Pasco Reporter

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

Overall, there were 7,039 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.2% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 0.4% compared to the year before.

Pasco County School District also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Sunlake High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2023-24 school year. East Pasco Education Academy and Pace Center for Girls had the fewest.

Data showed that Pasco County School District enrolled a total of 85,840 students in the 2023-24 school year, the 10th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 10th 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.

Schools	Number of Students
Academy at the Farm	727
Anclote Elementary School	559
Anclote High School	1,202
Athenian Academy of Technology and the Arts	384
Bayonet Point Middle School	662
Bexley Elementary School	1,262
Calusa Elementary School	754
Centennial Elementary School	672
Centennial Middle School	642
Charles S. Rushe Middle School	1,353
Chasco Elementary School	636
Chasco Middle School	632
Classical Preparatory School	1,124
Connerton Elementary School	1,014
Cotee River Elementary School	559
Countryside Montessori Academy	355
Crews Lake Middle School.	759
Cypress Creek High School	1,910
Cypress Creek Middle School	1,297
Cypress Elementary School	741
Dayspring Academy	943
Dayspring Jazz	262
Deer Park Elementary School	993
Denham Oaks Elementary School	782
Double Branch Elementary School	857
Dr. John Long Middle School	1,409
Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School	608
East Pasco Education Academy	82
Fivay High School	1,634
Fox Hollow Elementary School	683
Gulf High School	1,532
Gulf Highlands Elementary School	742
Gulf Middle School	823
Gulf Trace Elementary School	694
Gulfside Elementary School	419
Hudson Academy	928
Hudson High School	1,449
Hudson Primary Academy	634
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes	895
Innovation Preparatory Academy	1,169
James M. Marlowe Elementary School	565
James W. Mitchell High School	2,192
Juvenile Detention Center	80
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation	697
Lacoochee Elementary School	298
Lake Myrtle Elementary School	635
Land O' Lakes High School	2,278
Learning Lodge Academy	271
Longleaf Elementary School	606
Marchman Technical College	0
Moon Lake Elementary School	593
New River Elementary School	808
Oakstead Elementary School	1,093
Odessa Elementary School	1,046
Pace Center for Girls	23
Pasco Elementary School	638
Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise	583
Pasco High School	1,602
Pasco Middle School	831
Pasco Virtual Instruction Program	141
Paul R. Smith Middle School	864
Pepin Academies of Pasco County	313
Pine View Elementary School	574
Pine View Middle School	950
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel	1,259
Plato Academy Trinity Charter School	524
Quail Hollow Elementary School	569
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School	965
Richey Elementary School	767
River Ridge High School	1,814
River Ridge Middle School	1,066
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School	407
San Antonio Elementary School	643
Sand Pine Elementary School	519
Sanders Memorial Elementary School	861
Schrader Elementary School	602
Seven Oaks Elementary School	658
Seven Springs Elementary School	510
Seven Springs Middle School	1,517
Shady Hills Elementary School	487
Starkey Ranch K-8	2,040
Sunlake High School	2,192
Sunray Elementary School	431
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	1,301
Trinity Elementary School	588
Trinity Oaks Elementary School	660
Union Park Charter Academy	762
Veterans Elementary School	663
Watergrass Elementary School	939
Wendell Krinn Technical High School	711
Wesley Chapel Elementary School	806
Wesley Chapel High School	1,886
West Pasco Education Academy	155
West Zephyrhills Elementary School	621
Wiregrass Elementary School	1,000
Wiregrass Ranch High School	2,183
Woodland Elementary School	794
Zephyrhills High School	1,740
Total Pasco County School District	85,840