Tampa Republic

Florida Connections Academy had the highest enrollment among Hillsborough County schools, welcoming 5,731 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

The most represented ethnicity among Florida Connections Academy students was white, accounting for 41% of the student population.

Florida Connections Academy is part of the Hillsborough County School District , which generally encompasses schools within Hillsborough County with its main office in Tampa.

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.

School	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Florida Connections Academy	Tampa	5,731
Jule F. Sumner High School	Riverview	3,722
Newsome High School	Lithia	3,340
Alonso High School	Tampa	2,930
Plant City High School	Plant City	2,580
Strawberry Crest High School	Dover	2,531
Riverview High School	Riverview	2,496
Durant High School	Plant City	2,459
Plant High School	Tampa	2,458
Steinbrenner High School	Lutz	2,430
Lennard High School	Ruskin	2,422
Sickles High School	Tampa	2,389
Bloomingdale High School	Valrico	2,311
Armwood High School	Seffner	2,310
Wharton High School	Tampa	2,186
Tampa Bay Technology High School	Tampa	2,121
Gaither High School	Tampa	2,078
Leto High School	Tampa	2,025
Spoto High School	Riverview	1,912
East Bay High School	Gibsonton	1,891
Freedom High School	Tampa	1,871
Hillsborough High School	Tampa	1,768
Shields Middle School	Ruskin	1,746
Brandon High School	Brandon	1,588
Blake High School	Tampa	1,584
Middleton High School	Tampa	1,565
Collins Elementary School	Riverview	1,534
Tomlin Middle School	Plant City	1,419
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	Tampa	1,398
Randall Middle School	Lithia	1,361
Jefferson High School	Tampa	1,355
Winthrop Charter School	Riverview	1,344
Robinson High School	Tampa	1,302
Barrington Middle School	Lithia	1,279
King High School	Tampa	1,252
SLAM Academy at Apollo Beach	Apollo Beach	1,243
Chamberlain High School	Tampa	1,234
Eisenhower Middle School	Gibsonton	1,213
Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview	Riverview	1,201
Farnell Middle School	Tampa	1,200
Burns Middle School	Brandon	1,192
Southshore Charter Academy	Riverview	1,171
Mulrennan Middle School	Valrico	1,166
Waterset Charter School	Apollo Beach	1,164
Henderson Hammock Charter School	Tampa	1,151
Bell Creek Academy High School	Riverview	1,131
Martinez Middle School	Lutz	1,127
Riverview Academy of Math and Science	Riverview	1,121
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	Riverview	1,070
Marshall Middle Magnet School	Plant City	1,058
Turkey Creek Middle School	Plant City	1,026
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	Lithia	1,017
Benito Middle School	Tampa	1,016
Walker Middle Magnet School	Odessa	1,007
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School	Riverview	997
Pride Elementary School	Tampa	995
Deer Park Elementary School	Tampa	993
Cypress Creek Elementary School	Ruskin	984
McKitrick Elementary School	Lutz	967
Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences	Lutz	967
Belmont Elementary School	Sun City Center	957
Coleman Middle School	Tampa	951
Liberty Middle School	Tampa	948
Sessums Elementary School	Riverview	946
Winthrop College Prep Academy	Riverview	946
Davidsen Middle School	Tampa	942
Stowers Elementary School	Lithia	930
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School	Riverview	930
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	Riverview	928
Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico	Valrico	925
Pizzo K-8 School	Tampa	918
Independence Academy	Dover	907
Trinity School for Children	Tampa	903
Bryant Elementary School	Tampa	898
Westchase Elementary School	Tampa	894
Clark Elementary School	Tampa	888
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	Tampa	880
Pierce Middle School	Tampa	879
Bevis Elementary School	Lithia	866
Walden Lake Elementary School	Plant City	851
Williams Middle Magnet School	Tampa	847
Reddick Elementary School	Wimauma	844
Mabry Elementary School	Tampa	840
Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science	Tampa	835
Pepin Academies	Tampa	830
Summerfield Elementary School	Riverview	830
Dr. Carter G. Woodson K-8 School	Tampa	829
Boyette Springs Elementary School	Riverview	829
Oak Grove Elementary School	Tampa	826
