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Pinellas School District

87,876 students · 153 schools · 15.9:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #9 of 82 in Florida

Students
87,876
Schools
153
Teachers (FTE)
5,514
Student–Teacher
15.9:1
County
Pinellas
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Pinellas School District

Pinellas School District is a public school system serving Pinellas County, Florida, based in Largo. It serves 87,876 students across 153 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: large district. By enrollment it is the #9 largest of Florida’s 82 school systems.

Phone7275886000
Address301 4Th St Sw, Largo, FL 33770
CountyPinellas County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Pinellas School District enrolls 87,876 students in 153 schools — an average of about 574 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #9 of 82 statewide by enrollment.

Students
87,876
#9 of 82 in Florida
Schools
153
~574 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
City: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Pinellas School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (87,876 students reported):

White
49%
Black
19%
Hispanic
21%
Asian
4%
Two or more
6%
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

Pinellas School District employs about 5,514 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.9:1 — below the Florida average of about 18.3:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 12,404.

Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
5,514
classroom teachers
Total staff
12,404
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 Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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 Pinellas School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Pinellas School District vs. Florida

Enrollment rank
#9
of 82 districts
Ratio
15.9:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Locale
City: Large
Pinellas County

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

Go deeper

Look up Pinellas 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 Pinellas School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 1201560. Confirm current details with the district and the Florida Department of Education.