Total enrollment
12,007
+1,652 (+16%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in WALTON
Florida · 12,069 students · 6 cities
Public-school families inside WALTON pick from 25 schools serving the district's roughly 12,069 K-12 students (8 elementary, 3 middle, and 10 high).
4-year change in WALTON
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
-1 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WALTON ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #3 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,069 | #37 of 70 | #733 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #36 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #8 of 70 | #6,015 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.4% | #38 of 70 | #4,541 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #54 of 68 | #3,150 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 WALTON
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from MAGNET INNOVATION CENTER at 94.8% proficient to MAUDE SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 50.2%, a gap of 44.5 points. That is the 30th 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 WALTON
As a thinly populated district in Florida, WALTON instructs 12,069 students across 25 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, WALTON spans 8 elementary, 3 middle, 10 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 483 in this district, meaningfully below the Florida typical of 705.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 12,007 students, increased 16% from the 10,355 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 20 to 19 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for WALTON discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.