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Schools in Fort White

Fort White’s public schools

Columbia County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort White. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Florida’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 17% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.1
FL 18.0
Schools in town
2
1,745 students on the public path
In brief

Fort White’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fort White’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Fort White Elementary School places highest (better than 61%); Fort White High School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fort White, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Fort White Elementary SchoolColumbia County School DistrictB
6–12Fort White High SchoolColumbia County School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Columbia County School District.

The district

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

Columbia County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 9,508 students · 18.1 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$10,841FL $13,006 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 52.1% · 5518 students tested
Math56%
State average 52.2% · 5179 students tested

Fort White vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Fort White’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort White—Columbia County

Every school in Fort White

2 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).

District schools in Fort Whiteby address
Fort White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
644 students17:1Rate it →
Fort White High School
High · Grades 6–12
B−
1,101 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort White’s schools

Are Fort White’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fort White. Columbia County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort White. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fort White in?

Columbia County School District.

Where do Fort White kids go to high school?

Fort White High School.

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What Fort White 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). Stars are from neighbors.