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St. Lucie Public Schools
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St. Lucie County, Florida
District details
Superintendent: Jon R. Prince
# of school board members: 5
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St. Lucie County School District is a school district in Florida.

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Superintendent

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Jon R. Prince is the superintendent of St. Lucie Public Schools. Prince was appointed superintendent in July 2022. Gent's previous career experience includes working as an assistant principal, principal, and deputy superintendent, in the School District of Palm Beach County, Orange County Public School District, and St. Lucie Public School District.[1]

Past superintendents

  • E. Wayne Gent was the superintendent of St. Lucie Public Schools from July 1, 2015 until July 2022.[2] Gent's previous career experience includes working as a principal.[3]

School board

The St. Lucie Public Schools school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected to specific geographical districts in at-large elections.[4]

Elections

See also: St. Lucie Public Schools, Florida, elections

Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.[5]

Two seats on the school board were expected to be up for general election on November 5, 2024. The election was unnecessary after both races were decided in the August 20, 2024, primary. Candidates could win outright in the primary election if they were unopposed or if they received a majority of votes cast in the primary.

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 St. Lucie Public School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]

District map

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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.[7]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $66,706,000 $1,597 12%
Local: $256,460,000 $6,138 48%
State: $209,192,000 $5,007 39%
Total: $532,358,000 $12,742
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $471,051,000 $11,274
Total Current Expenditures: $432,892,000 $10,361
Instructional Expenditures: $257,498,000 $6,163 55%
Student and Staff Support: $41,519,000 $993 9%
Administration: $43,064,000 $1,030 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $90,811,000 $2,173 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $27,406,000 $655
Construction: $8,141,000 $194
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $991,000 $23
Interest on Debt: $9,762,000 $233


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
2024-2025[8] $48,745 $75,517
2023-2024[9] $48,000 $74,564
2020-2021[10] $44,600 $73,926

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.[11]

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 (%)
2020-2021 40 65 28 40 30-39 46 51
2018-2019 51 76 38 52 45-49 52 62
2017-2018 52 76 38 52 50-54 54 62
2016-2017 53 79 39 53 55-59 52 63
2015-2016 45 72 31 45 50-54 48 56
2014-2015 45 75 32 44 50-54 54
2013-2014 50 75 37 49 55-59 60
2012-2013 49 75 36 48 50-54 57
2011-2012 49 78 35 49 50-54 58
2010-2011 64 84 49 66 70-74 72

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 (%)
2020-2021 48 66 37 48 50-59 52 58
2018-2019 52 75 39 52 50-54 55 62
2017-2018 50 74 37 49 50-54 56 61
2016-2017 49 71 36 47 55-59 54 60
2015-2016 46 69 33 46 50-54 49 56
2014-2015 46 73 33 44 45-49 56
2013-2014 51 72 37 49 60-64 62
2012-2013 51 70 38 49 50-54 61
2011-2012 51 68 37 48 50-54 61
2010-2011 56 72 43 55 60-64 65

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 (%)
2019-2020 93 >=95 93 94 >=50 >=95 92
2018-2019 90 90-94 86 92 >=50 85-89 93
2017-2018 92 >=95 90 92 >=50 90-94 92
2016-2017 90 >=90 88 90 >=50 90-94 91
2015-2016 87 80-89 82 88 >=50 90-94 89
2014-2015 75 >=90 68 78 >=50 70-74 79
2013-2014 73 80-89 68 74 >=50 76
2012-2013 68 80-84 58 69 >=50 72
2011-2012 71 >=90 64 69 40-59 75
2010-2011 65 80-89 56 67 >=50 71


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 45,661 4.5
2021-2022 43,612 4.2
2020-2021 41,779 -0.2
2019-2020 41,859 1.1
2018-2019 41,409 1.4
2017-2018 40,848 1.1
2016-2017 40,383 0.8
2015-2016 40,045 -0.1
2014-2015 40,074 1.5
2013-2014 39,477 -0.4
2012-2013 39,641 0.5
2011-2012 39,444 0.5
2010-2011 39,259 0.6
2009-2010 39,013 0.4
2008-2009 38,839 -3.9
2007-2008 40,347 3.9
2006-2007 38,793 6.7
2005-2006 36,201 3.6
2004-2005 34,912 6.1
2003-2004 32,799 3.8
2002-2003 31,554 3.1
2001-2002 30,590 3.4
2000-2001 29,540 0.6
1999-2000 29,356 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE St. Lucie Public Schools (%) Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 2.8
Black 31.8 21.0
Hispanic 34.8 36.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 4.9 4.1
White 26.7 35.3

