Total enrollment
49,308
+7,529 (+18%) vs SY 2020-21
59 schools in ST. LUCIE
Florida · 49,308 students · 8 cities
ST. LUCIE runs the local public-school system inside Florida: 59 K-12 schools serving roughly 49,308 students, with 32 elementary, 4 middle, and 16 high.
4-year change in ST. LUCIE
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
53
+3 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ST. LUCIE ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #43 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 49,308 | #17 of 70 | #93 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 53 | #23 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #59 of 70 | #8,257 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 56.9% | #17 of 70 | #3,230 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #5 of 68 | #417 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 ST. LUCIE
State test results across the district's 43 scored schools run from FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 80.4% proficient to WEATHERBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 36.6%, a gap of 43.8 points. That is the 32nd 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 ST. LUCIE
ST. LUCIE is a mid-sized Florida school district running 59 schools with combined enrollment near 49,308.
For a sense of the school types, ST. LUCIE consists of 32 elementary, 4 middle, 16 high schools, and 7 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, ST. LUCIE runs about 836 students per school, 19% above the state mean of roughly 705.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in ST. LUCIE has grew 18% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 41,779 students to 49,308. ST. LUCIE now counts 53 public schools, up from 50 in SY 2020-21.
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