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C+

Suwannee County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Live Oak and Branford.

Live Oak’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Florida school districts

Students
6,004
Schools
10
Spent per student
$11,896
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Suwannee County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Florida districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the FL average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $74 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Live Oak 7,248Branford 780

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Live Oak. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Suwannee Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Suwannee High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 52.2% · 3,143 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 52.1% · 3,309 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 88% · 344 in the class

97% 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
$11,896 per student · 9% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 51%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,680’20
5,864’21
5,935’22
5,968’23
6,004’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%Hispanic 25%Black 12%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Suwannee Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Live Oak
C+
901 students20:1
Branford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Branford
B+
712 students18:1
Suwannee Pineview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Live Oak
B
658 students16:1
Suwannee Springcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Live Oak
B−
615 students17:1
Suwannee Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Live Oak
C
98 students20:1
Community Base Service Students
Other · Grades K–12 · Live Oak
17 students
Suwannee Opportunity School
Other · Grades 1–12 · Live Oak
A
66 students13:1
Suwannee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Live Oak
C+
971 students21:1
Branford High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Branford
B
799 students20:1
Suwannee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Live Oak
C
1,167 students25:1

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.