Florida · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in Florida
Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
- 50
- Districts ranked
- 2,475,558
- Students enrolled
- 38/100
- Avg quality score
- D
- Top grade
The ranking in one line
Jefferson in Monticello leads Florida's districts with an average school quality score of 49/100 across 2 schools.
- 49/100
- top district score (grade D)
- 2
- schools in Jefferson
- 730
- students in the top district
- 38/100
- average across the top 50
| # | District | Grade | Avg Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Monticello | D | 49 |
| 2 | Fau Lab Sch Boca Raton | D | 47 |
| 3 | Fsu Lab Sch Tallahassee | D | 47 |
| 4 | Fl Virtual Orlando | D | 46.7 |
| 5 | Sarasota Sarasota | D | 45.6 |
| 6 | Gilchrist Trenton | D | 44.5 |
| 7 | St. Johns St Augustine | D | 43 |
| 8 | Brevard Viera | D | 41.8 |
| 9 | Collier Naples | D | 41.6 |
| 10 | Famu Lab Sch Tallahassee | D | 41 |
| 11 | Clay Green Cove Springs | D | 40 |
| 12 | Uf Lab Sch Gainesville | D | 40 |
| 13 | Pasco Land O Lakes | F | 39.7 |
| 14 | Monroe Key West | F | 39.5 |
| 15 | Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach | F | 39.5 |
| 16 | Miami-Dade Miami | F | 39.3 |
| 17 | Pinellas Largo | F | 38.7 |
| 18 | Santa Rosa Milton | F | 38.7 |
| 19 | Sumter Bushnell | F | 38.5 |
| 20 | Martin Stuart | F | 38 |
| 21 | Indian River Vero Beach | F | 38 |
| 22 | Manatee Bradenton | F | 37.4 |
| 23 | Citrus Inverness | F | 37.3 |
| 24 | Charlotte Port Charlotte | F | 36.9 |
| 25 | Gadsden Quincy | F | 36.9 |
| 26 | St. Lucie Port St Lucie | F | 36.8 |
| 27 | Calhoun Blountstown | F | 36.8 |
| 28 | Palm Beach West Palm Beach | F | 36.6 |
| 29 | Volusia Deland | F | 36.6 |
| 30 | Lafayette Mayo | F | 36.5 |
| 31 | Hillsborough Tampa | F | 36.5 |
| 32 | Alachua Gainesville | F | 36.3 |
| 33 | Broward Fort Lauderdale | F | 36.3 |
| 34 | Seminole Sanford | F | 36.2 |
| 35 | Osceola Kissimmee | F | 36.1 |
| 36 | Jackson Marianna | F | 36.1 |
| 37 | Bay Panama City | F | 35.5 |
| 38 | Walton Defuniak Springs | F | 35.4 |
| 39 | Escambia Pensacola | F | 35.3 |
| 40 | Lake Tavares | F | 35.3 |
| 41 | Flagler Bunnell | F | 35.3 |
| 42 | Glades Moore Haven | F | 34.8 |
| 43 | Leon Tallahassee | F | 34.7 |
| 44 | Polk Bartow | F | 34.7 |
| 45 | Orange Orlando | F | 34.5 |
| 46 | Nassau Fernandina Beach | F | 33.9 |
| 47 | Suwannee Live Oak | F | 33.8 |
| 48 | Holmes Bonifay | F | 33.5 |
| 49 | Highlands Sebring | F | 33.4 |
| 50 | Taylor Perry | F | 33.4 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best school districts in Florida? ▼
The top-ranked district in Florida is Jefferson in Monticello with 730 students across 2 schools. Average quality score: 49/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Florida? ▼
Florida has 50+ school districts serving 2,838,009 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1.
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Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.