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Pinellas County Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 91,021 (2023-2024)
Schools: 153 (2023-2024)
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Pinellas County Schools is a school district in Florida (Pinellas County). During the 2024 school year, 91,021 students attended one of the district's 153 schools.

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

Elections

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large

General election

Pinellas County Schools school board District 4

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 5

General election

General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 5

Katie Blaxberg defeated Stacy Geier in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Katie Blaxberg (Nonpartisan)
 
52.1
 
49,272
Stacy Geier (Nonpartisan)
 
47.9
 
45,366

Total votes: 94,638
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 2 At-large

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large

Dawn Peters defeated Keesha Benson in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Dawn Peters (Nonpartisan)
 
52.1
 
184,244
Keesha Benson (Nonpartisan)
 
47.9
 
169,700

Total votes: 353,944
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 6

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6

Stephanie Meyer defeated Brian M. Martin in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Stephanie Meyer (Nonpartisan)
 
53.0
 
50,219
Brian M. Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
47.0
 
44,576

Total votes: 94,795
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 7

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large

Laura Hine defeated Stephanie Meyer in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Hine
Laura Hine (Nonpartisan)
 
55.6
 
269,902
Stephanie Meyer (Nonpartisan)
 
44.4
 
215,778

Total votes: 485,680
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 4

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 5

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 7

General election

Special general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7

Caprice Johnson Edmond defeated Karl Nurse in the special general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Caprice Johnson Edmond (Nonpartisan)
 
56.7
 
64,828
Image of Karl Nurse
Karl Nurse (Nonpartisan)
 
43.3
 
49,489

Total votes: 114,317
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 2 At-large

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 2 At-large

Lisa Cane defeated Jeff Larsen in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 2 At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lisa Cane (Nonpartisan)
 
51.3
 
186,074
Image of Jeff Larsen
Jeff Larsen (Nonpartisan)
 
48.7
 
176,575

Total votes: 362,649
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large

Nicole Carr defeated incumbent Peggy O'Shea in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nicole Carr
Nicole Carr (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.9
 
195,863
Image of Peggy O'Shea
Peggy O'Shea (Nonpartisan)
 
46.1
 
167,280

Total votes: 363,143
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 6

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6

Bill Dudley defeated Matt Stewart in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bill Dudley
Bill Dudley (Nonpartisan)
 
50.6
 
46,599
Image of Matt Stewart
Matt Stewart (Nonpartisan)
 
49.4
 
45,455

Total votes: 92,054
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Pinellas County Schools school board District 7

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 5

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 5

Incumbent Carol Cook won election in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 5 on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
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Carol Cook (Nonpartisan)

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 2 At-large

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 2 At-large

Incumbent Terry B. Krassner won election in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 2 At-large on August 26, 2014.

Candidate
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Terry B. Krassner (Nonpartisan)

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large

Incumbent Peggy O'Shea won election in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 3 At-large on August 26, 2014.

Candidate
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Peggy O'Shea (R)

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 6

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6

Incumbent Linda Lerner won election in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 on August 26, 2014.

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Linda Lerner (D)

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Pinellas County Schools school board District 7

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General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7

Incumbent René Flowers won election in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7 on November 4, 2014.

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René Flowers (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Katie BlaxbergDistrict 520242028
Laura HineDistrict 120202028
Eileen LongDistrict 420162028
Stephanie MeyerDistrict 620222026
Dawn PetersDistrict 320222026
Caprice Johnson EdmondDistrict 720202026
Lisa CaneDistrict 220192026

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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: $220,667,000 $2,312 18%
Local: $685,385,000 $7,181 57%
State: $303,018,000 $3,175 25%
Total: $1,209,070,000 $12,668
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,324,994,000 $13,882
Total Current Expenditures: $1,105,427,000 $11,581
Instructional Expenditures: $648,294,000 $6,792 49%
Student and Staff Support: $130,004,000 $1,362 10%
Administration: $108,984,000 $1,141 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $218,145,000 $2,285 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $183,496,000 $1,922
Construction: $145,240,000 $1,521
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $30,917,000 $323
Interest on Debt: $5,154,000 $53

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 54 71 28 48 50-54 57 64
2020-2021 51 68 25 45 40-44 52 61
2018-2019 56 75 30 50 50-54 58 66
2017-2018 56 75 29 50 45-49 58 66
2016-2017 55 74 29 48 55-59 57 63
2015-2016 52 70 26 45 45-49 54 61
2014-2015 51 70 26 44 45-49 60
2013-2014 53 72 25 45 45-49 62
2012-2013 52 71 24 45 45-49 62
2011-2012 51 70 23 42 45-49 60
2010-2011 64 79 36 57 60-64 73

