Total enrollment
36,768
-1,697 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
70 schools in ESCAMBIA
Florida · 36,795 students · 6 cities
ESCAMBIA runs 70 public K-12 schools inside Florida, with combined enrollment around 36,795 (37 elementary, 10 middle, and 15 high).
4-year change in ESCAMBIA
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
65
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ESCAMBIA ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #44 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 36,795 | #23 of 70 | #163 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 66 | #17 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #28 of 70 | #7,306 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.1% | #23 of 70 | #3,572 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #14 of 68 | #698 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ESCAMBIA
State test results across the district's 51 scored schools run from PENSACOLA STATE CHARTER ACADEMY at 87.2% proficient to O. J. SEMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 27.3%, a gap of 59.8 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 62 Florida districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About ESCAMBIA
ESCAMBIA maintains 70 public schools across Florida, collectively educateing roughly 36,795 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, ESCAMBIA spans 37 elementary, 10 middle, 15 high schools, and 8 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, ESCAMBIA runs about 526 students per school, 25% below the state mean of roughly 705.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 4%: 38,465 students in SY 2020-21 versus 36,768 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 66 to 65 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for ESCAMBIA discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.