Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, elections

Hillsborough County Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 7
	Students: 224,152 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 305 (2023-2024)
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Hillsborough County Public Schools is a school district in Florida (Hillsborough County). During the 2024 school year, 224,152 students attended one of the district's 305 schools.

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Elections

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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Nadia Combs (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Layla Collins (Nonpartisan) and Julie Magill (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nadia Combs (Nonpartisan)	53.0	14,534
		Layla Collins (Nonpartisan)	37.1	10,165
		Julie Magill (Nonpartisan)	9.9	2,729

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,428
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Jessica Vaughn (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Myosha Powell (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jessica Vaughn (Nonpartisan)	59.0	19,995
	Submit photo	Myosha Powell (Nonpartisan)	41.0	13,917

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,912
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Angela Fullwood (Nonpartisan)
Bonnie Lambert (Nonpartisan)
Dalton Williford (Nonpartisan)

Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Kenneth Gay (Nonpartisan), Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan), and Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Washington (Nonpartisan)	60.6	11,814
	Submit photo	Kenneth Gay (Nonpartisan)	24.4	4,750
	Submit photo	Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan)	13.7	2,666
		Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4%	272

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,502
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large

Incumbent Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan) defeated Karen Bendorf (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan)	50.8	293,441
	Submit photo	Karen Bendorf (Nonpartisan)	49.2	283,830

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 577,271
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large

Incumbent Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan) and Karen Bendorf (Nonpartisan) defeated Johnny Bush (Nonpartisan) and Jen Flebotte (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan)	35.1	54,290
✔	Submit photo	Karen Bendorf (Nonpartisan)	30.2	46,778
	Submit photo	Johnny Bush (Nonpartisan)	24.7	38,166
	Submit photo	Jen Flebotte (Nonpartisan)	10.0	15,408

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,642
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Alene Atkins (Nonpartisan)
Ashley Hartfield-Viewins (Nonpartisan)

Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2

General election

The general election scheduled for November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Stacy Hahn (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Damaris Allen (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stacy Hahn (Nonpartisan)	63.7	31,759
	Submit photo	Damaris Allen (Nonpartisan)	36.3	18,062

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,821
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4

General election

The general election scheduled for November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4

Patricia Rendon (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Hunter Gambrell (Nonpartisan) and Danielle Smalley (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Patricia Rendon (Nonpartisan)	53.1	28,842
	Submit photo	Hunter Gambrell (Nonpartisan)	28.4	15,442
	Submit photo	Danielle Smalley (Nonpartisan)	18.5	10,033

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,317
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large

General election

The general election scheduled for November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large

Incumbent Karen Perez (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Alysha Legge (Nonpartisan) and Roshaun Gendrett (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Perez (Nonpartisan)	50.7	108,547
	Submit photo	Alysha Legge (Nonpartisan)	37.5	80,239
		Roshaun Gendrett (Nonpartisan)	11.7	25,134

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 213,920
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Louis D'Autorio (Nonpartisan)
Karen Gonzalez Pittman (Nonpartisan)
Joe Kelly (Nonpartisan)

Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Nadia Combs (Nonpartisan) defeated incumbent Steve Cona (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nadia Combs (Nonpartisan)	63.9	68,184
	Submit photo	Steve Cona (Nonpartisan)	36.1	38,473

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,657
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Nadia Combs (Nonpartisan) and incumbent Steve Cona (Nonpartisan) defeated Bill Person (Nonpartisan) and Ben Greene (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nadia Combs (Nonpartisan)	44.6	15,135
✔	Submit photo	Steve Cona (Nonpartisan)	33.3	11,309
		Bill Person (Nonpartisan)	15.2	5,170
	Submit photo	Ben Greene (Nonpartisan)	6.9	2,352

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,966
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3

Jessica Vaughn (Nonpartisan) defeated Mitch Thrower (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jessica Vaughn (Nonpartisan)	61.2	77,226
	Submit photo	Mitch Thrower (Nonpartisan)	38.8	49,056

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 126,282
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mitch Thrower (Nonpartisan)	25.2	10,816
✔	Submit photo	Jessica Vaughn (Nonpartisan)	24.5	10,520
	Submit photo	Jennifer Hill (Nonpartisan)	18.9	8,109
	Submit photo	Alexandra Gilmore (Nonpartisan)	15.0	6,451
	Submit photo	Leo Haggerty (Nonpartisan)	10.2	4,368
	Submit photo	Rick Warrener (Nonpartisan)	6.3	2,686

