Total enrollment
87,876
-7,808 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
155 schools in PINELLAS
Florida · 87,955 students · 15 cities
PINELLAS hosts 155 public K-12 schools inside Florida, collectively enrolling about 87,955 students (around 567 per school).
4-year change in PINELLAS
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
150
-1 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PINELLAS ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #16 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87,955 | #9 of 70 | #34 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 151 | #8 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #10 of 70 | #6,363 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.0% | #48 of 70 | #4,901 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #18 of 68 | #732 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 PINELLAS
State test results across the district's 129 scored schools run from ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE STEM HIGH SCHOOL at 90.5% proficient to PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 31.2%, a gap of 59.3 points. That is the 15th 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 PINELLAS
PINELLAS is an average-sized public-school district in Florida. The district maintains 155 schools and instructs approximately 87,955 students.
In terms of grade levels, PINELLAS spans 90 elementary, 21 middle, 31 high schools, and 13 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in PINELLAS is about 567, lower than the Florida average of roughly 705.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 87,876 students, shrank 8% from the 95,684 reported in SY 2020-21. PINELLAS now counts 150 public schools, down from 151 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for PINELLAS discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.