Regular local school district · St. Lucie County

St. Lucie County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending

St. Lucie County Public Schools runs 56 public schools with 49,308 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.4 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "ST. LUCIE".

At a glance

Schools: 56
Students: 49,308
Teachers (FTE): 2,547
Students per teacher: 19.4; FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 9461 Brandywine Lane, Port St Lucie, FL 34986
Phone: (772)429-3600
County: St. Lucie County
Locale: City: Midsize
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1201770
State district ID: FL-56
Total staff (FTE): 5,858
School counselors (FTE): 176.0About 280 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 133.0
Charter schools: 8

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Students per teacher compared

This district19.4

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 (41,779), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $532.4 million
Federal revenue: $66.7 million
State revenue: $209.2 million
Local revenue: $256.5 million
Total spending: $471.1 million
Spending per pupil: $11,275
Salaries: $241.2 million51.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $204.2 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 12.5%
State: 39.3%
Local: 48.2%

Florida overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,275

Florida$12,074

United States$16,826

Schools in St. Lucie County Public Schools

By level: 16 high, 4 middle, 30 elementary, 6 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Acceleration Academy	High	8 to 12	418	83.6
Allapattah Flats K-8	Elementary	PK to 8	1,347	18.0
Bayshore Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	879	18.3
Chester A. Moore Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	470	17.4
Creative Arts Academy of St. LucieCEP school	Elementary	K to 8	515	14.7
Dale Cassens Education ComplexCEP school	Other	PK to 12	218	8.7
Dan McCarty Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	657	15.6
Data House	High	6 to 12	3	3.0
Fairlawn Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	653	15.9
Floresta Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	659	15.3
Forest Grove Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	855	19.4
Fort Pierce Central High School	High	9 to 12	3,178	26.9
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy the W.E.S.T. Prep MagnetCEP school	High	9 to 12	1,956	21.7
Frances K. Sweet Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	439	17.6
Homebound Program	Other	K to 12	0
Independence Classical AcademyCharter	Other	K to 12	557	13.6
Lakewood Park Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	645	17.9
Lawnwood Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	765	15.9
Legacy High School	High	9 to 12	0
Lincoln Park Academy	High	6 to 12	1,667	23.5
Manatee Academy K-8	Elementary	K to 8	1,700	18.5
Mariposa Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	792	18.0
Morningside Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	653	15.5
Mosaic Digital Academy (St. Lucie Virtual Franchise) Pt	High	6 to 12	0
Mosaic Digital Academy K-12	Other	K to 12	251	20.9
Northport K-8 School	Elementary	PK to 8	1,206	15.1
Oak Hammock K-8 School	Elementary	PK to 8	1,727	19.0
Pace Center for Girls Treasure Coast	High	6 to 12	46	9.2
Palm Pointe K8 School	Elementary	K to 8	1,597	17.7
Parkway Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	553	17.8
Performance Based Preparatory Academy	High	9 to 12	87	10.9
Port St. Lucie High School	High	9 to 12	1,793	23.6
Renaissance Charter School at TraditionCharter	Elementary	K to 8	1,144	17.6
Renaissance Charter School of St. LucieCharter	Elementary	PK to 8	1,413	18.1
Rivers Edge Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	778	19.0
Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging TechnologiesCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	786	15.7
Savanna Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	512	17.1
Somerset Academy BethanyCharter	Elementary	K to 5	527	21.1
Somerset Academy St. LucieCharter	Elementary	K to 8	687	19.6
Somerset Career AcademyCharter	High	6 to 12	40	13.3
Somerset College Preparatory AcademyCharter	High	6 to 12	1,463	34.0
Southern Oaks Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	833	19.4
Southport Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	872	19.4
St Lucie County Jail - Rock Road Academy	High	6 to 12	26	8.7
St. Lucie Detention Center	Other	K to 12	56	14.0
St. Lucie Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	722	17.6
St. Lucie Virtual Instruction Program	Other	K to 12	7
St. Lucie West Centennial High	High	9 to 12	2,914	25.3
St. Lucie West K-8 School	Elementary	K to 8	1,662	16.6
Tradition Preparatory High SchoolCharter	High	9 to 12	956	20.3

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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.