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,950
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5

Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) defeated incumbent Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Henry Washington (Nonpartisan)	55.3	52,695
	Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan)	44.7	42,533

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,228
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5

Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) and incumbent Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan) defeated Selena Ward (Nonpartisan) and Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Washington (Nonpartisan)	44.5	14,346
✔		Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan)	23.7	7,650
	Submit photo	Selena Ward (Nonpartisan)	19.7	6,360
	Submit photo	Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan)	12.1	3,917

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,273
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large

Incumbent Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan) defeated Sally Harris (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan)	53.7	330,026
	Sally Harris (Nonpartisan)	46.3	284,363

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 614,389
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large

Sally Harris (Nonpartisan) and incumbent Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan) defeated Angela Schroden (Nonpartisan) and Jeffery Johnson (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sally Harris (Nonpartisan)	28.4	60,462
✔		Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan)	27.9	59,302
		Angela Schroden (Nonpartisan)	25.1	53,523
	Submit photo	Jeffery Johnson (Nonpartisan)	18.6	39,620

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 212,907
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Steve Cona (Nonpartisan) defeated William Henry Person (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steve Cona (Nonpartisan)	53.7	39,148
	Submit photo	William Henry Person (Nonpartisan)	46.3	33,771

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,919
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

William Henry Person (Nonpartisan) and Steve Cona (Nonpartisan) defeated Gilbert Machin (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	William Henry Person (Nonpartisan)	40.1	12,517
✔	Submit photo	Steve Cona (Nonpartisan)	36.1	11,267
	Submit photo	Gilbert Machin (Nonpartisan)	23.7	7,399

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,183
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2

General election

The general election scheduled for November 6, 2018, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2

Stacy Hahn (Nonpartisan) won election outright against incumbent Sally Harris (Nonpartisan) and Rod Mayhew (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on August 28, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stacy Hahn (Nonpartisan)	53.8	26,740
	Sally Harris (Nonpartisan)	32.8	16,305
	Rod Mayhew (Nonpartisan)	13.3	6,622

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,667
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4

General election

The general election scheduled for November 6, 2018, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Melissa Snively (Nonpartisan) won election outright against LaShonda Davison (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on August 28, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Melissa Snively (Nonpartisan)	74.9	33,935
	LaShonda Davison (Nonpartisan)	25.1	11,387

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,322
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Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large

Karen Perez (Nonpartisan) defeated Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Karen Perez (Nonpartisan)	54.2	234,122
	Henry Washington (Nonpartisan)	45.8	197,859

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 431,981
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large

The following candidates ran in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Washington (Nonpartisan)	32.7	62,962
✔		Karen Perez (Nonpartisan)	28.1	54,034
		Scott Hottenstein (Nonpartisan)	15.1	28,968
	Submit photo	Kelso Tanner (Nonpartisan)	9.8	18,775
	Submit photo	Robert Pechacek (Nonpartisan)	9.7	18,625
	Submit photo	Mitchell Smithey (Nonpartisan)	4.7	9,063

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 192,427
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About the district

School board

Hillsborough County Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Nadia Combs	District 1	2020	2028
Jessica Vaughn	District 3	2020	2028
Henry Washington	District 5	2020	2028
Lynn Gray	District 7	2016	2028
Patricia Rendon	District 4	2022	2026
Stacy Hahn	District 2	2018	2026
Karen Perez	District 6	2018	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Hillsborough County Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Florida House of Representatives District 69	Danny Alvarez	Republican Party	20%	100%
Florida House of Representatives District 68	Lawrence McClure	Republican Party	19%	100%
Florida House of Representatives District 62	Michele Rayner-Goolsby	Democratic Party	12%	71%
Florida House of Representatives District 67	Fentrice Driskell	Democratic Party	9%	100%
Florida House of Representatives District 70	Michael Owen	Republican Party	9%	60%
Florida House of Representatives District 66	Traci Koster	Republican Party	8%	100%
Florida House of Representatives District 65	Karen Gonzalez Pittman	Republican Party	8%	100%
Florida House of Representatives District 61	Linda Chaney	Republican Party	7%	27%
Florida House of Representatives District 64	Susan Valdes	Republican Party	3%	100%
Florida House of Representatives District 63	Dianne Hart	Democratic Party	3%	100%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$456,486,000	$2,037	16%
Local:	$1,221,321,000	$5,449	43%
State:	$1,149,166,000	$5,127	41%
Total:	$2,826,973,000	$12,612

