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Pasco County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Zephyrhills, New Port Richey, Dade City, Port Richey, St. Leo and San Antonio.

Zephyrhills’ School Grade B better than 64% of Florida school districts

Students
86,611
Schools
104
Spent per student
$11,574
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$600.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pasco County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Florida districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the FL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $600.6M, about $6,934 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BZephyrhills 22,447BNew Port Richey 18,299BDade City 10,173BPort Richey 3,655BSt. Leo 2,468BSan Antonio 1,603

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Zephyrhills. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Raymond B. Stewart Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Zephyrhills High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 52.2% · 44,477 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 52.1% · 47,700 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 88% · 5,643 in the class

95% 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
$11,574 per student · 11% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 42%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
77,057’20
80,993’21
83,823’22
85,593’23
86,611’24

Up 12.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Hispanic 28%Black 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Starkey Ranch K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Odessa
1,927 students16:1
Kirkland Ranch K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wesley Chapel
1,145 students16:1
Bexley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
1,114 students14:1
Oakstead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
A
1,045 students16:1
Odessa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
984 students16:1
Wiregrass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
957 students15:1
Connerton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B
953 students15:1
New River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
C
939 students17:1
Watergrass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
B+
859 students16:1
Sanders Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
A
842 students16:1
Double Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
B+
829 students16:1
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C−
792 students15:1
Richey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
750 students13:1
Denham Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lutz
B+
738 students17:1
Wesley Chapel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
724 students16:1
San Antonio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
B
706 students17:1
Gulf Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
C−
689 students14:1
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
B−
684 students15:1
Chester W. Taylor JR. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C
676 students15:1
Seven Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
656 students16:1
Pasco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
C−
639 students16:1
Trinity Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trinity
A−
639 students16:1
Veterans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
638 students17:1
Fox Hollow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
D
636 students16:1
Hudson Primary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hudson
C−
636 students14:1
Gulf Trace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
C
625 students15:1
West Zephyrhills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C−
625 students15:1
Chasco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
C−
612 students13:1
Longleaf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
601 students14:1
Schrader Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
572 students15:1
DR. Mary Giella Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Hill
B−
568 students16:1
Moon Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C−
567 students14:1
Lake Myrtle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
559 students15:1
Quail Hollow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
B−
559 students15:1
Cypress Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
554 students16:1
Anclote Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
543 students14:1
Trinity Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
540 students16:1
Cotee River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
526 students11:1
Deer Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
B+
524 students15:1
Pine View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
522 students14:1
James M. Marlowe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
513 students14:1
Sand Pine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
502 students15:1
Seven Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
469 students15:1
Sunray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
D
420 students15:1
Calusa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
D
417 students17:1
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
D
399 students16:1
Gulfside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
C−
393 students16:1
Lacoochee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
C+
296 students20:1
Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy Prev PK-5
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Port Richey
C
84 students12:1
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wesley Chapel
A−
1,312 students18:1
Innovation Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wesley Chapel
B+
1,274 students20:1
Dayspring Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · New Port Richey
A
1,259 students15:1
Classical Preparatory School
Other · Grades K–12 · Spring Hill
B
1,154 students16:1
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Land O Lakes
A
913 students16:1
Union Park Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wesley Chapel
A−
803 students17:1
Academy at the Farm
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Dade City
A
761 students15:1
Plato Academy Trinity Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · New Port Richey
A−
489 students13:1
Shady Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spring Hill
B−
444 students12:1
Athenian Academy of Technology and the Arts
Elementary · Grades K–8 · New Port Richey
A−
404 students14:1
Dayspring Angeline
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Port Richey
312 students12:1
Learning Lodge Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · New Port Richey
C+
308 students15:1
Pasco Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)
Other · Grades K–12 · Land O Lakes
B−
139 students12:1
Countryside Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Land O Lakes
A+
357 students12:1
Pepin Academies of Pasco County
Other · Grades 3–12 · New Port Richey
D−
300 students10:1
Hudson Academy
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Hudson
C−
920 students17:1
Seven Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Trinity
A−
1,498 students20:1
Hudson High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hudson
C+
1,497 students21:1
DR. John Long Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wesley Chapel
A−
1,496 students21:1
Charles S. Rushe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Land O Lakes
A−
1,365 students19:1
Cypress Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wesley Chapel
B+
1,283 students20:1
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wesley Chapel
B
1,270 students21:1
Angeline Academy of Innovation
High · Grades 6–12 · Land O Lakes
1,088 students21:1
River Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Port Richey
B
1,026 students18:1
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zephyrhills
C−
954 students19:1
Pine View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Land O Lakes
B+
929 students18:1
Paul R. Smith Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holiday
C
830 students18:1
Pasco Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dade City
C
819 students20:1
Gulf Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Port Richey
C−
796 students16:1
Crews Lake Middle School.
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spring Hill
C+
709 students16:1
Centennial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dade City
C+
688 students19:1
Bayonet Point Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Port Richey
C
668 students20:1
Chasco Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Richey
C−
622 students17:1
Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise
High · Grades 6–12 · Land O Lakes
A
610 students
West Pasco Education Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Hudson
D−
104 students5:1
East Pasco Education Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Dade City
C−
80 students5:1
Pace Center for Girls
High · Grades 6–12 · New Port Richey
D
55 students8:1
Juvenile Detention Center
High · Grades 6–12 · San Antonio
29 students10:1
Pasco County Correction Department
High · Grades 6–12 · Land O Lakes
11 students
Fivay High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Hudson
D
1,554 students19:1
Land O' Lakes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Land O Lakes
B+
2,233 students22:1
Wiregrass Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
A−
2,218 students25:1
Sunlake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Land O Lakes
A−
2,206 students24:1
James W. Mitchell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Trinity
B+
2,201 students22:1
Cypress Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
B
2,006 students22:1
Wesley Chapel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
B+
1,928 students21:1
River Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Port Richey
B
1,798 students23:1
Zephyrhills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Zephyrhills
C
1,656 students21:1
Pasco High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dade City
C+
1,523 students21:1
Gulf High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Port Richey
C−
1,518 students19:1
Anclote High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Holiday
C−
1,150 students21:1
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
1,008 students22:1
Wendell Krinn Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Port Richey
B+
765 students22:1
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
82 students
Marchman Technical College
High · Grades 9–12 · New Port Richey
2 students0:1

Left off: 6 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.