Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Fanning 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.
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.
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.
What’s behind Fanning Springs’s grade
B: better than 63% of Florida school districts. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fanning Springs, with each school’s own grade.
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.
Below the state in reading
Fanning Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Fanning Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fanning Springs | B | Levy 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).
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.
Parents talk
What Fanning Springs families are saying about school.
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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.