Florida

More State News

Facts at a Glance

Use the Education Counts Database to find more detailed state information, ranks, comparisons across states, national statistics and more.
Governor:Rick Scott
Commissioner of Education:Gerard Robinson
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:2,643,347
Number of school districts:73
Number of public schools:4,131
Number of public school teachers:175,609
Unadjusted education spending per student:$8,863
Percent minority students:57.0%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:56.0%
Percent of students with disabilities:13.9%
Percent of English-language learners:8.7%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:37.3%
8th grade math:27.7%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:35.2%
8th grade reading:29.8%

Teacher Employment Information

See information on Florida's certification requirements, salary information, and other teacher-employment data.

Get RSS Feed for This Topic Latest News

Florida’s new voluntary prekindergarten program—which drew nearly 100,000 children over the school year—is serving less than one-tenth of that figure in its summer program.
June 20, 2006 - Education Week
Three states—Florida, New Mexico, and South Carolina—have recently passed legislation allowing statewide bodies to approve new charter schools and oversee them, rather than leaving those responsibilities solely in the hands of local school districts.
June 6, 2006 - Education Week
Two Florida state senators have won Round 2 in their bout with the nation’s largest educational testing company and the state’s education department to learn the academic qualifications of temporary workers who score Florida’s high-stakes tests.
May 23, 2006 - Education Week
The final legislative session of Gov. Jeb Bush’s two-term administration handed the Florida Republican mixed results on his agenda for middle and high schools.
May 16, 2006 - Education Week
When the Florida Senate took up a measure this month designed to protect voucher programs from legal challenges, the chamber couldn’t have been more divided: The bill was defeated by just one vote. Two days later, however, another voucher bill won unanimous Senate support.
May 16, 2006 - Education Week
Florida education officials are crying “unfair” about the way teachers’ salaries are reported, and they want the federal government to do something about it.
May 16, 2006 - Education Week
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is in a political dogfight with Democrats and members of his own party over proposals to help preserve Opportunity Scholarships and other voucher programs in the Sunshine State.
May 9, 2006 - Education Week
Decades in the making, Florida's system stands out nationally for its use of student data to influence policy and practice.
May 2, 2006 - Education Week
Policies that take a “zero tolerance” approach to student misbehavior are being overused in Florida, resulting in hundreds of thousands of arrests and suspensions, often for minor misconduct, a report has found.
May 2, 2006 - Education Week
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and fellow Republicans in the state legislature are working on several fronts to respond to a recent court decision that struck down a statewide voucher program.
April 4, 2006 - Education Week

Most Popular Stories

Viewed

Emailed

Recommended

Commented