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BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB)
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB)
Set in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) is a very small elementary-level community, overseen by DEAF/BLIND. It caters to 65 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 89% smaller than the state mean of about 604.
Within DEAF/BLIND, which oversees 5 schools and 512 students, BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) logs that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Johns County runs at roughly 21%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for St. Johns County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,839, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Johns County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is DEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FSDB), roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB).
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) has decreased 35%, going from 100 students in 2018 to 65 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 11% to 23% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, members of the BLIND PK-8 SCHOOL (FSDB) community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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