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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Pinellas County School District had most of their students enrolled in 10th-grade during 2023-24 school year

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FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

Pinellas County School District's 10th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 7,733 students enrolled in district’s 10th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.5% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 10th-grade grew by 1.8% compared to the year before.

Pinellas County School District also had a high enrollment for the 11th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Palm Harbor University High School had the most 10th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year. Hospital/Homebound, Pace Center for Girls, and Pinellas County Jail had the fewest.

Data showed that Pinellas County School District enrolled a total of 91,021 students in the 2023-24 school year, the ninth highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked ninth highest in the year before.

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.

Pinellas County School District Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
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Enrollment Numbers Among Pinellas County School District in 2023-24 School Year
SchoolsNumber of Students
Academie Da Vinci Charter School331
Anona Elementary School470
Athenian Academy418
Azalea Elementary School451
Azalea Middle School684
Bardmoor Elementary School445
Bauder Elementary School554
Bay Point Elementary School401
Bay Point Middle School655
Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School601
Bayside High School2,040
Bear Creek Elementary School265
Belcher Elementary School484
Belleair Elementary School453
Blanton Elementary School456
Boca Ciega High School1,211
Brooker Creek Elementary School509
Calvin A. Hunsinger School115
Campbell Park Elementary School462
Chi Chi Rodriquez Academy76
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School755
Clearwater High School1,637
Countryside High School1,593
Cross Bayou Elementary School323
Curlew Creek Elementary School620
Curtis Fundamental Elementary School536
Cypress Woods Elementary School712
Discovery Academy of Science661
Disston Academy101
Dixie M. Hollins High School1,975
Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School559
Dropout Prevention School517
Dunedin Elementary School495
Dunedin High School1,190
Dunedin Highland Middle School868
East Lake High School2,134
East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering388
Eisenhower Elementary School629
Elisa Nelson Elementary School431
Enterprise Charter High School357
Ese Countywide209
Fairmount Park Elementary School459
Fitzgerald Middle School971
Forest Lakes Elementary School501
Frontier Elementary School694
Fuguitt Elementary School437
Garrison-Jones Elementary School598
Gibbs High School1,131
Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School333
Gulfport Montessori Elementary School379
High Point Elementary School580
Highland Lakes Elementary School468
Hospital/Homebound66
James B. Sanderlin K-8816
John Hopkins Middle School791
John M. Sexton Elementary School401
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School957
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School277
Lake St. George Elementary School572
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary School316
Lakewood Elementary School440
Lakewood High School895
Largo High School2,109
Largo Middle School780
Lealman Avenue Elementary School393
Lealman Innovation Academy394
Leila Davis Elementary School655
Lynch Elementary School484
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-81,334
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School439
Maximo Elementary School372
McMullen-Booth Elementary School440
Meadowlawn Middle School801
Melrose Elementary School507
Midtown Academy366
Mildred Helms Elementary School521
Mount Vernon Elementary School373
New Heights Elementary School659
Nina Harris Ese Center144
North Shore Elementary School448
Northeast High School1,589
Northwest Elementary School693
Oak Grove Middle School762
Oakhurst Elementary School657
Oldsmar Elementary School526
Orange Grove Elementary School424
Osceola Fundamental High School1,715
Osceola Middle School915
Ozona Elementary School763
Pace Center for Girls23
Palm Harbor Middle School1,040
Palm Harbor University High School2,502
Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School463
Paul B. Stephens Ese Center148
Perkins Elementary School569
Pinellas Academy of Math and Science894
Pinellas Central Elementary School484
Pinellas County Jail16
Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy316
Pinellas Juvenile Det Center83
Pinellas Park Elementary School459
Pinellas Park High School1,831
Pinellas Park Middle School1,018
Pinellas Preparatory Academy783
Pinellas Secondary School79
Pinellas Teleschool98
Pinellas Virtual Franchise218
Plato Academy Charter School Tarpon Springs367
Plato Academy Clearwater624
Plato Academy Largo Charter School337
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School353
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School537
Plato Academy of St.petersburg370
Plato Seminole329
Plumb Elementary School661
Ponce De Leon Elementary School286
Richard L. Sanders School55
Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School at Seminole553
Ridgecrest Elementary School533
Safety Harbor Elementary School635
Safety Harbor Middle School977
San Jose Elementary School821
Sandy Lane Elementary School308
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School599
Seminole Elementary School492
Seminole High School1,388
Seminole Middle School1,068
Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary School426
Shore Acres Elementary School695
Skycrest Elementary School544
Skyview Elementary School592
Southern Oak Elementary School495
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School244
St. Petersburg High School1,710
Starkey Elementary School610
Sunset Hills Elementary School444
Sutherland Elementary School630
Tarpon Springs Elementary School472
Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary School272
Tarpon Springs High School1,086
Tarpon Springs Middle School626
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental790
Tyrone Middle School822
Walsingham Elementary School380
Westgate Elementary School539
Woodlawn Elementary School777
Total Pinellas County School District91,021

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