School district · Florida
Charlotte
Charlotte in Florida: 25 public schools with 16,997 students and 17.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,602 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 25
- 2 charter
- Students
- 16,997
- Students per teacher
- 17.2
- FL 18.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,602
- FL $12.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 986
- Counselors (FTE)
- 40.0
- Students per counselor
- 425
- FL 426 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 13.0
- Librarians (FTE): 18.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Florida: 57%56%proficient
+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in Florida
Median 55% · 74 school districts compared
7,137 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Math
Florida: 59%60%proficient
+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in Florida
Median 57% · 74 school districts compared
6,481 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 17% · $51.7M
- State
- 9.1% · $28.2M
- Local
- 74% · $229.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,794
- Support services
- $6,069
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $28.4M
- Long-term debt
- $60M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baker/Head StartFree meals for all | Pre-K | 165 | 82.5 | — | — |
Deep Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 781 | 15.6 | 64% | 69% |
East Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 814 | 16.6 | 57% | 63% |
Kingsway Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 579 | 14.1 | 49% | 53% |
Liberty Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 764 | 15.9 | 58% | 64% |
Meadow Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 708 | 15.4 | 52% | 62% |
Myakka River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 624 | 15.2 | 61% | 61% |
Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 763 | 15.3 | 54% | 59% |
Peace River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 557 | 14.7 | 40% | 43% |
Sallie Jones Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 634 | 15.9 | 69% | 75% |
Vineland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 494 | 14.1 | 64% | 75% |
L. A. Ainger Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 625 | 16.9 | 58% | 61% |
Murdock Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 656 | 19.3 | 54% | 55% |
Port Charlotte Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 858 | 19.1 | 58% | 61% |
Punta Gorda Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,098 | 19.3 | 51% | 52% |
Charlotte High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,872 | 20.6 | — | — |
Charlotte Technical CollegeCareer and technical | 9–12 | 12 | 0.7 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 356 | 44.5 | — | — | |
Lemon Bay High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,343 | 20.3 | — | — |
Port Charlotte High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,730 | 21.1 | — | — |
The AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 6–12 | 298 | 16.6 | 11% | 0.0% |
Babcock Neighborhood SchoolCharter | K–12 | 1,053 | 16.2 | 62% | 60% |
Charlotte Harbor SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 130 | 5.2 | — | — |
Charlotte Virtual FranchiseFully virtual | K–12 | 83 | — | — | — |
Charlotte Virtual Instruction ProgramFully virtual | K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1445 Education Way, Port Charlotte, FL 33948
- Phone
- (941)255-0808
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.