Tampa Republic

Hillsborough County School District's 10th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 18,266 students enrolled in district’s 10th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.1% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 10th-grade grew by 2.5% compared to the year before.

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

Within the district, Jule F. Sumner High School had the most 10th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year.

Data showed that Hillsborough County School District enrolled a total of 224,152 students in the 2023-24 school year, the third highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked third highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Adams Middle School	533
Advantage Academy of Hillsborough	459
Alafia Elementary School	607
Alexander Elementary School	499
Alonso High School	2,930
Ami Kids Tampa	30
Anderson Elementary School	280
Apollo Beach Elementary School	613
Armwood High School	2,310
Bailey Elementary School	760
Ballast Point Elementary School	473
Barrington Middle School	1,279
Bay Crest Elementary School	551
Bell Creek Academy	1,131
Bellamy Elementary School	605
Belmont Elementary School	957
Benito Middle School	1,016
Bevis Elementary School	866
Bing Elementary School	504
Blake High School	1,584
Bloomingdale High School	2,311
Boyette Springs Elementary School	829
Brandon High School	1,588
Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview	1,201
Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa	338
Brooker Elementary School	759
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	593
Broward Elementary School	222
Bryan Elementary School	632
Bryant Elementary School	898
Buchanan Middle School	629
Buckhorn Elementary School	686
Burnett Middle School	592
Burney Elementary School	394
Burns Middle School	1,192
Caminiti Exceptional Center	70
Cannella Elementary School	606
Carver Exceptional Center	48
Chamberlain High School	1,234
Channelside Academy of Math and Science	333
Chiaramonte Elementary School	316
Chiles Elementary School	822
Cimino Elementary School	809
Citrus Park Elementary School	507
Clair-Mel Elementary School	469
Clark Elementary School	888
Claywell Elementary School	627
Cleveland Elementary School	195
Coleman Middle School	951
Collins Elementary School	254
Colson Elementary School	624
Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility	44
Cork Elementary School	661
Corr Elementary School	647
Creekside Charter Academy	773
Crestwood Elementary School	774
Cypress Creek Elementary School	984
Davidsen Middle School	942
Davis Elementary School	534
Deer Park Elementary School	993
Desoto Elementary School	180
Dickenson Elementary School	604
Doby Elementary School	618
Dorothy Thomas Center	39
Dover Elementary School	550
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	530
Dr. Carter G. Woodson K-8 School	829
Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School	396
Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School	654
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	356
Durant High School	2,459
East Bay High School	1,891
Edison Elementary School	296
Egypt Lake Elementary School	490
Eisenhower Middle School	1,213
Ese Birth Thru Age 5	79
Essrig Elementary School	579
Excelsior Prep Charter School	227
Falkenburg Road Jail	40
Farnell Middle School	1,200
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	421
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	1,017
Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence	152
Florida Connections Academy	5,731
Focus Academy	132
Folsom Elementary School	470
Forest Hills Elementary School	688
Foster Elementary School	387
Franklin Middle Magnet School	344
Freedom High School	1,871
Frost Elementary School	624
Gaither High School	2,078
Gibsonton Elementary School	508
Giunta Middle School	825
Gorrie Elementary School	509
Grady Elementary School	557
Graham Elementary School	198
Greco Middle Magnet School	681
Hammond Elementary School	708
Henderson Hammock Charter School	1,151
Heritage Elementary School	526
Hill Middle School	825
Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science	835
Hillsborough Girls Academy	18
Hillsborough High School	1,768
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School	28
Hillsborough Virtual School	613
Horizon Charter School of Tampa	312
Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs	167
Hunter's Green Elementary School	810
Idea Hope	873
Idea Victory	1,025
Independence Academy	907
Ippolito Elementary School	456
Jackson Elementary School	448
James Elementary School	354
Jefferson High School	1,355
Jennings Middle School	758
Jule F. Sumner High School	3,722
Kenly Elementary School	422
Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	586
Kimbell Elementary School	339
King High School	1,252
Kingswood Elementary School	455
Knights Elementary School	633
Lake Academy	29
Lake Magdalene Elementary School	687
Lamb Elementary School	563
Lanier Elementary School	354
Lavoy Exceptional Center	45
Learning Gate Community School	771
Legacy Preparatory Academy	127
Lennard High School	2,422
Les Peters Academy	20
Leto High School	2,025
Lewis Elementary School	535
Liberty Middle School	948
Limona Elementary School	559
