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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,337 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Okeechobee County School District is a school district in Florida (Okeechobee County). During the 2024 school year, 6,337 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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About the district

School board

The Okeechobee County School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Malissa MorganDistrict 22028
Amanda RiedelDistrict 42028
Jill HolcombDistrict 52026
Melisa JahnerDistrict 32026
Christine BishopDistrict 120222026

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Overlapping state house districts

Okeechobee County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Florida House of Representatives District 83Kaylee TuckRepublican Party 100% 25%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $17,875,000 $2,791 24%
Local: $23,203,000 $3,623 31%
State: $33,632,000 $5,252 45%
Total: $74,710,000 $11,666
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $73,446,000 $11,468
Total Current Expenditures: $69,409,000 $10,838
Instructional Expenditures: $39,604,000 $6,184 54%
Student and Staff Support: $8,583,000 $1,340 12%
Administration: $6,406,000 $1,000 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,816,000 $2,313 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,749,000 $585
Construction: $2,196,000 $342
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $288,000 $44
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 46 50-59 20-24 45 30-39 40-44 50
2020-2021 44 60-69 25-29 42 30-39 35-39 48
2018-2019 56 >=80 35-39 54 21-39 55-59 61
2017-2018 54 80-89 35-39 52 21-39 50-54 59
2016-2017 48 80-89 30-34 47 20-29 40-44 53
2015-2016 45 70-79 30-34 42 11-19 35-39 50
2014-2015 43 60-79 25-29 40 20-29 49
2013-2014 50 >=80 30-34 46 50-59 55
2012-2013 49 60-79 30-34 45 21-39 53
2011-2012 44 >=80 20-24 39 20-29 49
2010-2011 60 80-89 40-44 59 40-49 64

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 43 50-59 25-29 39 30-39 45-49 49
2020-2021 42 60-69 25-29 37 30-39 40-44 49
2018-2019 46 60-69 25-29 41 21-39 45-49 52
2017-2018 43 70-79 25-29 39 30-39 40-44 50
2016-2017 41 60-69 20-24 36 <=10 40-44 48
2015-2016 39 70-79 25-29 33 11-19 35-39 45
2014-2015 40 60-79 25-29 33 30-39 47
2013-2014 45 >=80 30-34 37 30-39 53
2012-2013 46 80-89 30-34 37 20-29 53
2011-2012 46 80-89 30-34 36 30-39 54
2010-2011 52 70-79 34 46 30-39 59

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 78 PS 80-89 75-79 <50 >=50 75-79
2020-2021 85 PS 70-79 80-84 PS >=80 85-89
2019-2020 84 PS 80-89 85-89 >=50 >=50 80-84
2018-2019 76 PS 70-79 75-79 <50 PS 75-79
2017-2018 77 >=50 60-69 75-79 60-79 >=50 75-79
2016-2017 72 PS 60-69 80-84 <50 >=50 70-74
2015-2016 71 PS >=80 70-74 <50 >=50 65-69
2014-2015 66 PS 40-49 65-69 <50 <50 70-74
2013-2014 61 PS 40-59 60-64 >=50 60-64
2012-2013 63 PS 40-49 60-64 >=50 65-69
2011-2012 59 PS 30-39 60-64 <50 60-64
2010-2011 62 PS 40-49 60-64 <50 64

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]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,337 -1.0
2022-2023 6,398 -0.1
2021-2022 6,404 2.2
2020-2021 6,263 -5.8
2019-2020 6,625 2.2
2018-2019 6,481 1.1
2017-2018 6,410 -1.3
2016-2017 6,494 0.8
2015-2016 6,440 1.1
2014-2015 6,372 -0.5
2013-2014 6,401 -1.5
2012-2013 6,496 -1.1
2011-2012 6,568 -3.4
2010-2011 6,789 -2.6
2009-2010 6,963 -0.6
2008-2009 7,004 -0.5
2007-2008 7,037 -3.6
2006-2007 7,289 -0.5
2005-2006 7,329 -0.3
2004-2005 7,348 0.9
2003-2004 7,279 2.7
2002-2003 7,085 2.1
2001-2002 6,936 1.2
2000-2001 6,856 1.4
1999-2000 6,758 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Okeechobee County School District (%) Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 2.9
Black 6.1 20.9
Hispanic 44.7 37.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 2.9 4.2
White 44.4 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, Okeechobee County School District had 344.24 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.41.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 26.00
Elementary: 134.81
Secondary: 133.43
Total: 344.24

Okeechobee County School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 20.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 14.00
School Administrators: 20.00
School Administrative Support: 41.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 90.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 60.21
Other Support Services: 157.00

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]

The Okeechobee County School District operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Central Elementary School548PK-5
Everglades Elementary School774PK-5
North Elementary School558PK-5
Okeechobee Achievement Academy179PK-12
Okeechobee High School1,7419-12
Okeechobee Virtual Franchise61KG-12
Okeechobee Virtual Instruction Program0KG-12
Osceola Middle School7116-8
Seminole Elementary School541PK-5
South Elementary School536PK-5
Student Serv./Special Programs0PK-PK
Tantie637-12
Yearling Middle School6256-8


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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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