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$2,632,468,000	$11,744
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,204,427,000	$9,834
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,385,448,000	$6,180	53%
Student and Staff Support:	$267,182,000	$1,191	10%
Administration:	$167,246,000	$746	6%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$384,551,000	$1,715	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$357,934,000	$1,596
Construction:	$272,144,000	$1,214
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$45,182,000	$201
Interest on Debt:	$24,925,000	$111

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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022	52	85	33	45	55-59	59	67
2020-2021	47	81	27	40	55-59	55	64
2018-2019	55	86	36	49	55-59	63	70
2017-2018	55	85	36	48	60-64	63	70
2016-2017	54	84	35	47	50-54	63	69
2015-2016	52	82	33	45	55-59	60	67
2014-2015	53	83	34	45	58		66
2013-2014	57	86	38	50	61		70
2012-2013	55	85	36	49	57		69
2011-2012	54	83	35	47	55		67
2010-2011	66	89	48	61	68		79

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 (%)
2021-2022	51	81	34	43	55-59	59	65
2020-2021	50	81	32	42	55-59	60	66
2018-2019	54	80	36	46	55-59	64	69
2017-2018	53	80	35	44	55-59	63	68
2016-2017	52	79	34	43	50-54	62	68
2015-2016	50	77	32	41	55-59	60	65
2014-2015	51	79	32	43	54		66
2013-2014	56	80	38	48	57		71
2012-2013	55	79	36	47	57		69
2011-2012	55	76	35	47	53		69
2010-2011	60	79	41	53	59		73

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 (%)
2021-2022	88	98	81	86	>=80	88	93
2020-2021	89	97	84	87	>=90	90	93
2019-2020	90	98	83	89	>=90	90	93
2018-2019	87	96	81	85	80-89	87	92
2017-2018	87	96	81	85	>=90	88	92
2016-2017	83	95	74	80	80-89	87	89
2015-2016	79	91	69	75	80-84	81	86
2014-2015	76	91	64	72	60-69	84	84
2013-2014	73	91	60	68	70-79		83
2012-2013	74	91	59	68	80-89		84
2011-2012	73	90	58	68	70-79		81
2010-2011	69	85	55	64	70-79		78

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	224,152	-0.2
2022-2023	224,538	0.2
2021-2022	224,149	2.3
2020-2021	218,943	-2.0
2019-2020	223,305	1.4
2018-2019	220,252	1.4
2017-2018	217,072	1.2
2016-2017	214,386	1.1
2015-2016	211,923	2.1
2014-2015	207,469	1.9
2013-2014	203,439	1.5
2012-2013	200,466	1.7
2011-2012	197,041	1.3
2010-2011	194,525	0.6
2009-2010	193,265	0.7
2008-2009	192,007	-0.6
2007-2008	193,180	-0.2
2006-2007	193,517	-0.1
2005-2006	193,757	2.2
2004-2005	189,469	4.0
2003-2004	181,900	3.5
2002-2003	175,454	3.2
2001-2002	169,789	3.2
2000-2001	164,311	2.9
1999-2000	159,517	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Hillsborough County Public Schools (%)	Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	4.5	2.9
Black	20.7	20.9
Hispanic	39.6	37.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2
Two or More Races	5.3	4.2
White	29.7	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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Hillsborough County Public Schools had 12,233.16 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	90.50
Kindergarten:	726.00
Elementary:	4,332.00
Secondary:	4,632.00
Total:	12,233.16

