Total enrollment
6,442
+839 (+15%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Okeechobee
Florida · Public K-12
Okeechobee's public schools, 14 in all, serve about 6,505 K-12 students inside Florida, averaging 465 per school.
4-year change in Okeechobee
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+2 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
5,479
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
6,505
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
14
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 571 |
| EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 737 |
| NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 528 |
| OKEECHOBEE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | Combined | PK-12 | 266 |
| OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 1,718 |
| OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | Combined | KG-12 | 59 |
| OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 689 |
| PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-08 | 299 |
| SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 511 |
| SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 475 |
| STUDENT SERV./SPECIAL PROGRAMS | Elementary | PK-PK | 1 |
| TANTIE | High | 07-12 | 63 |
| YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 588 |
About Okeechobee
Across Okeechobee, Florida, 14 public schools instructs about 6,505 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city comprises 7 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, and 3 other.
Schools in Okeechobee average about 465 students each, 34% below the Florida norm.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 15%: 5,603 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,442 in SY 2024-25. Okeechobee now counts 12 public schools, up from 10 in SY 2020-21.
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