Total enrollment
28,204
-1,560 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
68 schools in ALACHUA
Florida · 28,255 students · 9 cities
ALACHUA's 68 public K-12 campuses collectively enroll about 28,255 students across 35 elementary, 10 middle, and 20 high.
7-year change in ALACHUA
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
58
-5 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
37%
was 43%
% Hispanic
15%
was 10%
% Black
35%
was 35%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About ALACHUA
As a moderately sized district in Florida, ALACHUA serves 28,255 students across 68 schools.
On the school-mix side, ALACHUA spans 35 elementary, 10 middle, 20 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in ALACHUA is about 416, below the Florida average of roughly 705.
Trend over the past 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in ALACHUA has fell 5% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 29,764 students to 28,204. The school count fell from 63 to 58 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 43% to 37%.
On this page, the community for ALACHUA discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.