Other / mixed grade configuration · Wilton Manors, FL

Pace Center for Girls Inc.

Federal NCES profile for Pace Center for Girls Inc., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120018003547
0/100100/10070/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pace Center for Girls Inc. earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 4
public schools in Wilton Manors · Resource Index
70
Resource Index · Higher
31.6%
free-lunch eligible
76
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Pace Center for Girls Inc. ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Wilton Manors, FL.

School address

Enrollment

76

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

31.6%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-39% vs state

What stands out at Pace Center for Girls Inc.

Pace Center for Girls Inc. is a small combined-grade school in Wilton Manors, Florida, enrolling 76 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 31.6% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Florida schools, with 76 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 3,996 Florida schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 40 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #6.

Its student body is led by African American (47%) and Hispanic or Latino (34%) (diversity index 64/100).

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 Pace Center for Girls Inc..

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 Pace Center for Girls Inc. compares

Pace Center for Girls Inc. on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 31.6% ▼ 39% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 76 top 91% - -

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

76
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
31.6%
free-lunch eligible - 39% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; 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.

Student demographics

African American 47.4%
Hispanic or Latino 34.2%
White 13.2%
Two or More 3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3%

Largest group: African American at 47.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.9, Pace Center for Girls Inc. is more mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Broward, which includes Pace Center for Girls Inc..

$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 Pace Center for Girls Inc. 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 Lower 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 Pace Center for Girls Inc.'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 Pace Center for Girls Inc.'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 Pace Center for Girls Inc.

How many students attend Pace Center for Girls Inc.?

Pace Center for Girls Inc. has 76 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Wilton Manors, FL.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pace Center for Girls Inc.?

31.6% of students at Pace Center for Girls Inc. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pace Center for Girls Inc.?

The largest demographic group at Pace Center for Girls Inc. is African American at 47.4% of enrollment, in Wilton Manors, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pace Center for Girls Inc.?

Pace Center for Girls Inc. has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher 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 Pace Center for Girls Inc. rank among public schools in Wilton Manors?

By Resource Investment Index, Pace Center for Girls Inc. ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Wilton Manors, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Wilton Manors on the city page.

Is Pace Center for Girls Inc. a good school?

Pace Center for Girls Inc. earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Pace Center for Girls Inc., 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.

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