Regular local school district · Gulf County
Gulf County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending
Gulf County Public Schools runs 7 public schools with 1,901 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.7 students per teacher is 3.5 lower than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "GULF".
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 1,901
- Teachers (FTE)
- 129
- Students per teacher
- 14.7
- FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 150 Middle School Rd, Port St Joe, FL 32456
- Phone
- (850)229-8256
- County
- Gulf County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1200690
- State district ID
- FL-23
- Total staff (FTE)
- 247
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 634 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 6.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.7
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 (1,840), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $24.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.8 million
- State revenue
- $7.2 million
- Local revenue
- $13.9 million
- Total spending
- $40.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $22,224
- Salaries
- $12.9 million31.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $18.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.7%
- State: 30.2%
- Local: 58.1%
Florida overall
- Federal: 13.9%
- State: 36.7%
- Local: 49.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$22,224
Florida$12,074
United States$16,826
Schools in Gulf County Public Schools
By level: 4 high, 2 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Gulf Apex | High | 7 to 12 | 0 | |
| Gulf Virtual Franchise | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Port St. Joe Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 428 | 12.6 |
| Port St. Joe High SchoolCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 575 | 14.7 |
| Prek Ese | Other | PK to 11 | 24 | |
| Wewahitchka Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 448 | 16.0 |
| Wewahitchka High SchoolCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 426 | 15.8 |
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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.