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 65 26 44 45-49 54 61
2020-2021 51 66 26 44 45-49 55 61
2018-2019 54 68 28 46 50-54 57 64
2017-2018 51 66 26 42 55-59 55 62
2016-2017 51 64 27 42 45-49 54 61
2015-2016 51 64 24 41 45-49 54 60
2014-2015 52 67 26 43 50-54 61
2013-2014 56 67 28 47 45-49 66
2012-2013 56 67 28 48 50-54 66
2011-2012 56 66 27 48 50-54 65
2010-2011 61 70 35 55 55-59 70

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 94 78 86 >=80 86 91
2020-2021 92 98 86 92 >=80 89 93
2019-2020 92 97 86 93 >=80 90-94 93
2018-2019 88 94 81 87 60-79 90-94 91
2017-2018 86 96 76 85 >=80 84 89
2016-2017 83 91 69 81 >=80 80-84 87
2015-2016 80 87 66 75 80-89 75-79 85
2014-2015 78 87 65 75 70-79 75-79 82
2013-2014 76 87 61 71 60-79 81
2012-2013 72 86 56 63 60-79 77
2011-2012 72 83 55 60 60-69 77
2010-2011 65 77 47 56 40-59 71

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 91,021 -2.9
2022-2023 93,702 -1.9
2021-2022 95,446 -0.7
2020-2021 96,068 -3.9
2019-2020 99,772 -1.2
2018-2019 100,948 -0.9
2017-2018 101,824 -1.1
2016-2017 102,905 -0.6
2015-2016 103,495 -0.3
2014-2015 103,774 0.3
2013-2014 103,411 -0.2
2012-2013 103,590 -0.2
2011-2012 103,776 -0.2
2010-2011 104,001 -1.2
2009-2010 105,238 -0.8
2008-2009 106,061 -1.7
2007-2008 107,892 -1.9
2006-2007 109,915 -2.1
2005-2006 112,174 -1.3
2004-2005 113,651 -0.8
2003-2004 114,510 -0.2
2002-2003 114,772 0.2
2001-2002 114,583 1.4
2000-2001 113,027 1.1
1999-2000 111,793 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pinellas County Schools (%) Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.0 2.9
Black 19.1 20.9
Hispanic 20.4 37.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 5.7 4.2
White 50.3 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, Pinellas County Schools had 5,643.73 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 21.00
Kindergarten: 326.00
Elementary: 2,024.67
Secondary: 2,233.00
Total: 5,643.73

Pinellas County Schools employed 81.00 district administrators and 350.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 81.00
District Administrative Support: 299.68
School Administrators: 350.00
School Administrative Support: 697.73
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1,321.65
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 97.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 229.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 71.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 129.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 120.00
Library/Media Support: 8.00
Student Support Services: 1,223.48
Other Support Services: 2,512.55

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]

