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Wakulla County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Sopchoppy and St. Marks.

Sopchoppy’s Schools page →

Students
5,138
Schools
10
Spent per student
$11,206
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$9.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wakulla County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Florida districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the FL average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.8M, about $1,898 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Sopchoppy 487St. Marks 320

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sopchoppy. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Wakulla High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 52.2% · 2,489 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.1% · 2,809 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 88% · 329 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
$11,206 per student · 14% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 49%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,963’20
5,061’21
5,156’22
5,134’23
5,138’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Black 11%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Medart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crawfordville
B+
417 students17:1
District Pre-K Programs
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Crawfordville
204 students26:1
Wakulla Coast Charter School of Arts Science & Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · St Marks
C+
169 students14:1
Crawfordville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crawfordville
A−
691 students18:1
Shadeville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crawfordville
B+
653 students17:1
Riversink Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crawfordville
A−
552 students17:1
Wakulla Institute
Other · Grades K–12 · Crawfordville
D
55 students7:1
Riversprings Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crawfordville
B+
552 students17:1
Wakulla Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crawfordville
B
476 students18:1
Wakulla High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crawfordville
B−
1,369 students20:1

Left off: 5 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.