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Escambia School District

36,768 students · 69 schools · 17.0:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #23 of 82 in Florida

Students
36,768
Schools
69
Teachers (FTE)
2,164
Student–Teacher
17.0:1
County
Escambia
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Escambia School District

Escambia School District is a public school system serving Escambia County, Florida, based in Pensacola. It serves 36,768 students across 69 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #23 largest of Florida’s 82 school systems.

Phone8504326121
Address75 N Pace Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32505
CountyEscambia County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Escambia School District enrolls 36,768 students in 69 schools — an average of about 533 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #23 of 82 statewide by enrollment.

Students
36,768
#23 of 82 in Florida
Schools
69
~533 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Escambia School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (36,768 students reported):

White
43%
Black
34%
Hispanic
11%
Asian
2%
Two or more
8%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Escambia School District employs about 2,164 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 17.0:1 — below the Florida average of about 18.3:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 5,238.

Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
2,164
classroom teachers
Total staff
5,238
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Florida funds schools

Florida funds schools through the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP): weighted full-time-equivalent students times the Base Student Allocation ($5,372.60 per unweighted FTE in 2025–26), adjusted by a district cost differential and program factors, plus categoricals such as ESE, transportation and safe-schools funding. A growing share of state funds now flows to universal Family Empowerment Scholarship vouchers.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Escambia School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Florida assigns A–F grades to every school and district from achievement and learning gains in English language arts, math and science, the gains of the lowest-performing quartile, graduation rate and college-and-career acceleration. Look up Escambia School District’s grade on the Florida school grades page.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Most Florida districts are accredited through Cognia (via its SACS CASI division), which accredits whole district “systems” as well as individual schools. Look up Escambia School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Escambia School District vs. Florida

Enrollment rank
#23
of 82 districts
Ratio
17.0:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Escambia County

See every Florida district side by side in the Florida directory.

Go deeper

Look up Escambia School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Florida Legislature (the Florida Education Finance Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Escambia School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 1200510. Confirm current details with the district and the Florida Department of Education.