Hillsborough County Public Schools employed 87.00 district administrators and 737.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	87.00
District Administrative Support:	325.00
School Administrators:	737.50
School Administrative Support:	1,162.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	2,410.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	144.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	468.84
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	147.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	290.84
Librarians/Media Specialists:	221.34
Library/Media Support:	2.00
Student Support Services:	2,921.39
Other Support Services:	4,792.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Hillsborough County Public Schools operates 305 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Adams Middle School	533	6-8
Advantage Academy Of Hillsborough	459	PK-8
Alafia Elementary School	607	PK-5
Alexander Elementary School	499	PK-5
Alonso High School	2,930	9-12
Ami Kids Tampa	30	6-12
Anderson Elementary School	280	PK-5
Apollo Beach Elementary School	613	PK-5
Armwood High School	2,310	9-12
Bailey Elementary School	760	PK-5
Ballast Point Elementary School	473	PK-5
Barrington Middle School	1,279	6-8
Bay Crest Elementary School	551	PK-5
Bellamy Elementary School	605	PK-5
Bell Creek Academy	1,131	6-12
Belmont Elementary School	957	PK-6
Benito Middle School	1,016	6-8
Bevis Elementary School	866	PK-5
Big Bend Academy Of Math And Science	19	KG-8
Bing Elementary School	504	PK-5
Blake High School	1,584	9-12
Bloomingdale High School	2,311	9-12
Boyette Springs Elementary School	829	PK-5
Brandon High School	1,588	9-12
Brandon Success Center	94	6-12
Bridgeprep Academy Of Advanced Studies Of Hillsborough	59	9-12
Bridgeprep Academy Of Riverview	1,201	KG-8
Bridgeprep Academy Of Tampa	338	KG-8
Brooker Elementary School	759	PK-5
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	593	9-12
Broward Elementary School	222	PK-5
Bryan Elementary School	632	PK-5
Bryant Elementary School	898	PK-5
Buchanan Middle School	629	6-8
Buckhorn Elementary School	686	PK-5
Building Construction Academy At Bowers Whitley	81	9-12
Burnett Middle School	592	6-8
Burney Elementary School	394	PK-5
Burns Middle School	1,192	6-8
Caminiti Exceptional Center	70	PK-12
Cannella Elementary School	606	PK-5
Carrollwood K-8 School	715	PK-8
Carver Exceptional Center	48	6-12
Chamberlain High School	1,234	9-12
Channelside Academy Of Math And Science	333	KG-8
Chiaramonte Elementary School	316	PK-5
Chiles Elementary School	822	PK-5
Cimino Elementary School	809	PK-5
Citrus Park Elementary School	507	PK-5
Clair-Mel Elementary School	469	PK-5
Clark Elementary School	888	PK-5
Claywell Elementary School	627	PK-5
Cleveland Elementary School	195	PK-5
Coleman Middle School	951	6-8
Collins Pk-8 School	1,534	PK-8
Colson Elementary School	624	PK-5
Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility	44	6-12
Cork Elementary School	661	PK-5
Corr Elementary School	647	PK-5
Creekside Charter Academy	773	KG-8
Crestwood Elementary School	774	PK-5
Cypress Creek Elementary School	984	PK-5
Davidsen Middle School	942	6-8
Davis Elementary School	534	PK-5
Deer Park Elementary School	993	PK-5
Delia Sanchez Full Service School	0	PK-PK
Desoto Elementary School	180	PK-5
Detention Center West	74	3-12
Dickenson Elementary School	604	PK-5
Doby Elementary School	618	PK-5
Dorothy C York Pk-8 Magnet School	1,420	PK-8
Dorothy Thomas Center	39	KG-12
Dover Elementary	550	PK-5
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	530	6-8
Dr Carter G Woodson K-8 School	829	PK-8
Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School	396	KG-5
Dr Kiran C Patel High School	654	9-12
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	356	KG-5
Durant High School	2,459	9-12
East Bay High School	1,891	9-12
Edison Elementary School	296	PK-5
Egypt Lake Elementary School	490	PK-5
Eisenhower Exceptional Center	72	KG-12
Eisenhower Middle School	1,213	6-8
Encore	0	PK-PK
Ese Birth Thru Age 5	79	PK-PK
Essrig Elementary School	579	PK-5
Excelsior Prep Charter Middle School	20	6-8
Excelsior Prep Charter School	227	KG-5
Falkenburg Road Jail	40	6-12
Farnell Middle School	1,200	6-8
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	421	6-8
