Duval County Public Schools, Florida
| Duval County Public Schools |
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| Jacksonville, Florida |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Christopher Bernier |
| # of school board members: 7 |
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Duval County Public Schools is a school district in Florida.
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- Academic performance
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Superintendent
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Christopher Bernier is the superintendent of Duval County Public Schools. He was sworn in in July 2024.[1]
Past superintendents
- Diana L. Greene was the superintendent of Duval County Public Schools from July 1, 2018 until her retirement in June 30, 2023.[2] Greene's previous career experience includes working as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal.[3]
- Patricia Willis was the interim superintendent of Duval County Public Schools from 2017 to 2018. Willis' previous career experience included working as an education consultant.[4]
School board
Duval schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected to staggered four-year terms. Elections are held by district.[5]
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 | Tony Ricardo | November 19, 2024 |
| Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 | April Carney | November 22, 2022 |
| Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 | Cynthia Pearson | November 17, 2020 |
| Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 | Darryl Willie | 2019 |
| Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 | Reginald K. Blount | November 19, 2024 |
| Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 | Charlotte Joyce | 2019 |
| Duval County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 | Melody Bolduc | November 19, 2024 |
Elections
Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.[6]
Four seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024.
Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.
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Public participation in board meetings
The Duval County Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]
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Public Comment – A portion of each board meeting (including Regular Board Meetings, Special Board Meetings, Emergency Board Meetings, and the Annual Organizational Meeting) and a portion of the Board’s Agenda Committee Meeting, will be designated to allow time for the public to speak to the School Board, unless the provisions of section 286.0114, Florida Statutes, exempts such meeting from the requirements of public comment as follows: (1) An official act that must be taken to deal with an emergency situation affecting the public health, welfare, or safety, if compliance with the requirements would cause an unreasonable delay in the ability of the Board to act; (2) an official act involving no more than a ministerial act, including, but not limited to, approval of minutes and ceremonial proclamations; (3) any meeting that is exempt from section 286.011, Florida Statutes; or (4) any meeting during which the board is acting in a quasi- judicial capacity (however, this subsection does not affect the right of a person to be heard as otherwise provided by law).[7] |
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School board meetings
The following articles were produced by Citizen Portal using artificial intelligence to analyze public meetings. Citizen Portal publishes articles based on the availability of meeting broadcasts, so the number of articles provided may vary by district. Although these articles are not produced or edited by Ballotpedia, they are included here as a supplemental resource for readers.
District map
Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]
| SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal: | $317,453,000 | $2,462 | 20% |
| Local: | $657,152,000 | $5,096 | 41% |
| State: | $630,968,000 | $4,893 | 39% |
| Total: | $1,605,573,000 | $12,451 |
| TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditures: | $1,487,241,000 | $11,533 | |
| Total Current Expenditures: | $1,379,280,000 | $10,696 | |
| Instructional Expenditures: | $787,207,000 | $6,104 | 53% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $164,812,000 | $1,278 | 11% |
| Administration: | $162,031,000 | $1,256 | 11% |
| Operations, Food Service, Other: | $265,230,000 | $2,056 | 18% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $78,956,000 | $612 | |
| Construction: | $28,936,000 | $224 | |
| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $16,057,000 | $124 | |
| Interest on Debt: | $12,948,000 | $100 |
Teacher salaries
The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.
| Year | Minimum | Maximum |
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| 2024-2025[9] | $52,888 | $88,435 |
| 2022-2023[10] | $48,700 | $77,900 |
| 2018-2019[11] | $42,880 | - |
Academic performance
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[12]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | 46 | 73 | 31 | 42 | 40-44 | 52 | 62 |
| 2018-2019 | 57 | 80 | 44 | 53 | 60-64 | 65 | 70 |
| 2017-2018 | 55 | 78 | 42 | 52 | 50-54 | 64 | 69 |
