Tampa Republic

Hillsborough County School District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 533 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year were Hispanic, representing 54% of the Hillsborough County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 44.4% of the total enrollment.

Hillsborough County School District covers 286 schools within Hillsborough County, with its main office in Tampa.

Among the 286 schools in Hillsborough County School District, Florida Connections Academy recorded the highest enrollment of 5,731 students in the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School	Total Enrollment
Florida Connections Academy	5,731
Jule F. Sumner High School	3,722
Newsome High School	3,340
Alonso High School	2,930
Plant City High School	2,580
Strawberry Crest High School	2,531
Riverview High School	2,496
Durant High School	2,459
Plant High School	2,458
Steinbrenner High School	2,430
Lennard High School	2,422
Sickles High School	2,389
Bloomingdale High School	2,311
Armwood High School	2,310
Wharton High School	2,186
Tampa Bay Technology High School	2,121
Gaither High School	2,078
Leto High School	2,025
Spoto High School	1,912
East Bay High School	1,891
Freedom High School	1,871
Hillsborough High School	1,768
Shields Middle School	1,746
Brandon High School	1,588
Blake High School	1,584
Middleton High School	1,565
Tomlin Middle School	1,419
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	1,398
Randall Middle School	1,361
Jefferson High School	1,355
Winthrop Charter School	1,344
Robinson High School	1,302
Barrington Middle School	1,279
King High School	1,252
SLAM Academy at Apollo Beach	1,243
Chamberlain High School	1,234
Eisenhower Middle School	1,213
Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview	1,201
Farnell Middle School	1,200
Burns Middle School	1,192
Southshore Charter Academy	1,171
Mulrennan Middle School	1,166
Waterset Charter School	1,164
Henderson Hammock Charter School	1,151
Bell Creek Academy	1,131
Martinez Middle School	1,127
Riverview Academy of Math and Science	1,121
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	1,070
Marshall Middle Magnet School	1,058
Turkey Creek Middle School	1,026
Idea Victory	1,025
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	1,017
Benito Middle School	1,016
Walker Middle Magnet School	1,007
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School	997
Pride Elementary School	995
Deer Park Elementary School	993
Cypress Creek Elementary School	984
McKitrick Elementary School	967
Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences	967
Belmont Elementary School	957
Coleman Middle School	951
Liberty Middle School	948
Sessums Elementary School	946
Winthrop College Prep Academy	946
Davidsen Middle School	942
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School	930
Stowers Elementary School	930
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	928
Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico	925
Pizzo K-8 School	918
Independence Academy	907
Trinity School for Children	903
Bryant Elementary School	898
Westchase Elementary School	894
Clark Elementary School	888
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	880
Pierce Middle School	879
Idea Hope	873
Bevis Elementary School	866
Walden Lake Elementary School	851
Williams Middle Magnet School	847
Reddick Elementary School	844
Mabry Elementary School	840
Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science	835
Summerfield Elementary School	830
Pepin Academies	830
Boyette Springs Elementary School	829
Dr. Carter G. Woodson K-8 School	829
Hill Middle School	825
Giunta Middle School	825
Chiles Elementary School	822
Hunter's Green Elementary School	810
Cimino Elementary School	809
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	806
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	803
Stewart Middle Magnet School	801
Webb Middle School	794
Lowry Elementary School	792
Ruskin Elementary School	790
Lutz Preparatory School	783
Crestwood Elementary School	774
Creekside Charter Academy	773
Learning Gate Community School	771
Lutz K-8 School	770
Mintz Elementary School	767
Bailey Elementary School	760
Brooker Elementary School	759
Jennings Middle School	758
Thompson Elementary School	754
Tampa Palms Elementary School	748
Progress Village Middle Magnet	744
Mort Elementary School	743
Valrico Elementary School	742
Mango Elementary School	731
Mann Middle School	729
Springhead Elementary School	715
Hammond Elementary School	708
Woodmont Charter School	697
Mitchell Elementary School	695
Northwest Elementary School	693
Roosevelt Elementary School	691
Forest Hills Elementary School	688
Lake Magdalene Elementary School	687
Buckhorn Elementary School	686
Nelson Elementary School	683
Greco Middle Magnet School	681
Woodbridge Elementary School	669
Maniscalco K-8 School	668
Miles Elementary School	664
Cork Elementary School	661
Memorial Middle School	659
Terrace Community Middle School	658
Shaw Elementary School	656
Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School	654
McLane Middle School	652
Corr Elementary School	647
Knights Elementary School	633
Bryan Elementary School	632
