How many school districts are there in Florida?
Florida has 74 public school districts in the 2023-24 Common Core of Data. They are not equal in size: the largest operates 517 schools and the smallest operates 1, with a median of 18.
The figures, 2023-24
Each figure below is a census over the 74 district records and the 3,992 school records attached to them. A district's school count is the number of school records naming it, not a separately published total.
| State | Florida |
|---|---|
| School districts | 74 |
| Schools they operate | 3992 |
| Most schools in one district | 517 |
| Fewest schools in one district | 1 |
| Median schools per district | 18 |
| Districts operating a single school | 2 |
| Average schools per districtcalculated | 53.9number_of_schools / number_of_districts |
The twelve largest districts by school count
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Questions
How many school districts are there in Florida?
74, according to the 2023-24 federal Common Core of Data.
Is there one district per county?
Florida organises its public schools mainly by county, but the federal release also carries state-operated agencies, university-affiliated schools and charter authorities as separate districts, so the district count is higher than the county count.
Which is the largest?
By number of schools, Miami-Dade, with 517 in the 2023-24 release.
Method and sources
Every figure on this page is a census over the 2023-24 Common Core of Data, published by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. A district is counted where the federal LEA directory carries a record for it. Its school count is the number of school records naming that agency id, which is why a district can appear with a single school or with none of its own. No figure here is imputed, and where a count excludes records the number excluded is on the page.
- NCES CCD LEA Directory 2023-24 (ccd_lea_029_2324_w_1a_073124)
- NCES CCD School Directory 2023-24 (ccd_sch_029_2324_w_1a_073124)
- NCES CCD School Membership 2023-24 (ccd_sch_052_2324_l_1a_073124)