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Monroe County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Key West, Marathon, Islamorada, Village of Islands, Key Colony Beach and Layton.

Key West’s School Grade B better than 63% of Florida school districts

Students
8,928
Schools
22
Spent per student
$18,845
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$115.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monroe County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Florida districts
  • Spends 45% more per student than the FL average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $115.3M, about $12,920 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BKey West 24,999BMarathon 10,060BIslamorada, Village of Islands 6,955Key Colony Beach 741Layton 209

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Key West. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Horace O'Bryant SchoolThis district
9–12Key West High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 52.2% · 4,706 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 52.1% · 5,094 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 88% · 638 in the class

96% 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 2024
$18,845 per student · 45% above FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 7%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
8,547’20
8,851’21
8,929’22
8,908’23
8,928’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 42%White 39%Black 14%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

22 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.

Horace O'Bryant School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Key West
B−
1,011 students15:1
Key Largo School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Key Largo
B
690 students12:1
Gerald Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Key West
B−
674 students16:1
Sugarloaf School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Summerland Key
C+
651 students16:1
Stanley Switlik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marathon
B+
602 students15:1
Plantation Key School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tavernier
A−
578 students15:1
Poinciana Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Key West
B+
556 students14:1
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Islamorada
A
179 students
May Sands Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Key West
B−
90 students
Big Pine Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Pine Key
A−
89 students
Sigsbee Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Key West
A−
531 students
Ocean Studies Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Key Largo
A
180 students
Monroe Virtual Instruction Program
Other · Grades K–12 · Key West
1 students
Marathon School
High · Grades 6–12 · Marathon
C+
809 students15:1
Monroe Virtual Franchise
High · Grades 6–12 · Key West
20 students
Lower Keys Academic Connections for Excellence
High · Grades 6–12 · Key West
12 students6:1
Upper Keys Academic Connections for Excellence
High · Grades 6–12 · Tavernier
6 students6:1
Keys Center
High · Grades 8–12 · Key West
9 students9:1
Key West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Key West
B−
1,337 students17:1
Coral Shores High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tavernier
B−
753 students17:1
Somerset Island Prep
High · Grades 9–12 · Key West
B+
88 students
The College of the Florida Keys Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Key West
62 students

Left off: 3 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.