Regular local school district · Okaloosa County

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

Okaloosa County Public Schools runs 49 public schools with 32,047 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.0 students per teacher is about the same as the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "OKALOOSA".

At a glance

Schools: 49
Students: 32,047
Teachers (FTE): 1,684
Students per teacher: 19.0; FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 120 Lowery Pl SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Phone: (850)833-3100
County: Okaloosa County
Locale: Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1201380
State district ID: FL-46
Total staff (FTE): 3,367
School counselors (FTE): 79.0About 406 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 98.0
Charter schools: 4

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Students per teacher compared

This district19.0

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 (31,614), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $358.1 million
Federal revenue: $48.1 million
State revenue: $160.8 million
Local revenue: $149.2 million
Total spending: $340.9 million
Spending per pupil: $10,782
Salaries: $169.3 million49.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $6.1 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 13.4%
State: 44.9%
Local: 41.7%

Florida overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,782

Florida$12,074

United States$16,826

Schools in Okaloosa County Public Schools

By level: 11 high, 9 middle, 21 elementary, 8 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Addie R. Lewis School	Elementary	PK to 8	653	14.5
Adjudicated Youth Facility	High	6 to 12	7
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	490	16.9
Antioch Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	931	16.6
Baker School	Other	PK to 12	1,434	18.9
Bluewater Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	885	17.0
Bob Sikes Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	794	19.4
C. W. Ruckel Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,061	20.4
Choctawhatchee Senior High School	High	9 to 12	1,720	21.5
Clifford Meigs Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	612	18.5
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State CollegeCharter	High	9 to 12	463	115.8
Contracted Residential Services	High	6 to 12	0
Crestview High School	High	9 to 12	2,376	24.2
Davidson Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,111	20.2
Destin Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 4	910	17.2
Destin High SchoolCharter	High	9 to 12	599	20.0
Destin Middle School	Middle	5 to 8	799	19.5
Eglin Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 4	436	17.4
Elliott Point Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	583	17.1
Emerald Coast Career Institute N	Other	4 to 12	27	13.5
Florosa Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	539	17.4
Fort Walton Beach High School	High	9 to 12	1,550	21.8
James E Plew Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	762	17.7
Kenwood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	471	13.9
Laurel Hill School	Other	PK to 12	432	14.4
Liza Jackson Preparatory SchoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	977	16.3
Longwood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	555	16.3
Lula J. Edge Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	501	16.7
Mary Esther Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	438	16.8
Max Bruner Junior Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	677	18.3
Niceville Senior High School	High	9 to 12	2,036	25.1
Northwest Florida Ballet Academie	Middle	3 to 8	134	19.1
Northwood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	814	17.0
Okaloosa AcademyCharter	Other	2 to 12	115	57.5
Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	Other	K to 12	581	290.5
Okaloosa Regional Detention	High	5 to 12	28	14.0
Okaloosa Stemm Center	Middle	6 to 8	366	17.4
Okaloosa Technical College	High	6 to 12	42	7.0
Okaloosa Virtual Franchise	High	6 to 12	0
Okaloosa Virtual Instruction Program	Other	K to 12	0
Richbourg School	Other	PK to 12	68	5.7
Riverside Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	1,032	18.1
Shalimar Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	557	17.4
Shoal River Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	923	19.2
Silver Sands-Excep. Children	Other	PK to 12	93	5.5
Southside Primary School	Elementary	PK to 2	260	11.8
W. C. Pryor Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	721	20.0
Walker Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	875	17.5
Wright Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	609	16.9

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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.