Hill Middle School	Tampa	825
Giunta Middle School	Riverview	825
Chiles Elementary School	Tampa	822
Hunter's Green Elementary School	Tampa	810
Cimino Elementary School	Valrico	809
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	Tampa	806
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	Ruskin	803
Stewart Middle Magnet School	Tampa	801
Webb Middle School	Tampa	794
Lowry Elementary School	Tampa	792
Ruskin Elementary School	Ruskin	790
Lutz Preparatory School	Lutz	783
Crestwood Elementary School	Tampa	774
Creekside Charter Academy	Riverview	773
Learning Gate Community School	Lutz	771
Lutz K-8 School	Lutz	770
Mintz Elementary School	Brandon	767
Bailey Elementary School	Dover	760
Brooker Elementary School	Brandon	759
Jennings Middle School	Seffner	758
Thompson Elementary School	Ruskin	754
Tampa Palms Elementary School	Tampa	748
Progress Village Middle Magnet	Tampa	744
Mort Elementary School	Tampa	743
Valrico Elementary School	Valrico	742
Mango Elementary School	Seffner	731
Mann Middle School	Brandon	729
Springhead Elementary School	Plant City	715
Carrollwood Elementary School	Tampa	715
Hammond Elementary School	Odessa	708
Woodmont Charter School	Temple Terrace	697
Mitchell Elementary School	Tampa	695
Northwest Elementary School	Tampa	693
Roosevelt Elementary School	Tampa	691
Forest Hills Elementary School	Tampa	689
Lake Magdalene Elementary School	Tampa	687
Buckhorn Elementary School	Valrico	686
Nelson Elementary School	Dover	683
Greco Middle Magnet School	Temple Terrace	681
Woodbridge Elementary School	Tampa	669
Maniscalco K-8 School	Lutz	668
Miles Elementary School	Tampa	664
Cork Elementary School	Plant City	661
Memorial Middle School	Tampa	659
Terrace Community Middle School	Thonotosassa	658
Shaw Elementary School	Tampa	656
Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School	Tampa	654
McLane Middle School	Brandon	652
Corr Elementary School	Gibsonton	647
Knights Elementary School	Plant City	633
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School	Tampa	632
Bryan Elementary School	Plant City	632
Buchanan Middle School	Tampa	629
Claywell Elementary School	Tampa	627
Colson Elementary School	Seffner	624
Frost Elementary School	Riverview	624
Sulphur Springs K-8 School	Tampa	623
Yates Elementary School	Brandon	620
Wilson Middle School	Tampa	619
Doby Elementary School	Apollo Beach	618
Apollo Beach Elementary School	Apollo Beach	613
Hillsborough Virtual School	Tampa	613
Alafia Elementary School	Valrico	607
Cannella Elementary School	Tampa	606
Bellamy Elementary School	Tampa	605
Dickenson Elementary School	Tampa	604
Robles Elementary School	Tampa	604
Madison Middle School	Tampa	595
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	Tampa	593
Burnett Middle School	Seffner	592
Tinker K-8 School	Tampa	588
Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	Riverview	586
Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School	Tampa	580
Essrig Elementary School	Tampa	579
Pinecrest Elementary School	Lithia	579
Lithia Springs Elementary School	Valrico	578
McDonald Elementary School	Seffner	577
Lopez Elementary School	Seffner	575
Sligh Middle School	Tampa	574
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	Lutz	571
Lamb Elementary School	Tampa	563
Limona Elementary School	Brandon	559
Grady Elementary School	Tampa	557
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Tampa	555
Bay Crest Elementary School	Tampa	551
Dover Elementary School	Dover	550
Robinson Elementary School	Plant City	549
Wimauma Elementary School	Wimauma	546
Mendenhall Elementary School	Tampa	542
Schmidt Elementary School	Brandon	540
Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Tampa)	Tampa	535
Lewis Elementary School	Temple Terrace	535
Davis Elementary School	Tampa	534
Adams Middle School	Tampa	533
Riverview Elementary School	Riverview	532
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	Tampa	530
Heritage Elementary School	Tampa	526
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School	Temple Terrace	525
Witter Elementary School	Tampa	510
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	Plant City	509
Gorrie Elementary School	Tampa	509
Gibsonton Elementary School	Gibsonton	508
Citrus Park Elementary School	Tampa	507
Temple Terrace Elementary School	Temple Terrace	507
