Florida · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Florida 67 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
51 State avg score
49 National avg score
67 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Gadsden ranks first in Florida for funding equity at 94/100, in a state whose districts average 51 against a national average of 49.
94/100 top score (Gadsden)
$13,468 per-pupil spending in the top district
8 districts scoring 70 or higher
9 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Gadsden 4,616 $13,468 77.4% 19.5% 94 2 Jackson 6,076 $12,182 49.6% 22.9% 85 3 Liberty 1,295 $13,011 33.7% 18.2% 85 4 Lafayette 1,144 $12,280 58.5% 14.3% 84 5 Taylor 2,783 $12,640 62.6% 37.0% 79 6 Franklin 1,208 $14,882 63.0% 70.4% 77 7 Glades 1,819 $12,670 34.5% 26.0% 75 8 Madison 2,418 $11,771 57.1% 19.3% 70 9 Gulf 1,928 $13,147 45.5% 59.5% 69 10 Monroe 8,929 $15,790 35.4% 77.6% 68 11 Hardee 4,901 $10,936 67.7% 23.6% 68 12 Desoto 4,582 $12,175 73.7% 24.4% 68 13 Calhoun 2,129 $11,462 52.5% 24.8% 68 14 Hamilton 1,657 $12,113 78.1% 31.9% 68 15 Sarasota 45,077 $12,753 42.7% 77.1% 66 16 Highlands 12,362 $11,874 66.5% 30.5% 66 17 Jefferson 730 $11,148 77.4% 57.0% 66 18 Collier 48,082 $12,737 54.7% 75.2% 62 19 Dixie 2,090 $11,407 74.6% 17.9% 62 20 Holmes 3,233 $11,051 48.1% 14.5% 61 21 Palm Beach 188,843 $12,727 54.3% 63.0% 60 22 Washington 3,313 $10,910 49.1% 23.6% 60 23 Pinellas 93,702 $11,582 49.3% 56.7% 59 24 Indian River 17,199 $11,476 57.8% 64.2% 59 25 Columbia 9,887 $10,799 63.6% 20.7% 59 26 Putnam 10,293 $11,305 57.3% 26.3% 57 27 Union 2,385 $10,031 50.0% 13.4% 57 28 Citrus 15,951 $10,865 57.4% 40.1% 56 29 Polk 109,558 $11,454 52.7% 35.2% 55 30 Levy 5,689 $10,893 66.0% 25.1% 53 31 Miami-Dade 334,090 $12,258 53.1% 57.2% 51 32 Orange 207,561 $11,578 48.3% 53.2% 51 33 Clay 39,215 $9,847 57.2% 31.3% 50 34 Escambia 37,851 $10,794 56.8% 38.7% 49 35 Gilchrist 2,839 $11,383 41.9% 22.8% 49 36 Broward 254,732 $11,419 58.5% 49.6% 48 37 Baker 5,003 $10,090 53.6% 13.4% 48 38 Wakulla 5,156 $9,999 44.2% 24.6% 47 39 Okaloosa 32,733 $10,590 44.4% 43.0% 44 40 Martin 18,650 $11,820 46.3% 72.1% 44 41 Walton 11,575 $11,790 45.2% 75.6% 44 42 Okeechobee 6,398 $10,838 62.2% 31.1% 44 43 Brevard 74,125 $10,368 44.7% 45.1% 43 44 Manatee 51,234 $10,900 51.8% 58.3% 43 45 St. Lucie 45,661 $11,031 60.4% 46.9% 43 46 Marion 44,493 $10,818 60.5% 35.3% 42 47 Charlotte 16,834 $11,716 46.2% 68.0% 40 48 Suwannee 5,935 $10,292 57.4% 22.1% 40 49 Bradford 2,998 $10,715 56.9% 27.2% 40 50 Duval 128,657 $10,696 54.5% 40.9% 39 51 Volusia 63,365 $9,863 56.0% 47.1% 39 52 Hernando 24,058 $9,962 53.1% 39.9% 39 53 Sumter 9,404 $10,415 57.5% 71.3% 36 54 Leon 32,212 $10,180 49.4% 42.6% 35 55 Santa Rosa 30,764 $9,674 39.5% 32.1% 35 56 Hillsborough 224,538 $9,835 52.2% 43.2% 32 57 Pasco 84,049 $9,640 50.1% 36.3% 31 58 Alachua 28,964 $10,805 52.6% 44.3% 31 59 Lake 47,452 $9,989 47.0% 45.5% 29 60 Bay 27,324 $10,446 47.6% 46.0% 29 61 Hendry 13,859 $8,011 66.0% 15.9% 29 62 Lee 99,354 $10,788 48.9% 58.0% 24 63 Osceola 73,558 $9,818 48.5% 43.5% 24 64 Seminole 66,680 $9,352 44.2% 43.4% 24 65 St. Johns 50,155 $9,233 23.4% 56.0% 23 66 Nassau 12,668 $9,766 39.5% 55.3% 21 67 Flagler 13,331 $9,931 43.9% 55.5% 16
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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