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	1,017	PK-5
Florida Autism Charter School Of Excellence	152	PK-12
Florida Connections Academy	5,731	KG-12
Focus Academy	132	6-12
Folsom Elementary School	470	PK-5
Forest Hills Elementary School	689	PK-5
Foster Elementary School	387	PK-5
Franklin Middle Magnet School	344	6-8
Freedom High School	1,871	9-12
Frost Elementary School	624	PK-5
Gaither High School	2,078	9-12
Gibsonton Elementary School	508	PK-5
Giunta Middle School	825	6-8
Gorrie Elementary School	509	PK-5
Grady Elementary School	557	PK-5
Graham Elementary School	198	PK-5
Greco Middle Magnet School	681	6-8
Hammond Elementary School	708	PK-5
Henderson Hammock Charter School	1,151	KG-8
Heritage Elementary School	526	PK-5
Hill Middle School	825	6-8
Hillsborough Academy Of Math And Science	835	KG-8
Hillsborough Ese Contracted Residential Placement	0	6-12
Hillsborough Girls Academy	18	4-12
Hillsborough High School	1,768	9-12
Hillsborough Virt Instr Prgs	0	KG-12
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School	28	KG-12
Hillsborough Virtual School	613	KG-12
Horizon Charter School Of Tampa	312	KG-8
Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs	167	PK-12
Hunter'S Green Elementary School	810	PK-5
Independence Academy	907	KG-8
Ippolito Elementary School	456	PK-5
Jackson Elementary School	448	PK-5
James Elementary School	354	PK-5
Jefferson High School	1,355	9-12
Jennings Middle School	758	6-8
Jule F Sumner High School	3,722	9-12
Kenly Elementary School	422	PK-5
Kids Community College Riverview Southeast	446	KG-8
Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	586	KG-12
Kimbell Elementary School	339	PK-5
King High School	1,252	9-12
Kingswood Elementary School	455	PK-5
Knights Elementary School	633	PK-5
Lake Academy	29	4-12
Lake Academy Secure	6	6-12
Lake Magdalene Elementary School	687	PK-5
Lamb Elementary	563	PK-5
Lanier Elementary School	354	PK-5
Lavoy Exceptional Center	45	PK-12
Learning Gate Community School	771	KG-8
Legacy Preparatory Academy	127	KG-8
Lennard High School	2,422	9-12
Les Peters Academy	20	6-12
Leto High School	2,025	9-12
Lewis Elementary School	535	PK-5
Liberty Middle School	948	6-8
Limona Elementary School	559	PK-5
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	509	PK-5
Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy	466	KG-8
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	803	KG-8
Lithia Springs Elementary School	578	PK-5
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School	412	PK-5
Lomax Magnet Elementary School	271	PK-5
Lopez Elementary School	575	PK-5
Lopez Exceptional Center	56	PK-12
Lowry Elementary School	792	PK-5
Lutz K-8 School	770	PK-8
Lutz Preparatory School	783	KG-8
Mabry Elementary School	840	PK-5
Macfarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	381	KG-5
Madison Middle School	595	6-8
Mango Elementary School	731	PK-5
Maniscalco K-8 School	668	PK-8
Mann Middle School	729	6-8
Marshall Middle Magnet School	1,058	6-8
Martinez Middle School	1,127	6-8
Mcdonald Elementary School	577	PK-5
Mckitrick Elementary School	967	PK-5
Mclane Middle School	652	6-8
Medical Academy At D.W. Waters	60	PK-12
Memorial Middle School	659	6-8
Mendenhall Elementary School	542	PK-5
Middleton High School	1,565	9-12
Miles Elementary School	664	PK-5
Mintz Elementary School	767	PK-5
Mitchell Elementary School	695	PK-5
Monroe Middle Magnet School	344	6-8
Morgan Woods Elementary School	494	PK-5
Mort Elementary School	743	PK-5
Muller Elementary Magnet School	436	PK-5
Mulrennan Middle School	1,166	6-8
Navigator Academy Of Leadership Valrico	925	KG-8
Nelson Elementary School	683	PK-5
Newsome High School	3,340	9-12
New Springs Schools	384	KG-8
North Tampa Success Center	124	6-12
Northwest Elementary School	693	PK-5
Oak Grove Elementary School	826	PK-5
Oak Park Elementary School	335	PK-5
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	492	6-8
Pace Center For Girls	60	6-12
Palm River Elementary School	419	PK-5
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership Schoo	77	KG-5
Pepin Academies	830	3-12
Pierce Middle School	879	6-8
Pinecrest Elementary School	579	PK-5
Pivot Charter School	237	6-12
Pizzo K-8 School	918	PK-8
Plant City High School	2,580	9-12