Pinellas County Schools operates 153 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Academie Da Vinci Charter School331KG-8
Anona Elementary School470PK-5
Athenian Academy418KG-8
Azalea Elementary School451PK-5
Azalea Middle School6846-8
Bardmoor Elementary School445PK-5
Bauder Elementary School554PK-5
Bay Point Elementary School401PK-5
Bay Point Middle School6556-8
Bayside High School1709-12
Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School601KG-5
Bear Creek Elementary School265PK-5
Belcher Elementary School484PK-5
Belleair Elementary School453PK-5
Blanton Elementary School456PK-5
Boca Ciega High School1,2119-12
Brooker Creek Elementary School509PK-5
Calvin A. Hunsinger School115KG-12
Campbell Park Elementary School462PK-5
Chi Chi Rodriquez Academy764-8
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School7556-8
Clearwater High School1,6379-12
Countryside High School1,5939-12
Cross Bayou Elementary School323PK-5
Curlew Creek Elementary School620PK-5
Curtis Fundamental Elementary536KG-5
Cypress Woods Elementary School712PK-5
Discovery Academy Of Science661KG-8
Disston Academy1015-12
Dixie M. Hollins High School1,9759-12
Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary559PK-5
Dropout Prevention School517PK-12
Dunedin Elementary School495PK-5
Dunedin Highland Middle School8686-8
Dunedin High School1,1909-12
East Lake High School2,1349-12
East Lake Middle School Academy Of Engineering3886-8
Eisenhower Elementary School629PK-5
Elisa Nelson Elementary4311-5
Enterprise Charter High School3579-12
Ese Countywide209PK-12
Fairmount Park Elementary School459PK-5
Fitzgerald Middle School9716-8
Forest Lakes Elementary School501PK-5
Frontier Elementary School609PK-5
Fuguitt Elementary School437PK-5
Garrison-Jones Elementary School598PK-5
Gibbs High School1,1319-12
Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School333KG-5
Gulfport Montessori Elementary School379PK-5
Highland Lakes Elementary School468PK-5
High Point Elementary School580PK-5
Hospital/Homebound66PK-12
James B. Sanderlin K-8816KG-8
John Hopkins Middle School7916-8
John M. Sexton Elementary School401PK-5
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School9576-8
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School277PK-5
Lake St. George Elementary School572PK-5
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary316PK-5
Lakewood Elementary School440PK-5
Lakewood High School8959-12
Largo High School2,1099-12
Largo Middle School7806-8
Lealman Avenue Elementary School393PK-5
Lealman Innovation Academy3945-12
Leila Davis Elementary School655PK-5
Lynch Elementary School484PK-5
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-81,334KG-8
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elem439PK-5
Maximo Elementary School372PK-5
Mcmullen-Booth Elementary School440PK-5
Meadowlawn Middle School8016-8
Melrose Elementary School363PK-5
Midtown Academy366KG-5
Mildred Helms Elementary School521PK-5
Mount Vernon Elementary School373PK-5
New Heights Elementary School659PK-5
Nina Harris Ese Center144PK-12
Northeast High School1,7629-12
North Shore Elementary School448PK-5
Northwest Elementary School430PK-5
Oak Grove Middle School7626-8
Oakhurst Elementary School657PK-5
Oldsmar Elementary School526PK-5
Orange Grove Elementary School424PK-5
Osceola Fundamental High1,7159-12
Osceola Middle School9866-8
Ozona Elementary School763PK-5
Pace Center For Girls406-12
Palm Harbor Middle School1,0406-8
Palm Harbor University High2,5029-12
Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School463KG-5
Paul B. Stephens Ese Center148PK-12
Perkins Elementary School569PK-5
Pinellas Academy Of Math And Science894KG-8
Pinellas Central Elementary School484PK-5
Pinellas County Jail166-12
Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy3169-12
Pinellas High Innovation1724-10
Pinellas Juvenile Det Center83KG-12
Pinellas Mycroschool Of Integrated Academics And Technologi1478-12
Pinellas Park Elementary School459PK-5
Pinellas Park High School1,8319-12
Pinellas Park Middle School1,0186-8
Pinellas Preparatory Academy783KG-8
Pinellas Secondary School796-12
Pinellas Teleschool986-12
Pinellas Virtual Franchise218KG-12
Pinellas Virtual Instruction Program0KG-12
Pinellas Virtual K-120KG-12
Plato Academy Charter School Tarpon Springs367KG-8
Plato Academy Clearwater624KG-8
Plato Academy Largo Charter School337KG-8
Plato Academy Of St.Petersburg370KG-8
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School353KG-8
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School537KG-8
Plato Seminole329KG-8
Plumb Elementary School661PK-5
Ponce De Leon Elementary School546PK-5
Richard L. Sanders School55KG-12
Richard O Jacobson Technical High School At Seminole5539-12
Ridgecrest Elementary School533PK-5
Safety Harbor Elementary School635PK-5
Safety Harbor Middle School9776-8
Sandy Lane Elementary School308PK-5
San Jose Elementary School335PK-5
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School599PK-5
Seminole Elementary School402PK-5
Seminole High School1,3889-12
Seminole Middle School7666-8
Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary426PK-5
Shore Acres Elementary School695PK-5
Skycrest Elementary School544PK-5
Skyview Elementary School592PK-5
Southern Oak Elementary School495PK-5
Starkey Elementary School610PK-5
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School24410-12
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School North Pinellas20910-12
St. Petersburg Collegiate Stem High School1469-12
St. Petersburg High School1,7109-12
Strive Academy06-12
Sunset Hills Elementary School444PK-5
Sutherland Elementary School630PK-5
Tarpon Springs Elementary School472PK-5
Tarpon Springs Fundamental Ele272KG-5
Tarpon Springs High School1,0869-12
Tarpon Springs Middle School6266-8
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental7906-8
Tyrone Middle School8226-8
Walsingham Elementary School380PK-5
Westgate Elementary School539PK-5
Woodlawn Elementary School256PK-5

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