Florida · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Florida
The 50 Florida districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $15,790
- Top per-pupil spend
- $11,659
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Monroe spends $15,790 per student, the most of any Florida district listed, against an average of $11,659 across the top 50.
- $15,790
- top spend (Monroe)
- $10,292
- lowest on this list
- 1.5×
- spread across the listed districts
- 8,929
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe Key West | $15,790 |
| 2 | Franklin Eastpoint | $14,882 |
| 3 | Gadsden Quincy | $13,468 |
| 4 | Gulf Port St Joe | $13,147 |
| 5 | Liberty Bristol | $13,011 |
| 6 | Sarasota Sarasota | $12,753 |
| 7 | Collier Naples | $12,737 |
| 8 | Palm Beach West Palm Beach | $12,727 |
| 9 | Glades Moore Haven | $12,670 |
| 10 | Taylor Perry | $12,640 |
| 11 | Lafayette Mayo | $12,280 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade Miami | $12,258 |
| 13 | Jackson Marianna | $12,182 |
| 14 | Desoto Arcadia | $12,175 |
| 15 | Hamilton Jasper | $12,113 |
| 16 | Highlands Sebring | $11,874 |
| 17 | Martin Stuart | $11,820 |
| 18 | Walton Defuniak Springs | $11,790 |
| 19 | Madison Madison | $11,771 |
| 20 | Charlotte Port Charlotte | $11,716 |
| 21 | Pinellas Largo | $11,582 |
| 22 | Orange Orlando | $11,578 |
| 23 | Indian River Vero Beach | $11,476 |
| 24 | Calhoun Blountstown | $11,462 |
| 25 | Polk Bartow | $11,454 |
| 26 | Broward Fort Lauderdale | $11,419 |
| 27 | Dixie Cross City | $11,407 |
| 28 | Gilchrist Trenton | $11,383 |
| 29 | Putnam Palatka | $11,305 |
| 30 | Jefferson Monticello | $11,148 |
| 31 | Holmes Bonifay | $11,051 |
| 32 | St. Lucie Port St Lucie | $11,031 |
| 33 | Hardee Wauchula | $10,936 |
| 34 | Washington Chipley | $10,910 |
| 35 | Manatee Bradenton | $10,900 |
| 36 | Levy Bronson | $10,893 |
| 37 | Citrus Inverness | $10,865 |
| 38 | Okeechobee Okeechobee | $10,838 |
| 39 | Marion Ocala | $10,818 |
| 40 | Alachua Gainesville | $10,805 |
| 41 | Columbia Lake City | $10,799 |
| 42 | Escambia Pensacola | $10,794 |
| 43 | Lee Fort Myers | $10,788 |
| 44 | Bradford Starke | $10,715 |
| 45 | Duval Jacksonville | $10,696 |
| 46 | Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach | $10,590 |
| 47 | Bay Panama City | $10,446 |
| 48 | Sumter Bushnell | $10,415 |
| 49 | Brevard Viera | $10,368 |
| 50 | Suwannee Live Oak | $10,292 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.