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St. Lucie School District

49,308 students · 56 schools · 19.4:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #17 of 82 in Florida

Students
49,308
Schools
56
Teachers (FTE)
2,547
Student–Teacher
19.4:1
County
St. Lucie
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About St. Lucie School District

St. Lucie School District is a public school system serving St. Lucie County, Florida, based in Port St Lucie. It serves 49,308 students across 56 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: mid-size district. By enrollment it is the #17 largest of Florida’s 82 school systems.

Phone7724293600
Address9461 Brandywine Lane, Port St Lucie, FL 34986
CountySt. Lucie County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

St. Lucie School District enrolls 49,308 students in 56 schools — an average of about 880 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #17 of 82 statewide by enrollment.

Students
49,308
#17 of 82 in Florida
Schools
56
~880 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
City: Mid-size
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in St. Lucie School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (49,308 students reported):

White
24%
Black
34%
Hispanic
35%
Asian
1%
Two or more
5%
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

St. Lucie School District employs about 2,547 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 19.4:1 — above the Florida average of about 18.3:1. Total district staff is roughly 5,858.

Student–teacher ratio
19.4:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
2,547
classroom teachers
Total staff
5,858
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 St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

St. Lucie School District vs. Florida

Enrollment rank
#17
of 82 districts
Ratio
19.4:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Locale
City: Mid-size
St. Lucie County

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

Go deeper

Look up St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 1201770. Confirm current details with the district and the Florida Department of Education.