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Schools in Fanning Springs · Levy County School District, Gilchrist County School District

Fanning Springs’s public schools outscore 63% of Florida districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fanning Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 3 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▼ 1 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 8 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024 · Levy County
Students per teacher
18.4
FL 18.0
Schools in town
0
7,651 students on the public path
In brief

Fanning Springs’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 51% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Levy County spends $11,940 per student and Gilchrist County $11,743, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fanning Springs’s grade

C+ Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 63% of Florida school districts. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (342)Better than 65%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 4,530 test results and a graduating class of 348 could put Fanning Springs anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Fanning Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,458 in math, 4,602 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fanning Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–127 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Fanning Springs runs its own schools through grade 12 (Levy County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Gilchrist County School District, shared with Bell and Trenton. Its elementary school is in Trenton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fanning Springs

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Levy County School District43%
State average 52.1% · 3035 students tested
Math · PK–12, Levy County School District45%
State average 52.2% · 2946 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gilchrist County School District62%
State average 52.1% · 1567 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gilchrist County School District64%
State average 52.2% · 1512 students tested

Fanning Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Fanning Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fanning SpringsBLevy County PK–12 · Gilchrist County PK–12

Every school in Fanning Springs

12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fanning Springsin other towns

Questions about Fanning Springs’s schools

Are Fanning Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Fanning Springs children attend outscore 63% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fanning Springs in?

Two districts: Levy County School District runs grades PK–12, and Gilchrist County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bell and Trenton.

What is Fanning Springs’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Levy County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Fanning Springs spend per student?

$11,940 in Levy County School District and $11,743 in Gilchrist County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.