Tampa Republic

Hillsborough County School District's ninth-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 18,325 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.2% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 3.4% compared to the year before.

Hillsborough County School District also had a high enrollment for the third-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Jule F. Sumner High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that Hillsborough County School District enrolled a total of 224,538 students in the 2022-23 school year, the third highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked third highest in the year before.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

Schools	Number of Students
Acts	0
Adams Middle School	593
Advantage Academy of Hillsborough	469
Alafia Elementary School	648
Alexander Elementary School	509
Alonso High School	2,795
Ami Kids Tampa	30
Ami Kids Yes	14
Anderson Elementary School	304
Apollo Beach Elementary School	561
Armwood High School	2,400
Bailey Elementary School	741
Ballast Point Elementary School	445
Barrington Middle School	1,434
Bay Crest Elementary School	577
Bell Creek Academy	549
Bell Creek Academy High School	590
Bellamy Elementary School	558
Belmont Elementary School	987
Benito Middle School	1,017
Bevis Elementary School	857
Bing Elementary School	482
Blake High School	1,537
Bloomingdale High School	2,304
Bowers-Whitley Career Center	54
Boyette Springs Elementary School	812
Brandon High School	1,560
Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview	1,134
Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa	318
Brooker Elementary School	802
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	602
Broward Elementary School	227
Bryan Elementary School	653
Bryant Elementary School	877
Buchanan Middle School	759
Buckhorn Elementary School	759
Burnett Middle School	628
Burney Elementary School	359
Burns Middle School	1,202
Caminiti Exceptional Center	78
Cannella Elementary School	594
Carrollwood Elementary School	644
Carver Exceptional Center	43
Chamberlain High School	1,262
Channelside Academy of Math and Science	415
Chiaramonte Elementary School	342
Chiles Elementary School	875
Cimino Elementary School	818
Citrus Park Elementary School	531
Clair-Mel Elementary School	439
Clark Elementary School	832
Claywell Elementary School	663
Cleveland Elementary School	199
Coleman Middle School	988
Collins Elementary School	307
Colson Elementary School	674
Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility	39
Cork Elementary School	690
Corr Elementary School	611
Creekside Charter Academy	776
Crestwood Elementary School	781
Cypress Creek Elementary School	957
Davidsen Middle School	1,002
Davis Elementary School	591
Deer Park Elementary School	989
Desoto Elementary School	194
Dickenson Elementary School	570
Doby Elementary School	550
Dorothy Thomas Center	43
Dover Elementary School	576
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	526
Dr. Carter G. Woodson K-8 School	1,023
Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School	283
Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School	751
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	309
Durant High School	2,589
Early Childhood and After School Programs	83
East Bay High School	1,995
Edison Elementary School	315
Egypt Lake Elementary School	429
Eisenhower Middle School	1,276
Ese Birth Thru Age 5	57
Essrig Elementary School	589
Excelsior Prep Charter School	242
Falkenburg Road Jail	21
Farnell Middle School	1,214
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	431
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	1,060
Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence	160
Florida Connections Academy	5,126
Focus Academy	123
Folsom Elementary School	481
Forest Hills Elementary School	693
Foster Elementary School	423
Franklin Middle Magnet School	325
Freedom High School	1,837
Frost Elementary School	616
Gaither High School	2,123
Gibsonton Elementary School	510
Giunta Middle School	857
Gorrie Elementary School	491
Grady Elementary School	564
Graham Elementary School	217
Greco Middle Magnet School	700
Hammond Elementary School	734
Henderson Hammock Charter School	1,157
Heritage Elementary School	489
Hill Middle School	971
Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science	846
Hillsborough Girls Academy	20
Hillsborough High School	1,891
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School	70
Hillsborough Virtual School	899
Horizon Charter School of Tampa	307
Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs	155
Hunter's Green Elementary School	739
Idea Hope	794
Idea Victory	830
Independence Academy	914
Ippolito Elementary School	553
Jackson Elementary School	487
James Elementary School	386
Jefferson High School	1,322
Jennings Middle School	792
Jule F. Sumner High School	3,827
Just Elementary School	281
Kenly Elementary School	431
Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	658
Kimbell Elementary School	350
King High School	1,422
Kingswood Elementary School	457
Knights Elementary School	623
Lake Academy	30
Lake Magdalene Elementary School	715
Lamb Elementary School	518
Lanier Elementary School	380
Lavoy Exceptional Center	48
Learning Gate Community School	774
Legacy Preparatory Academy	149
Lennard High School	2,404
Les Peters Academy	21
Leto High School	2,062