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School	632
Buchanan Middle School	629
Claywell Elementary School	627
Colson Elementary School	624
Frost Elementary School	624
Sulphur Springs K-8 School	623
Yates Elementary School	620
Wilson Middle School	619
Doby Elementary School	618
Apollo Beach Elementary School	613
Hillsborough Virtual School	613
Pinecrest Elementary School	610
Alafia Elementary School	607
Cannella Elementary School	606
Bellamy Elementary School	605
Dickenson Elementary School	604
Robles Elementary School	604
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	593
Burnett Middle School	592
Tinker K-8 School	588
Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	586
Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School	580
Essrig Elementary School	579
Lithia Springs Elementary School	578
McDonald Elementary School	577
Lopez Elementary School	575
Sligh Middle School	574
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	571
Lamb Elementary School	563
Limona Elementary School	559
Grady Elementary School	557
Bay Crest Elementary School	551
Dover Elementary School	550
Robinson Elementary School	549
Wimauma Elementary School	546
Mendenhall Elementary School	542
Schmidt Elementary School	540
Lewis Elementary School	535
Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Tampa)	535
Davis Elementary School	534
Adams Middle School	533
Riverview Elementary School	532
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	530
Heritage Elementary School	526
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School	525
Witter Elementary School	510
Gorrie Elementary School	509
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	509
Gibsonton Elementary School	508
Oak Grove Elementary School	508
Citrus Park Elementary School	507
Temple Terrace Elementary School	507
Bing Elementary School	504
Alexander Elementary School	499
Morgan Woods Elementary School	494
Seminole Elementary School	492
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	492
Egypt Lake Elementary School	490
Madison Middle School	477
Potter Elementary School	476
Ballast Point Elementary School	473
Oak Park Elementary School	472
Folsom Elementary School	470
Clair-Mel Elementary School	469
Trapnell Elementary School	466
Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy	466
Advantage Academy of Hillsborough	459
Ippolito Elementary School	456
Kingswood Elementary School	455
West University Charter High School	455
Jackson Elementary School	448
Symmes Elementary School	446
Muller Elementary Magnet School	436
West Tampa Elementary School	426
Kenly Elementary School	422
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	421
Palm River Elementary School	419
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School	412
Thonotosassa Elementary School	408
Town & Country Elementary School	401
Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School	396
Burney Elementary School	394
Sheehy Elementary School	392
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School	391
Foster Elementary School	387
New Springs Schools	384
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	381
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy	365
Seffner Elementary School	360
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	356
Westshore Elementary School	356
Lanier Elementary School	354
James Elementary School	354
Young Middle Magnet School	348
Monroe Middle Magnet School	344
Franklin Middle Magnet School	344
Kimbell Elementary School	339
Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa	338
Washington Elementary School	335
Channelside Academy of Math and Science	333
Shore Elementary Magnet School	326
Seminole Heights Charter High School	326
Chiaramonte Elementary School	316
Horizon Charter School of Tampa	312
Edison Elementary School	296
Wilson Elementary School	296
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	291
Twin Lakes Elementary School	284
Anderson Elementary School	280
Lomax Magnet Elementary School	271
Collins Elementary School	254
Pivot Charter School	237
Excelsior Prep Charter School	227
Broward Elementary School	222
SLAM Academy Tampa Elementary	220
Victory Charter School Tampa	216
Graham Elementary School	198
Cleveland Elementary School	195
Desoto Elementary School	180
Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs	167
Simmons Career Center	163
South County Career Center	158
Riverview Academy High School	156
Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence	152
Walton Academy	150
Focus Academy	132
Legacy Preparatory Academy	127
Village of Excellence Academy	108
Ese Birth Thru Age 5	79
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School	77
Caminiti Exceptional Center	70
Lopez Exceptional Center	56
Willis Peters Exceptional Center	55
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy	49
Carver Exceptional Center	48
Lavoy Exceptional Center	45
Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility	44
Tampa Residential Facility	42
Falkenburg Road Jail	40
Dorothy Thomas Center	39
Ami Kids Tampa	30
Lake Academy	29
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School	28
Simmons Exceptional Center	27
Pace Center for Girls	23
Les Peters Academy	20
Hillsborough Girls Academy	18