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Gainesville, FL
Public School Ratings




Gainesville 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


Alachua School District details

Alachua School District
620 E University Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

28,964 Students enrolled in District

66 Schools in District

20 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Alachua School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Florida

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.7% of all FL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
51%
50%
50%
49%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
A. L. Mebane Middle School
16401 Nw 140 Th St
Alachua, FL, 32615
06-08
A.quinn Jones Center School
1108 Nw 7 Th Ave
Gainesville, FL, 32601
06-12
Abraham Lincoln Middle School
1001 Se 12 Th St
Gainesville, FL, 32641
06-08
Alachua Academy School
3430 Ne 39 Th Ave
Gainesville, FL, 32609
M-M
Alachua County Jail School
3333 Ne 39 Th Ave
Gainesville, FL, 32609
06-12
Alachua Elementary School
13800 Nw 152 Nd Pl
Alachua, FL, 32615
03-05
Alachua Eschool (virtual Franchise) School
2802 Ne 8 Th Ave
Gainesville, FL, 32641
06-12
Alachua Learning Academy Elementary School
11100 W State Road 235
Alachua, FL, 32615
KG-05
Alachua Learning Academy Middle School
11100 W State Road 235
Alachua, FL, 32615
06-08
Alachua Regional Juevnile Detention Center School
3434 Ne 39 Th Ave
Gainesville, FL, 32609
06-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.4% 37.2%
Black 36.5% 21.8%
Hispanic 14.3% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.6% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 48.6% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 3.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,736 $166,151,000 40.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $657 $19,039,000 4.6%
Staff $882 $25,548,000 6.2%
General Administration $147 $4,250,000 1.0%
School Administration $618 $17,891,000 4.3%
Operation $1,275 $36,916,000 8.9%
Transportation $394 $11,415,000 2.8%
Other $250 $7,236,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,222 $122,295,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,369 $126,534,000 30.5%
Total Expenditures $14,327 $414,980,000 100.0%
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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