Lewis Elementary School	602
Liberty Middle School	1,081
Limona Elementary School	567
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	521
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	809
Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy	482
Lithia Springs Elementary School	620
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School	395
Lomax Magnet Elementary School	285
Lopez Elementary School	579
Lopez Exceptional Center	49
Lowry Elementary School	760
Lutz K-8 School	723
Lutz Preparatory School	782
Mabry Elementary School	845
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	384
Madison Middle School	403
Mango Elementary School	742
Maniscalco K-8 School	646
Mann Middle School	802
Marshall Middle Magnet School	1,089
Martinez Middle School	1,160
McDonald Elementary School	559
McKitrick Elementary School	988
McLane Middle School	817
Memorial Middle School	600
Mendenhall Elementary School	530
Middleton High School	1,511
Miles Elementary School	675
Mintz Elementary School	786
Mitchell Elementary School	704
Monroe Middle Magnet School	412
Morgan Woods Elementary School	480
Mort Elementary School	770
Muller Elementary Magnet School	430
Mulrennan Middle School	1,185
Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico	870
Nelson Elementary School	719
New Springs Schools	397
Newsome High School	3,203
Northwest Elementary School	696
Oak Grove Elementary School	472
Oak Park Elementary School	501
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	498
Pace Center for Girls	28
Palm River Elementary School	384
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School	76
Pepin Academies	858
Pierce Middle School	845
Pinecrest Elementary School	601
Pivot Charter School	242
Pizzo K-8 School	902
Plant City High School	2,474
Plant High School	2,507
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School	404
Potter Elementary School	472
Pride Elementary School	937
Progress Village Middle Magnet	772
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	738
Randall Middle School	1,409
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy	350
Reddick Elementary School	794
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School	495
Riverview Academy High School	79
Riverview Academy of Math and Science	946
Riverview Elementary School	563
Riverview High School	2,599
Robinson Elementary School	562
Robinson High School	1,354
Robles Elementary School	604
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	1,128
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	842
Roosevelt Elementary School	741
Ruskin Elementary School	781
SLAM Academy Tampa Elementary	99
SLAM Academy at Apollo Beach	1,157
Schmidt Elementary School	547
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	590
Seffner Elementary School	378
Seminole Elementary School	522
Seminole Heights Charter High School	239
Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School	583
Sessums Elementary School	942
Shaw Elementary School	635
Sheehy Elementary School	323
Shields Middle School	1,867
Shore Elementary Magnet School	375
Sickles High School	2,368
Simmons Career Center	181
Simmons Exceptional Center	24
Sligh Middle School	606
South County Career Center	196
Southshore Charter Academy	1,228
Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Tampa)	434
Spoto High School	1,823
Springhead Elementary School	735
Steinbrenner High School	2,475
Stewart Middle Magnet School	800
Stowers Elementary School	895
Strawberry Crest High School	2,558
Sulphur Springs K-8 School	610
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School	869
Summerfield Elementary School	807
Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences	880
Symmes Elementary School	423
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School	480
Tampa Bay Technology High School	2,015
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	292
Tampa Palms Elementary School	778
Tampa Residential Facility	30
Temple Terrace Elementary School	462
Terrace Community Middle School	659
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy	73
Thompson Elementary School	744
Thonotosassa Elementary School	410
Tinker K-8 School	603
Tomlin Middle School	1,499
Town & Country Elementary School	399
Trapnell Elementary School	466
Trinity School for Children	901
Turkey Creek Middle School	978
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	1,442
Twin Lakes Elementary School	265
Valrico Elementary School	764
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	903
Victory Charter School Tampa	211
Village of Excellence Academy	180
Walden Lake Elementary School	847
Walker Middle Magnet School	1,019
Walton Academy	164
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School	948
Washington Elementary School	317
Waterset Charter School	1,169
Webb Middle School	802
West Tampa Elementary School	391
West University Charter High School	407
Westchase Elementary School	882
Westshore Elementary School	408
Wharton High School	2,289
Williams Middle Magnet School	835
Willis Peters Exceptional Center	58
Wilson Elementary School	317
Wilson Middle School	612
Wimauma Elementary School	543
Winthrop Charter School	1,357
Winthrop College Prep Academy	751
Witter Elementary School	508
Woodbridge Elementary School	664
Woodmont Charter School	704
Yates Elementary School	664
Young Middle Magnet School	443
Total Hillsborough County School District	224,538