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Fort Walton Beach, FL
Public School Ratings




Fort Walton Beach Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Okaloosa School District details

Okaloosa School District
120 Lowery Pl Se
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

32,426 Students enrolled in District

52 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Okaloosa School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Florida

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.8% of all FL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
61%
51%
59%
50%
63%
52%
61%
51%
59%
50%
63%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Addie R. Lewis School
281 Mississippi Ave
Valparaiso, FL, 32580
PK-08
Adjudicated Youth Facility School
4448 Straight Line Rd
Crestview, FL, 32539
06-12
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School
7 Wright Pkwy Sw
Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548
PK-05
Antioch Elementary School
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL, 32536
PK-05
Baker School
1369 14 Th St
Baker, FL, 32531
PK-12
Bluewater Elementary School
4545 Range Rd
Niceville, FL, 32578
PK-05
Bob Sikes Elementary School
425 Adams Dr
Crestview, FL, 32536
PK-05
C. W. Ruckel Middle School
201 Partin Dr N
Niceville, FL, 32578
06-08
Choctawhatchee Senior High School
110 Racetrack Rd Nw
Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32547
09-12
Clifford Meigs Middle School
150 Richbourg Ave
Shalimar, FL, 32579
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.7% 37.2%
Black 11.7% 21.8%
Hispanic 16.9% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.5% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 40.0% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 3.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,729 $218,203,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $421 $13,656,000 3.4%
Staff $361 $11,718,000 3.0%
General Administration $116 $3,772,000 1.0%
School Administration $703 $22,789,000 5.7%
Operation $1,042 $33,795,000 8.5%
Transportation $410 $13,303,000 3.4%
Other $293 $9,507,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,347 $108,540,000 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,165 $70,213,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $12,242 $396,956,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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