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ALACHUA

Gainesville, Florida · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

28,204
Students enrolled
62
Public schools
1,644
Classroom teachers (FTE)
17.2:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 430
  • Kindergarten 1,961
  • Grade 1 2,089
  • Grade 2 2,052
  • Grade 3 2,295
  • Grade 4 2,079
  • Grade 5 2,225
  • Grade 6 1,976
  • Grade 7 2,079
  • Grade 8 2,217
  • Grade 9 2,209
  • Grade 10 2,246
  • Grade 11 2,180
  • Grade 12 2,166

By race/ethnicity

  • White 37%
  • Black or African American 35%
  • Hispanic/Latino 15%
  • Two or more races 8%
  • Asian 5%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 13,851 of 28,204 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 45%
  • Reduced-price lunch 5%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$11,908 spent per student on day-to-day operations Florida median: $12,447 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,363
  • Support services $4,771
  • Other (food service, etc.) $774

Where the money comes from

  • Local 49%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 15%

Total revenue $418.3 milliontotal spending $400.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: MidsizeStudents: 37% suburb, 36% city, 27% rural

Total staff (FTE)

3,692

District office

620 E UNIVERSITY AVE, Gainesville FL 32601

County

Alachua County

Official website

NCES District ID

1200030

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About ALACHUA

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District Mission: We are committed to the success of every student!
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