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Gadsden School District

4,633 students · 17 schools · 16.8:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #51 of 82 in Florida

Students
4,633
Schools
17
Teachers (FTE)
276
Student–Teacher
16.8:1
County
Gadsden
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Gadsden School District

Gadsden School District is a public school system serving Gadsden County, Florida, based in Quincy. It serves 4,633 students across 17 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #51 largest of Florida’s 82 school systems.

Phone8506279651
Address35 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Quincy, FL 32351
CountyGadsden County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Gadsden School District enrolls 4,633 students in 17 schools — an average of about 273 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #51 of 82 statewide by enrollment.

Students
4,633
#51 of 82 in Florida
Schools
17
~273 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Gadsden School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (4,633 students reported):

White
3%
Black
70%
Hispanic
24%
Asian
0%
Two or more
1%
Amer. Indian
1%
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

Gadsden School District employs about 276 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.8:1 — below the Florida average of about 18.3:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 747.

Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
276
classroom teachers
Total staff
747
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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Gadsden School District vs. Florida

Enrollment rank
#51
of 82 districts
Ratio
16.8:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Gadsden County

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

Go deeper

Look up Gadsden 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 Gadsden School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 1200600. Confirm current details with the district and the Florida Department of Education.