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Walton County School District, Florida, elections

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Walton County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 11,575 (2022-2023)
Schools: 23 (2022-2023)
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Walton County School District is a school district in Florida (Walton County). During the 2023 school year, 11,575 students attended one of the district's 23 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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About the district

School board

The Walton 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
Jason CatalanoDistrict 5
William Eddins Jr.District 3
Kim KirbyDistrict 2
Jeri MichieDistrict 4
Tammy SmithDistrict 1

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Overlapping state house districts

Walton County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Florida House of Representatives District 5Shane AbbottRepublican Party 100% 35%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,550,000 $1,309 9%
Local: $120,677,000 $11,654 79%
State: $18,496,000 $1,786 12%
Total: $152,723,000 $14,749
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $149,214,000 $14,409
Total Current Expenditures: $113,590,000 $10,969
Instructional Expenditures: $69,137,000 $6,676 46%
Student and Staff Support: $11,182,000 $1,079 7%
Administration: $10,504,000 $1,014 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,767,000 $2,198 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $29,278,000 $2,827
Construction: $18,462,000 $1,782
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,646,000 $352
Interest on Debt: $2,700,000 $260

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 (%)
2020-2021 62 80-84 35-39 46 40-59 55-59 68
2018-2019 66 80-84 38 52 <50 60-64 70
2017-2018 67 80-84 35-39 53 >=50 55-59 71
2016-2017 68 80-84 38 61 >=50 60-64 71
2015-2016 62 70-79 34 54 60-79 55-59 66
2014-2015 59 80-89 33 50 60-79 63
2013-2014 67 80-89 42 60 >=50 71
2012-2013 63 80-89 38 55 >=50 66
2011-2012 63 80-89 35-39 55 40-59 66
2010-2011 77 >=80 50-54 70-74 60-79 80

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 61 70-74 30-34 44 40-59 55-59 66
2018-2019 63 75-79 34 50 >=50 55-59 67
2017-2018 61 80-84 33 49 >=50 50-54 65
2016-2017 60 70-74 30 48 >=50 55-59 65
2015-2016 59 50-59 28 47 <50 50-54 64
2014-2015 57 60-69 29 47 40-59 61
2013-2014 65 60-69 38 52 >=80 69
2012-2013 63 70-79 37 49 40-59 68
2011-2012 62 70-79 29 47 40-59 67
2010-2011 68 60-79 39 51 40-59 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 (%)
2019-2020 91 PS 80-89 >=90 PS >=90 91
2018-2019 89 >=50 >=90 80-84 PS 70-79 90
2017-2018 87 >=50 70-79 70-79 PS >=80 89
2016-2017 82 PS 50-59 70-79 PS >=80 85
2015-2016 77 PS 60-79 70-79 PS 60-79 79
2014-2015 74 >=50 60-69 60-69 PS >=50 76
2013-2014 68 PS 50-59 50-59 PS 71
2012-2013 78 >=50 70-79 >=80 PS 77
2011-2012 75 >=50 40-59 40-59 PS 77
2010-2011 74 PS 70-79 40-59 PS 75

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 (%)
2022-2023 11,575 4.4
2021-2022 11,066 6.4
2020-2021 10,355 -0.9
2019-2020 10,448 6.0
2018-2019 9,824 3.5
2017-2018 9,480 3.2
2016-2017 9,172 3.5
2015-2016 8,854 4.7
2014-2015 8,435 4.4
2013-2014 8,067 3.2
2012-2013 7,811 3.1
2011-2012 7,572 3.0
2010-2011 7,343 3.3
2009-2010 7,103 1.6
2008-2009 6,991 0.4
2007-2008 6,962 3.7
2006-2007 6,704 -2.9
2005-2006 6,896 4.9
2004-2005 6,557 0.4
2003-2004 6,530 3.5
2002-2003 6,303 5.3
2001-2002 5,968 1.5
2000-2001 5,877 -0.6
1999-2000 5,915 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Walton County School District (%) Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 2.8
Black 4.7 21.0
Hispanic 17.3 36.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 4.6 4.1
White 71.6 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

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 2022-2023 school year, Walton County School District had 718.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.1.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 16.87
Kindergarten: 46.00
Elementary: 245.97
Secondary: 303.62
Total: 718.83

Walton County School District employed 13.00 district administrators and 33.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 13.00
District Administrative Support: 24.50
School Administrators: 33.00
School Administrative Support: 68.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 199.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 15.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 21.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 103.65
Other Support Services: 272.50

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]

The Walton County School District operates 23 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bay School146PK-PK
Dune Lakes Elementary School928KG-5
Emerald Coast Middle School8686-8
Emerald Coast Technical College09-12
Freeport Elementary School1,123PK-4
Freeport Middle School7005-8
Freeport Senior High School5579-12
Maude Saunders Elementary School553KG-5
Mossy Head School439PK-5
Paxton School819PK-12
Seaside Neighborhood School4035-12
South Walton High School1,2359-12
Van R. Butler Elementary School1,013KG-5
Walton Academy Inc.1815-12
Walton County Jail Program36-12
Walton High School8569-12
Walton Initiative For Success In Education (Wise)215PK-12
Walton Learning Center296-12
Walton Middle School8016-8
Walton Virtual Franchise316-12
Walton Virtual School Full Time0KG-12
Walton Virtual School Wcsd6KG-12
West Defuniak Elementary School669KG-5

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See also

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