Regular local school district · Alachua County

Alachua County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending

Alachua County Public Schools runs 62 public schools with 28,204 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.2 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "ALACHUA".

At a glance

Schools: 62
Students: 28,204
Teachers (FTE): 1,644
Students per teacher: 17.2; FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 620 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: (352)955-7300
County: Alachua County
Locale: Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1200030
State district ID: FL-01
Total staff (FTE): 3,691
School counselors (FTE): 58.0About 486 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 120.0
Charter schools: 15

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Students per teacher compared

This district17.2

Florida18.2

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (28,300), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $356.9 million
Federal revenue: $60.1 million
State revenue: $145.5 million
Local revenue: $151.3 million
Total spending: $415.0 million
Spending per pupil: $14,664
Salaries: $174.9 million42.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $143.6 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 16.8%
State: 40.8%
Local: 42.4%

Florida overall

Federal: 13.9%
State: 36.7%
Local: 49.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,664

Florida$12,074

United States$16,826

Schools in Alachua County Public Schools

By level: 17 high, 10 middle, 31 elementary, 3 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


A. L. Mebane Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	385	20.3
A.Quinn Jones CenterCEP school	High	6 to 12	95	6.8
Abraham Lincoln Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	613	22.7
Alachua County Jail	High	6 to 12	0
Alachua Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	3 to 5	323	14.0
Alachua Eschool (Virtual Franchise)	High	6 to 12	178	178.0
Alachua Learning Academy ElementaryCharter	Elementary	K to 5	108	18.0
Alachua Learning Academy MiddleCharter	Middle	6 to 8	63	15.8
Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center	High	6 to 12	0
Alachua Virtual Instruction Program	Other	K to 12	0
Alachua Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)	Elementary	K to 5	29
Archer ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	413	15.9
Boulware Springs CharterCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	K to 5	171	12.2
C. W. Norton Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	540	13.8
Caring & Sharing Learning SchoolCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	PK to 5	369	20.5
Carolyn Beatrice Parker ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	501	13.9
Chester Shell Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	282	15.7
Constellation Charter School of GainesvilleCharter	Elementary	1 to 7	98	49.0
Early Learning Academy at DuvalCEP school	Prekindergarten	PK	117	19.5
Eastside High SchoolCEP school	High	7 to 12	1,291	25.3
Expressions Learning Arts AcademyCharter	Elementary	K to 5	84	9.3
F. W. Buchholz High School	High	9 to 12	2,416	27.8
Fort Clarke Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	840	20.0
Gainesville High School	High	8 to 12	1,825	24.7
Glen Springs Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	429	14.8
Hawthorne Middle/High SchoolCEP school	High	6 to 12	472	27.8
Healthy Learning Academy Charter SchoolCharter	Elementary	K to 5	107	26.8
Hidden Oak Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	694	15.1
High Springs Community School	Elementary	PK to 8	902	17.7
Hospital Homebound	Other	K to 12	29
Howard W. Bishop Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	824	22.9
Idylwild Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	627	15.7
Joseph Williams Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	398	14.7
Kanapaha Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,014	21.1
Kimball Wiles Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	741	14.2
Lake Forest Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	268	14.1
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	692	16.5
Littlewood Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	714	14.6
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	312	12.5
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	791	14.9
Micanopy AcademyCharter	High	6 to 12	67	11.2
Micanopy Area Cooperative School Inc.Charter	Elementary	PK to 5	212	13.2
Myra Terwilliger Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	672	14.0
Newberry Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 4	651	17.1
Newberry High School	High	8 to 12	791	22.0
North Central Florida Public Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter	High	8 to 12	169	24.1
Oak View Middle School	Middle	5 to 8	962	22.4
Pace	High	6 to 12	51
Professional Academy Magnet at Loften High School	High	9 to 12	328	19.3
Resilience Charter School IncCEP schoolCharter	Middle	6 to 8	107	35.7

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.