Total enrollment
218,958
+472 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
321 schools in HILLSBOROUGH
Florida · 221,318 students · 21 cities
Public K-12 schools in HILLSBOROUGH number 321, teaching approximately 221,318 Florida students (an average of 689 per school).
4-year change in HILLSBOROUGH
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
287
-6 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How HILLSBOROUGH ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #38 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221,318 | #3 of 70 | #7 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 300 | #3 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #57 of 70 | #8,226 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.0% | #55 of 70 | #5,156 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #3 of 68 | #336 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 HILLSBOROUGH
State test results across the district's 253 scored schools run from TERRACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 89.0% proficient to KIMBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 18.7%, a gap of 70.3 points. That is the 6th 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 HILLSBOROUGH
As a large district in Florida, HILLSBOROUGH hosts 221,318 students across 321 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, HILLSBOROUGH is made up of 189 elementary, 44 middle, 53 high schools, and 35 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 218,486 students in SY 2020-21 versus 218,958 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, HILLSBOROUGH closed 6 schools, going from 293 to 287.
In the discussion threads here, the community for HILLSBOROUGH discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.