Alachua County School District
Serves Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Hawthorne, Archer, Waldo, Micanopy and La Crosse.
Gainesville’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Florida school districts
What stands out about Alachua County School District
- Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Florida districts
- Spends 8% less per student than the FL average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $88.4M, about $3,135 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C+: better than 41% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Gainesville. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. FL
2021–22 · class of 202393% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
58 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.
Left off: 4 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.