Plant High School	2,458	9-12
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School	391	KG-8
Potter Elementary School	476	PK-5
Pre-K Ese Community Peeps	150	PK-PK
Pride Elementary School	995	PK-5
Progress Village Middle Magnet	744	6-8
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	806	KG-8
Randall Middle School	1,361	6-8
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy	365	KG-8
Reddick Elementary School	844	PK-5
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School	525	PK-5
Riverview Academy High School	156	9-12
Riverview Academy Of Math And Science	1,121	KG-8
Riverview Elementary School	532	PK-5
Riverview High School	2,496	9-12
Robinson Elementary School	549	PK-5
Robinson High School	1,302	9-12
Robles Elementary School	604	PK-5
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	1,070	6-8
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	880	KG-8
Roosevelt Elementary School	691	PK-5
Ruskin Elementary School	790	PK-5
Schmidt Elementary School	540	PK-5
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	571	PK-5
Seffner Elementary School	360	PK-5
Seminole Heights Charter High School	326	7-12
Seminole Heights Elementary School	345	PK-5
Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle School	580	6-8
Sessums Elementary School	946	PK-5
Shaw Elementary School	656	PK-5
Sheehy Elementary School	392	PK-5
Shields Middle School	1,746	6-8
Shore Elementary Magnet School	326	PK-5
Sickles High School	2,389	9-12
Simmons Career Center	163	PK-12
Simmons Exceptional Center	27	KG-12
Slam Academy At Apollo Beach	1,243	KG-12
Slam Academy Tampa Elementary	220	KG-5
Sligh Middle School	574	6-8
South County Career Center	158	PK-12
Southshore Charter Academy	1,171	KG-8
Sports Leadership And Management Academy (Tampa)	535	6-12
Spoto High School	1,912	9-12
Springhead Elementary School	715	PK-5
Steinbrenner High School	2,430	9-12
Stewart Middle Magnet School	801	6-8
Stowers Elementary School	930	PK-5
Strawberry Crest High School	2,531	9-12
Sulphur Springs K-8 School	623	PK-8
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School	930	PK-5
Summerfield Elementary School	830	PK-5
Sunlake Academy Of Math And Sciences	967	KG-8
Symmes Elementary School	446	PK-5
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School	632	PK-5
Tampa Bay Tech High School	2,121	9-12
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	291	KG-5
Tampa Palms Elementary School	748	PK-5
Tampa Residential Facility	42	6-12
Temple Terrace Elementary School	507	PK-5
Terrace Community Middle School	658	6-8
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy	49	KG-5
The Spring	0	PK-12
Thompson Elementary	754	PK-5
Thonotosassa Elementary School	408	PK-5
Tinker K-8 School	588	PK-8
Tomlin Middle School	1,419	6-8
Town & Country Elementary School	401	PK-5
Trapnell Elementary School	466	PK-5
Trinity School For Children	903	KG-8
Turkey Creek Middle School	1,026	6-8
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	1,398	PK-8
Twin Lakes Elementary School	555	PK-5
Valrico Elementary School	742	PK-5
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	928	KG-5
Victory Charter School Tampa	216	KG-5
Victory Charter School Tampa 6-12	157	6-12
Village Of Excellence Academy	108	KG-5
Walden Lake Elementary School	851	PK-5
Walker Middle Magnet School	1,007	6-8
Walton Academy	150	KG-5
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary	997	PK-5
Washington Elementary School	335	PK-5
Waterset Charter School	1,164	KG-8
Webb Middle School	794	6-8
Westchase Elementary School	894	PK-5
Westshore Elementary School	356	PK-5
West Tampa Elementary School	426	PK-5
West University Charter High	455	9-12
Wharton High School	2,186	9-12
Williams Middle Magnet School	847	6-8
Willis Peters Exceptional Center	55	PK-12
Wilson Elementary School	296	PK-5
Wilson Middle School	619	6-8
Wimauma Academy	30	6-12
Wimauma Elementary School	546	PK-5
Winthrop Charter School	1,344	KG-8
Winthrop College Prep Academy	946	9-12
Witter Elementary School	510	PK-5
Woodbridge Elementary School	669	PK-5
Woodmont Charter School	697	KG-8
Yates Elementary School	620	PK-5
Young Middle Magnet School	348	6-8

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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