| 2016-2017 | 57 | 78 | 44 | 52 | 55-59 | 64 | 69 |
| 2015-2016 | 48 | 73 | 34 | 46 | 45-49 | 55 | 62 |
| 2014-2015 | 45 | 71 | 32 | 42 | 50-54 | 58 | |
| 2013-2014 | 53 | 77 | 40 | 52 | 65-69 | 65 | |
| 2012-2013 | 54 | 77 | 41 | 53 | 65-69 | 66 | |
| 2011-2012 | 52 | 75 | 39 | 52 | 70-74 | 65 | |
| 2010-2011 | 64 | 82 | 51 | 64 | 75-79 | 76 |
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | 45 | 70 | 31 | 40 | 40-44 | 55 | 62 |
| 2018-2019 | 49 | 71 | 36 | 44 | 45-49 | 58 | 65 |
| 2017-2018 | 48 | 72 | 34 | 44 | 45-49 | 58 | 64 |
| 2016-2017 | 48 | 70 | 34 | 44 | 45-49 | 56 | 64 |
| 2015-2016 | 47 | 69 | 32 | 43 | 40-44 | 55 | 62 |
| 2014-2015 | 47 | 69 | 33 | 44 | 55-59 | 62 | |
| 2013-2014 | 53 | 71 | 37 | 51 | 70-74 | 68 | |
| 2012-2013 | 53 | 71 | 38 | 52 | 65-69 | 68 | |
| 2011-2012 | 52 | 68 | 37 | 51 | 65-69 | 67 | |
| 2010-2011 | 57 | 70 | 43 | 56 | 70-74 | 72 |
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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| 2019-2020 | 91 | 98 | 90 | 90 | >=80 | 90-94 | 92 |
| 2018-2019 | 87 | 93 | 85 | 88 | >=90 | 90 | 87 |
| 2017-2018 | 85 | 96 | 83 | 84 | >=80 | 85 | 86 |
| 2016-2017 | 81 | 94 | 77 | 81 | >=80 | 80 | 84 |
| 2015-2016 | 79 | 90 | 75 | 79 | >=80 | 75-79 | 82 |
| 2014-2015 | 77 | 90 | 71 | 74 | >=80 | 75-79 | 81 |
| 2013-2014 | 74 | 87 | 67 | 72 | 40-59 | 81 | |
| 2012-2013 | 72 | 84 | 66 | 72 | >=50 | 77 | |
| 2011-2012 | 68 | 81 | 62 | 64 | 60-79 | 73 | |
| 2010-2011 | 63 | 82 | 55 | 65 | >=50 | 71 |
Students
| Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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| 2023-2024 | 127,971 | -0.5 |
| 2022-2023 | 128,657 | -0.2 |
| 2021-2022 | 128,948 | 1.7 |
| 2020-2021 | 126,815 | -2.7 |
| 2019-2020 | 130,279 | 0.0 |
| 2018-2019 | 130,229 | 0.5 |
| 2017-2018 | 129,583 | 0.1 |
| 2016-2017 | 129,479 | 0.2 |
| 2015-2016 | 129,192 | 0.4 |
| 2014-2015 | 128,685 | 0.8 |
| 2013-2014 | 127,653 | 1.5 |
| 2012-2013 | 125,686 | 0.2 |
| 2011-2012 | 125,429 | 1.1 |
| 2010-2011 | 123,997 | 1.1 |
| 2009-2010 | 122,586 | 0.0 |
| 2008-2009 | 122,606 | -1.7 |
| 2007-2008 | 124,740 | -0.3 |
| 2006-2007 | 125,176 | -1.2 |
| 2005-2006 | 126,662 | -2.2 |
| 2004-2005 | 129,486 | -0.1 |
| 2003-2004 | 129,557 | 1.1 |
| 2002-2003 | 128,126 | 0.6 |
| 2001-2002 | 127,392 | 1.2 |
| 2000-2001 | 125,846 | -0.4 |
| 1999-2000 | 126,362 | 0.0 |
| RACE | Duval County Public Schools (%) | Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| Black | 40.5 | 20.9 |
| Hispanic | 17.4 | 37.2 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| White | 31.1 | 34.4 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Staff
As of the 2023-2024 school year, Duval County Public Schools had 5,712.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.4.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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| Prekindergarten: | 64.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 328.00 |
| Elementary: | 2,081.00 |
| Secondary: | 2,272.00 |
| Total: | 5,712.00 |
Duval County Public Schools employed 222.00 district administrators and 468.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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| District Administrators: | 222.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 255.00 |
| School Administrators: | 468.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 860.00 |
| TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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| Instructional Aides: | 1,524.00 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 152.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 198.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 95.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 103.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 59.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
| Student Support Services: | 1,018.00 |
| Other Support Services: | 626.00 |
Schools
Contact information
Duval County Public Schools
1701 Prudential Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Phone: 904-390-2000
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See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Duval County Public Schools
- Florida School Boards Association
- Florida Department of Education
Footnotes
- ↑ Duval County Public Schools, "Meet the Superintendent," accessed April 23, 2025
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- ↑ News 4 JAX, "Duval School Board picks short-term superintendent," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Duval County Public Schools, "School Board Policy Manual: Chapter 2 - School Board Governance," accessed August 3, 2021
- ↑ Online Sunshine, "The 2020 Florida Statutes: 1001.35 - Term of office," accessed April 27, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
- ↑ Duval County Public Schools, "Teacher Salary Schedules 2024-25," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Duval County Public Schools, "Teacher (Performance Pay) 10 Months (196 Days/7.33 Hours)," accessed February 3, 2024
- ↑ National Council on Teacher Quality, "Duval County Public Schools 2018-2019 Salary Handbook," accessed August 4, 2021
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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