School Funding Equity in Florida

67 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology.

51
State Avg Score
49
National Avg Score
7
Highly Equitable (70+)
5
Low Equity (<30)
# District Score
1 GADSDEN 89
2 BAKER 82
3 WASHINGTON 75
4 MONROE 73
5 LAFAYETTE 72
6 JACKSON 71
7 LIBERTY 71
8 BRADFORD 69
9 GILCHRIST 68
10 GULF 68
11 SARASOTA 67
12 LEVY 66
13 DIXIE 65
14 HAMILTON 65
15 FRANKLIN 64
16 PINELLAS 63
17 GLADES 63
18 MADISON 62
19 MARTIN 61
20 HIGHLANDS 60
21 TAYLOR 60
22 PALM BEACH 59
23 MANATEE 59
24 ESCAMBIA 58
25 CALHOUN 58
26 DESOTO 57
27 INDIAN RIVER 54
28 HARDEE 52
29 ORANGE 51
30 COLLIER 51
31 CHARLOTTE 51
32 BROWARD 50
33 CITRUS 50
34 COLUMBIA 50
35 POLK 49
36 BAY 49
37 SUWANNEE 49
38 JEFFERSON 49
39 UNION 48
40 VOLUSIA 47
41 WALTON 47
42 MIAMI-DADE 46
43 CLAY 46
44 HILLSBOROUGH 43
45 PASCO 43
46 MARION 43
47 LEON 43
48 WAKULLA 43
49 ALACHUA 41
50 BREVARD 40
51 SUMTER 40
52 NASSAU 38
53 PUTNAM 37
54 HERNANDO 36
55 DUVAL 35
56 ST. LUCIE 35
57 HOLMES 35
58 ST. JOHNS 34
59 SANTA ROSA 34
60 LEE 32
61 OKEECHOBEE 32
62 OKALOOSA 31
63 LAKE 29
64 HENDRY 29
65 FLAGLER 25
66 SEMINOLE 23
67 OSCEOLA 21

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:

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
National Equity Rankings → ← Back to Florida

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.