School district · Florida

Desoto

Desoto in Florida: 8 public schools with 4,155 students and 17.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,593 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 4,155
Students per teacher: 17.8; FL 18.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,593; 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): 234
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 594; FL 426 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.0; Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

40%proficient

+6.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Florida

Median 55% · 74 school districts compared

1,847 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Florida: 59%

49%proficient

+5.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in Florida

Median 57% · 74 school districts compared

1,684 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.1K15

$9.5K16

$9.1K17

$9.9K18

$9.9K19

$10.2K20

$11.3K21

$12.2K22

$12.4K23

$13.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 31% · $20.3M
State: 43% · $28.4M
Local: 26% · $16.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,034
Support services: $5,721
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $8.8M
Long-term debt: $184K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Teen Parent PK Child Care Program	Pre-K	0	—	—	—	Arcadia
Memorial Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	861	19.6	37%	50%	Arcadia
Nocatee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	475	18.3	39%	50%	Nocatee
West Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	622	16.8	45%	57%	Arcadia
Desoto Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	922	16.5	41%	47%	Arcadia
Desoto County High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,215	17.7	—	—	Arcadia
Desoto Secondary SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	K–12	51	51.0	16%	0.0%	Arcadia
Reduced ServicesAlternative	K–12	9	—	—	—	Arcadia

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.

Sources

Address: 530 Lasolona Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266
Phone: (863)494-4222

Website

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.