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	509
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	803
Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy	466
Lithia Springs Elementary School	578
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School	412
Lomax Magnet Elementary School	271
Lopez Elementary School	575
Lopez Exceptional Center	56
Lowry Elementary School	792
Lutz K-8 School	770
Lutz Preparatory School	783
Mabry Elementary School	840
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	381
Madison Middle School	477
Mango Elementary School	731
Maniscalco K-8 School	668
Mann Middle School	729
Marshall Middle Magnet School	1,058
Martinez Middle School	1,127
McDonald Elementary School	577
McKitrick Elementary School	967
McLane Middle School	652
Memorial Middle School	659
Mendenhall Elementary School	542
Middleton High School	1,565
Miles Elementary School	664
Mintz Elementary School	767
Mitchell Elementary School	695
Monroe Middle Magnet School	344
Morgan Woods Elementary School	494
Mort Elementary School	743
Muller Elementary Magnet School	436
Mulrennan Middle School	1,166
Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico	925
Nelson Elementary School	683
New Springs Schools	384
Newsome High School	3,340
Northwest Elementary School	693
Oak Grove Elementary School	508
Oak Park Elementary School	472
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	492
Pace Center for Girls	23
Palm River Elementary School	419
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School	77
Pepin Academies	830
Pierce Middle School	879
Pinecrest Elementary School	610
Pivot Charter School	237
Pizzo K-8 School	918
Plant City High School	2,580
Plant High School	2,458
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School	391
Potter Elementary School	476
Pride Elementary School	995
Progress Village Middle Magnet	744
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	806
Randall Middle School	1,361
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy	365
Reddick Elementary School	844
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School	525
Riverview Academy High School	156
Riverview Academy of Math and Science	1,121
Riverview Elementary School	532
Riverview High School	2,496
Robinson Elementary School	549
Robinson High School	1,302
Robles Elementary School	604
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	1,070
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	880
Roosevelt Elementary School	691
Ruskin Elementary School	790
SLAM Academy Tampa Elementary	220
SLAM Academy at Apollo Beach	1,243
Schmidt Elementary School	540
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	571
Seffner Elementary School	360
Seminole Elementary School	492
Seminole Heights Charter High School	326
Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School	580
Sessums Elementary School	946
Shaw Elementary School	656
Sheehy Elementary School	392
Shields Middle School	1,746
Shore Elementary Magnet School	326
Sickles High School	2,389
Simmons Career Center	163
Simmons Exceptional Center	27
Sligh Middle School	574
South County Career Center	158
Southshore Charter Academy	1,171
Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Tampa)	535
Spoto High School	1,912
Springhead Elementary School	715
Steinbrenner High School	2,430
Stewart Middle Magnet School	801
Stowers Elementary School	930
Strawberry Crest High School	2,531
Sulphur Springs K-8 School	623
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School	930
Summerfield Elementary School	830
Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences	967
Symmes Elementary School	446
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School	632
Tampa Bay Technology High School	2,121
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	291
Tampa Palms Elementary School	748
Tampa Residential Facility	42
Temple Terrace Elementary School	507
Terrace Community Middle School	658
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy	49
Thompson Elementary School	754
Thonotosassa Elementary School	408
Tinker K-8 School	588
Tomlin Middle School	1,419
Town & Country Elementary School	401
Trapnell Elementary School	466
Trinity School for Children	903
Turkey Creek Middle School	1,026
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	1,398
Twin Lakes Elementary School	284
Valrico Elementary School	742
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	928
Victory Charter School Tampa	216
Village of Excellence Academy	108
Walden Lake Elementary School	851
Walker Middle Magnet School	1,007
Walton Academy	150
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School	997
Washington Elementary School	335
Waterset Charter School	1,164
Webb Middle School	794
West Tampa Elementary School	426
West University Charter High School	455
Westchase Elementary School	894
Westshore Elementary School	356
Wharton High School	2,186
Williams Middle Magnet School	847
Willis Peters Exceptional Center	55
Wilson Elementary School	296
Wilson Middle School	619
Wimauma Elementary School	546
Winthrop Charter School	1,344
Winthrop College Prep Academy	946
Witter Elementary School	510
Woodbridge Elementary School	669
Woodmont Charter School	697
Yates Elementary School	620
Young Middle Magnet School	348
Total Hillsborough County School District	224,152