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 2022-2023 school year, St. Lucie Public Schools had 2,369.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.27.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 16.00
Kindergarten: 134.00
Elementary: 817.85
Secondary: 1,034.55
Total: 2,369.83

St. Lucie Public Schools employed 31.00 district administrators and 123.91 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 31.00
District Administrative Support: 93.72
School Administrators: 123.91
School Administrative Support: 329.38
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 539.48
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 37.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 155.97
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 40.88
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 61.10
Librarians/Media Specialists: 33.75
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 705.94
Other Support Services: 1,009.06


Schools

St. Lucie Public Schools operates 53 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Acceleration Academy2637-12
Allapattah Flats K-81,240PK-8
Bayshore Elementary School835PK-5
Chester A. Moore Elementary School366PK-5
Creative Arts Academy Of St. Lucie483KG-8
Dale Cassens Education Complex271PK-12
Dan Mccarty Middle School7476-8
Data House106-12
Fairlawn Elementary School651PK-5
Floresta Elementary School647PK-5
Forest Grove Middle School8716-8
Fort Pierce Central High School3,0918-12
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy The W.E.S.T. Prep Magnet2,0109-12
Frances K. Sweet Elementary School362PK-5
Homebound Program0KG-12
Independence Classical Academy418KG-12
Lakewood Park Elementary School615PK-5
Lawnwood Elementary School746PK-5
Lincoln Park Academy1,5946-12
Manatee Academy K-81,664KG-8
Mariposa Elementary School734PK-5
Morningside Elementary School669PK-5
Mosaic Digital Academy (St. Lucie Virtual Franchise)283KG-12
Northport K-8 School1,223PK-8
Oak Hammock K-8 School1,633PK-8
Pace Center For Girls Treasure Coast316-12
Parkway Elementary School509PK-5
Performance Based Preparatory Academy1399-12
Port St. Lucie High School1,7489-12
Renaissance Charter School At Tradition1,171KG-8
Renaissance Charter School Of St. Lucie1,393PK-8
Rivers Edge Elementary School695PK-5
Samuel S. Gaines Academy Of Emerging Technologies794PK-8
Savanna Ridge Elementary School452PK-5
Somerset Academy Bethany339KG-5
Somerset Academy St. Lucie690KG-8
Somerset College Preparatory Academy1,3606-12
Southern Oaks Middle School8946-8
Southport Middle School8236-8
St Lucie County Jail - Rock Road Academy286-12
St. Lucie Detention Center39KG-12
St. Lucie Elementary School729PK-5
St. Lucie Virtual Instruction Program25KG-12
St. Lucie West Centennial High2,7669-12
St. Lucie West K-8 School1,601KG-8
Technoarts Academy St. Lucie0
Tradition Preparatory High School7269-12
Treasure Coast High School3,0669-12
Village Green Environmental Studies School560PK-5
Weatherbee Elementary School672PK-5
West Gate K-8 School1,522PK-8
White City Elementary School457PK-5
Windmill Point Elementary School1,006PK-5

Contact information

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St. Lucie Public Schools
9461 Brandywine Lane
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
Phone: 772-429-3600


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ St. Lucie Public Schools, "Superintendent's Office," accessed December 13, 2023
  2. ↑ St. Lucie Public Schools, "Superintendent's Office," accessed October 28, 2019
  3. ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Wayne Gent chosen to run St. Lucie County Schools," February 25, 2015
  4. ↑ St. Lucie Public Schools, "Meet the Board," accessed May 14, 2021
  5. ↑ Online Sunshine, "The 2020 Florida Statutes: 1001.35 - Term of office," accessed April 27, 2021
  6. ↑ St. Lucie Public Schools, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed April 23, 2025
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  8. ↑ St. Lucie Public Schools, "Salary Schedule Book 2024-2025," accessed April 23, 2025
  9. ↑ St. Lucie Public Schools, "Salary Schedule Book 2023-2024," accessed February 6, 2024
  10. ↑ St. Lucie Public Schools, "Salary Schedule Book 2020-2021," accessed May 14, 2021
  11. ↑ 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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