Bing Elementary School	Tampa	504
Alexander Elementary School	Tampa	499
Morgan Woods Elementary School	Tampa	494
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	Tampa	492
Egypt Lake Elementary School	Tampa	490
Potter Elementary School	Tampa	476
Ballast Point Elementary School	Tampa	473
Folsom Elementary School	Thonotosassa	470
Clair-Mel Elementary School	Tampa	469
Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy	Ruskin	466
Trapnell Elementary School	Plant City	466
Advantage Academy of Hillsborough	Plant City	459
Ippolito Elementary School	Riverview	456
Kingswood Elementary School	Brandon	455
West University Charter High School	Tampa	455
Jackson Elementary School	Plant City	448
Kids Community College Charter School Southeast Hillsborough	Riverview	446
Symmes Elementary School	Riverview	446
Muller Elementary Magnet School	Tampa	436
West Tampa Elementary School	Tampa	426
Kenly Elementary School	Tampa	422
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	Tampa	421
Palm River Elementary School	Tampa	419
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School	Tampa	412
Thonotosassa Elementary School	Thonotosassa	408
Town & Country Elementary School	Tampa	401
Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School	Tampa	396
Burney Elementary School	Plant City	394
Sheehy Elementary School	Tampa	392
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School	Tampa	391
Foster Elementary School	Tampa	387
New Springs Schools	Tampa	384
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	Tampa	381
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy	Wimauma	365
Seffner Elementary School	Seffner	360
Westshore Elementary School	Tampa	356
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	Tampa	356
Lanier Elementary School	Tampa	354
James Elementary School	Tampa	354
Young Middle Magnet School	Tampa	348
Seminole Elementary School	Tampa	345
Franklin Middle Magnet School	Tampa	344
Monroe Middle Magnet School	Tampa	344
Kimbell Elementary School	Tampa	339
Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa	Tampa	338
Oak Park Elementary School	Tampa	335
Washington Elementary School	Tampa	335
Channelside Academy of Math and Science	Tampa	333
Seminole Heights Charter High School	Tampa	326
Shore Elementary Magnet School	Tampa	326
Chiaramonte Elementary School	Tampa	316
Horizon Charter School of Tampa	Tampa	312
Edison Elementary School	Tampa	296
Wilson Elementary School	Plant City	296
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	Tampa	291
Anderson Elementary School	Tampa	280
Lomax Magnet Elementary School	Tampa	271
Pivot Charter School	Riverview	237
Excelsior Prep Charter School	Tampa	227
Broward Elementary School	Tampa	222
SLAM Academy Tampa Elementary	Tampa	220
Victory Charter School Tampa	Tampa	216
Graham Elementary School	Tampa	198
Cleveland Elementary School	Tampa	195
Desoto Elementary School	Tampa	180
Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs	Tampa	167
Simmons Career Center	Plant City	163
South County Career Center	Ruskin	158
Riverview Academy High School	Riverview	156
Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence	Tampa	152
Early Childhood and After School Programs	Tampa	150
Walton Academy	Tampa	150
Focus Academy	Temple Terrace	132
Legacy Preparatory Academy	Tampa	127
North Tampa Epic 3 Center	Tampa	124
Village of Excellence Academy	Temple Terrace	108
Brandon Epic 3 Center	Seffner	94
Bowers-Whitley Career Center	Tampa	81
Ese Birth Thru Age 5	Tampa	79
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School	Tampa	77
Detention Center West	Tampa	74
Caminiti Exceptional Center	Tampa	70
Pace Center for Girls	Tampa	60
Waters Career Center	Tampa	60
Lopez Exceptional Center	Seffner	56
Willis Peters Exceptional Center	Dover	55
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy	Tampa	49
Carver Exceptional Center	Tampa	48
Lavoy Exceptional Center	Tampa	45
Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility	Tampa	44
Tampa Residential Facility	Tampa	42
Falkenburg Road Jail	Tampa	40
Dorothy Thomas Center	Tampa	39
Ami Kids Tampa	Tampa	30
Lake Academy	Tampa	29
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School	Tampa	28
Simmons Exceptional Center	Plant City	27
Les Peters Academy	Tampa	20
Hillsborough Girls Academy	Tampa	18