100 Florida districts (state median $58,157). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Florida teacher salary at $51,230 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Charlotte County Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Charlotte County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 59% in math, against 53% in reading and 55% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Charlotte County Public Schools?
    86% of the 1,380 students in Charlotte County Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Charlotte County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    1200240. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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