School district · Florida

Hernando

Hernando in Florida: 32 public schools with 23,734 students and 17.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,535 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 32; 3 charter
Students: 23,734
Students per teacher: 17.7; FL 18.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,535; 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): 1,338
Counselors (FTE): 45.0
Students per counselor: 527; FL 426 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 12.0; Librarians (FTE): 13.0

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%

54%proficient

+6.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Florida

Median 55% · 74 school districts compared

10,592 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Florida: 59%

55%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Florida

Median 57% · 74 school districts compared

9,679 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

$8.6K15

$8.3K16

$8.2K17

$8.6K18

$8.7K19

$9.0K20

$9.3K21

$10.0K22

$10.9K23

$11.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $56.1M
State: 40% · $140.1M
Local: 44% · $152.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,449
Support services: $4,382
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $47.9M
Long-term debt: $98.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 6High schools: 7Other schools: 5

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Brooksville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	687	15.6	48%	48%	Brooksville
Challenger K-8 School of Science and MathFree meals for all	K–8	1,456	16.2	80%	84%	Spring Hill
Chocachatti Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	783	15.7	72%	80%	Brooksville
Deltona Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	854	15.3	47%	43%	Spring Hill
Eastside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	754	15.1	48%	49%	Brooksville
Explorer K-8Free meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,544	16.3	45%	41%	Spring Hill
Gulf Coast Elementary SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–6	106	17.7	62%	57%	Spring Hill
John D. Floyd Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	920	16.4	52%	54%	Spring Hill
Moton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	671	17.2	43%	44%	Brooksville
Pine Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	943	15.5	56%	60%	Brooksville
Spring Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	829	18.0	53%	53%	Spring Hill
Suncoast Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	967	17.9	60%	64%	Spring Hill
Westside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	512	14.2	50%	57%	Spring Hill
Winding Waters K-8Free meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,613	19.0	48%	49%	Weeki Wachee
Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.)CharterFree meals for all	6–8	88	14.7	69%	60%	Brooksville
D. S. Parrott Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	745	19.6	46%	51%	Brooksville
Fox Chapel Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	815	18.1	44%	39%	Spring Hill
Gulf Coast Academy of Science and TechnologyCharterFree meals for all	6–8	217	18.1	78%	76%	Spring Hill
Powell Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	1,041	18.9	52%	57%	Brooksville
West Hernando Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	666	17.5	55%	56%	Brooksville
Central High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,444	18.8	—	—	Brooksville
Frank W. Springstead High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,853	21.8	—	—	Spring Hill
Hernando County JailAlternative	8–12	5	—	—	—	Brooksville
Hernando High SchoolFree meals for all	6–12	1,299	21.7	—	—	Brooksville
Nature Coast Technical HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,293	20.5	—	—	Brooksville
Pace Center for GirlsAlternative	6–12	20	4.6	—	—	Spring Hill
Weeki Wachee High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,437	22.1	—	—	Weeki Wachee
Contracted ServicesSpecial education	K–12	0	—	—	—	Mount Dora
Endeavor AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	4–12	126	7.9	21%	11%	Brooksville
Hernando Eschool Virtual FranchiseFully virtual	1–12	46	7.7	—	—	Brooksville
Hernando Virtual InstructionFully virtual	K–12	0	—	—	—	Brooksville
Hernando Virtual Instruction ProgramFully virtual	1–12	0	—	—	—	Brooksville

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: 919 N Broad St, Brooksville, FL 34601
Phone: (352)797-7000

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.