Pasco Reporter

Pasco 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 727 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 Pasco County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 44.4% of the total enrollment.

Pasco County School District covers 98 schools within Pasco County, with its main office in Land O Lakes.

Among the 98 schools in Pasco County School District, Land O' Lakes High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,278 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
Land O' Lakes High School	2,278
James W. Mitchell High School	2,192
Sunlake High School	2,192
Wiregrass Ranch High School	2,183
Starkey Ranch K-8	2,040
Cypress Creek High School	1,910
Wesley Chapel High School	1,886
River Ridge High School	1,814
Zephyrhills High School	1,740
Fivay High School	1,634
Pasco High School	1,602
Gulf High School	1,532
Seven Springs Middle School	1,517
Hudson High School	1,449
Dr. John Long Middle School	1,409
Charles S. Rushe Middle School	1,353
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	1,301
Cypress Creek Middle School	1,297
Bexley Elementary School	1,262
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel	1,259
Anclote High School	1,202
Innovation Preparatory Academy	1,169
Classical Preparatory School	1,124
Oakstead Elementary School	1,093
River Ridge Middle School	1,066
Odessa Elementary School	1,046
Connerton Elementary School	1,014
Wiregrass Elementary School	1,000
Deer Park Elementary School	993
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School	965
Pine View Middle School	950
Dayspring Academy	943
Watergrass Elementary School	939
Hudson Academy	928
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes	895
Paul R. Smith Middle School	864
Sanders Memorial Elementary School	861
Double Branch Elementary School	857
Pasco Middle School	831
Gulf Middle School	823
New River Elementary School	808
Wesley Chapel Elementary School	806
Woodland Elementary School	794
Denham Oaks Elementary School	782
Richey Elementary School	767
Union Park Charter Academy	762
Crews Lake Middle School.	759
Calusa Elementary School	754
Gulf Highlands Elementary School	742
Cypress Elementary School	741
Academy at the Farm	727
Wendell Krinn Technical High School	711
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation	697
Gulf Trace Elementary School	694
Fox Hollow Elementary School	683
Centennial Elementary School	672
Veterans Elementary School	663
Bayonet Point Middle School	662
Trinity Oaks Elementary School	660
Seven Oaks Elementary School	658
San Antonio Elementary School	643
Centennial Middle School	642
Pasco Elementary School	638
Chasco Elementary School	636
Lake Myrtle Elementary School	635
Hudson Primary Academy	634
Chasco Middle School	632
West Zephyrhills Elementary School	621
Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School	608
Longleaf Elementary School	606
Schrader Elementary School	602
Moon Lake Elementary School	593
Trinity Elementary School	588
Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise	583
Pine View Elementary School	574
Quail Hollow Elementary School	569
James M. Marlowe Elementary School	565
Anclote Elementary School	559
Cotee River Elementary School	559
Plato Academy Trinity Charter School	524
Sand Pine Elementary School	519
Seven Springs Elementary School	510
Shady Hills Elementary School	487
Sunray Elementary School	431
Gulfside Elementary School	419
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School	407
Athenian Academy of Technology and the Arts	384
Countryside Montessori Academy	355
Pepin Academies of Pasco County	313
Lacoochee Elementary School	298
Learning Lodge Academy	271
Dayspring Jazz	262
West Pasco Education Academy	155
Pasco Virtual Instruction Program	141
East Pasco Education Academy	82
Juvenile Detention Center	80
Pace Center for Girls	23
Marchman Technical College	0