HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of cozy scale in HOMOSASSA, Florida, run under CITRUS, hosting 405 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 604.

Across the 26 schools in CITRUS (15,594 students total), HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Citrus County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Citrus County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Citrus County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,546 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Citrus County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,594 students), HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ROCK CRUSHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 400 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 91% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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