Pinellas Times

Pinellas County School District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 331 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year were white, representing 79% of the Pinellas County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 42.4% of the total enrollment.

Pinellas County School District covers 146 schools within Pinellas County, with its main office in Largo.

Among the 146 schools in Pinellas County School District, Palm Harbor University High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,502 students in the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School	Total Enrollment
Palm Harbor University High School	2,502
East Lake High School	2,134
Largo High School	2,109
Bayside High School	2,040
Dixie M. Hollins High School	1,975
Pinellas Park High School	1,831
Osceola Fundamental High School	1,715
St. Petersburg High School	1,710
Clearwater High School	1,637
Countryside High School	1,593
Northeast High School	1,589
Seminole High School	1,388
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8	1,334
Boca Ciega High School	1,211
Dunedin High School	1,190
Gibbs High School	1,131
Tarpon Springs High School	1,086
Seminole Middle School	1,068
Palm Harbor Middle School	1,040
Pinellas Park Middle School	1,018
Safety Harbor Middle School	977
Fitzgerald Middle School	971
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School	957
Osceola Middle School	915
Lakewood High School	895
Pinellas Academy of Math and Science	894
Dunedin Highland Middle School	868
Tyrone Middle School	822
San Jose Elementary School	821
James B. Sanderlin K-8	816
Meadowlawn Middle School	801
John Hopkins Middle School	791
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental	790
Pinellas Preparatory Academy	783
Largo Middle School	780
Woodlawn Elementary School	777
Ozona Elementary School	763
Oak Grove Middle School	762
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School	755
Cypress Woods Elementary School	712
Shore Acres Elementary School	695
Frontier Elementary School	694
Northwest Elementary School	693
Azalea Middle School	684
Plumb Elementary School	661
Discovery Academy of Science	661
New Heights Elementary School	659
Oakhurst Elementary School	657
Bay Point Middle School	655
Leila Davis Elementary School	655
Safety Harbor Elementary School	635
Sutherland Elementary School	630
Eisenhower Elementary School	629
Tarpon Springs Middle School	626
Plato Academy Clearwater	624
Curlew Creek Elementary School	620
Starkey Elementary School	610
Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School	601
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School	599
Garrison-Jones Elementary School	598
Skyview Elementary School	592
High Point Elementary School	580
Lake St. George Elementary School	572
Perkins Elementary School	569
Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School	559
Bauder Elementary School	554
Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School at Seminole	553
Skycrest Elementary School	544
Westgate Elementary School	539
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School	537
Curtis Fundamental Elementary School	536
Ridgecrest Elementary School	533
Oldsmar Elementary School	526
Mildred Helms Elementary School	521
Dropout Prevention School	517
Brooker Creek Elementary School	509
Melrose Elementary School	507
Forest Lakes Elementary School	501
Dunedin Elementary School	495
Southern Oak Elementary School	495
Seminole Elementary School	492
Belcher Elementary School	484
Lynch Elementary School	484
Pinellas Central Elementary School	484
Tarpon Springs Elementary School	472
Anona Elementary School	470
Highland Lakes Elementary School	468
Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School	463
Campbell Park Elementary School	462
Fairmount Park Elementary School	459
Pinellas Park Elementary School	459
Blanton Elementary School	456
Belleair Elementary School	453
Azalea Elementary School	451
North Shore Elementary School	448
Bardmoor Elementary School	445
Sunset Hills Elementary School	444
Lakewood Elementary School	440
McMullen-Booth Elementary School	440
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School	439
Fuguitt Elementary School	437
Elisa Nelson Elementary School	431
Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary School	426
Orange Grove Elementary School	424
Athenian Academy	418
Bay Point Elementary School	401
John M. Sexton Elementary School	401
Lealman Innovation Academy	394
Lealman Avenue Elementary School	393
East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering	388
Walsingham Elementary School	380
Gulfport Montessori Elementary School	379
Mount Vernon Elementary School	373
Maximo Elementary School	372
Plato Academy of St.petersburg	370
Plato Academy Charter School Tarpon Springs	367
Midtown Academy	366
Enterprise Charter High School	357
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School	353
Plato Academy Largo Charter School	337
Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School	333
Academie Da Vinci Charter School	331
Plato Seminole	329
Cross Bayou Elementary School	323
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary School	316
Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy	316
Sandy Lane Elementary School	308
Ponce De Leon Elementary School	286
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School	277
Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary School	272
Bear Creek Elementary School	265
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School	244
Pinellas Virtual Franchise	218
Ese Countywide	209
Paul B. Stephens Ese Center	148
Nina Harris Ese Center	144
Calvin A. Hunsinger School	115
Disston Academy	101
Pinellas Teleschool	98
Pinellas Juvenile Det Center	83
Pinellas Secondary School	79
Chi Chi Rodriquez Academy	76
Hospital/Homebound	66
Richard L. Sanders School	55
Pace Center for Girls	23
Pinellas County Jail	16