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2018 the number of white students decreased from 6.9% to 6.3% of the
student population in Miami-Dade; 20.5% to 17.8% in Broward County;
and 45.6% to 43.9% in Monroe County.
K-12 Enrollment
2017-2018 Percentage 2021-2022 Percentage
Florida
Charter 295,814 10% 361,939 13%
Non-Charter 2,573,301 90% 2,471,240 87%
Total 2,869,115 2,833,179
Broward
Charter 45,799 17% 48,574 19%
Non-Charter 226,157 83% 207,463 81%
Total 271,956 256,037
Miami-Dade
Charter 62,296 18% 77,675 24%
Non-Charter 289,544 82% 251,900 76%
Total 354,840 329,575
Monroe
Charter 1,113 13% 1,160 13%
Non-Charter 7,387 87% 7,691 87%
Total 8,500 8,851
Source: https://edudata.fldoe.org/AdvancedReports.html
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Source: FL DOE https://edudata.fldoe.org/AdvancedReports.html
The Florida Department of Education Race/Ethnicity Definitions relevant to the K-12 Enrollment Data Chart
• Black or African American – A person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa.
• Hispanic or Latino – A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin,
regardless of race. All students who indicated they are Hispanic or Latino are included only in the Hispanic counts; they are not
included in the other racial categories they selected.
• White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
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K-12 Public School Funding
The Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) enacted by the Florida
Legislature in 1973 was established to provide each student access to
program and services that are substantially equal to any similar student
irrespective of geographical differences and local economic factors.
The FEFP considers variations in 1) local property tax bases; 2)
education program costs; 3) cost of living; and 4) costs for equivalent
educational programs due to sparsity and dispersion of the student
population.
In 2019 – 20 school districts received 39.15 % of their financial support
from state sources, 50.11 % from local sources including the Required
Local Effort portion of the FEFP, and 10.73 % from federal sources. 24
The FEFP funding formula is quite complex. In the 2022-23 Florida
Budget legislators increased per-student funding by $384.55 to $8,14325
which is the highest amount per-student funding in Florida’s history.
Even so, the Florida Education Association argues that “the budget has
not caught up with pre-recession levels when adjusted for inflation.”
According to the Education Data Initiative’s U.S. Public Education
Spending Statistics last updated June 15, 2022, Florida receives the
third-largest amount of federal K-12 education funding at $1,243 per
public school student (FTE). Florida ranks 42nd in spending and 43rd
in funding among the states.26 While funding is not the only factor, or
even the most important component of student educational
performance, it is certainly a critical component particularly when
considering the need to hire, train, and keep the highest quality
teachers.
PK-12 Educational Quality
Numerous organizations assess and rank the nation’s public K-12
school systems by the “quality” of their elementary, middle, and high
schools. Florida’s ranking varies widely depending on the organization
preparing the ranking. These organizations include, but are not limited
to, Education Week, Forbes, National Association of Educational
Progress (NAEP), Wallethub, American Legislative Exchange Council
(ALEC), and Scholaroo among others.
Education Week is an independent news organization and 501(c) 3 that
has covered K-12 since 1981. Self-described as the “#1 source of nonpartisan, high-quality news, and insights covering the K-12 education
sector, Education Week’s Quality Counts 2021: Educational Opportunities
and Performance in Florida, 27 the organization referenced by the Florida
Department of Education, reports that Florida finished 23rd among the
50 states and District of Columbia with an overall score of 75.6 out of
100 points and a grade of C in 2021; the same average score of the nation
as a whole. The states are graded and ranked in three categories:
Chance for Success, School Finance, and K-12 Achievement. These
scores are averaged and reflected on the report card.
Education has been identified by the Florida Chamber Foundation as
the critical foundation toward meeting the goal of having the #1
workforce and talent pipeline in America. The Pew Charitable Trusts
in its Economic Mobility Project series and report Pathways to Economic
Source: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Per-pupil Expenditures (fldoe.org)
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Mobility: Key Indicators highlights education as the largest known factor
in explaining the connection between parents’ earnings and their
children’s.
All skills begin with developing proficiency in reading and
mathematics at an early age to create the foundation for future learning
and workforce success. A key measure of future success in school is
Third Grade Reading Performance. A long-term study by the Annie E.
Casey Foundation Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade
Matters states that reading proficiently by the end of third grade can be
a make-or-break benchmark in a child’s educational development
because up until the third grade, most children are learning to read.
After third grade, they are reading to learn, and applying this skill to
gain information, think critically, solve problems, and act upon the
information they are gaining. They continue that “low achievement in
reading has long-term consequences in terms of individual earning
potential, global competitiveness, and general productivity.” Child
studies show that low literacy achievement is associated with
behavioral and social problems, and higher high school drop-out rates.
Recognizing the importance of reading literacy at this early age, the

2018 the number of white students decreased from 6.9% to 6.3% of the

student population in Miami-Dade; 20.5% to 17.8% in Broward County;

and 45.6% to 43.9% in Monroe County.

K-12 Enrollment

2017-2018 Percentage 2021-2022 Percentage

Florida

Charter 295,814 10% 361,939 13%

Non-Charter 2,573,301 90% 2,471,240 87%

Total 2,869,115 2,833,179

Broward

Charter 45,799 17% 48,574 19%

Non-Charter 226,157 83% 207,463 81%

Total 271,956 256,037

Miami-Dade

Charter 62,296 18% 77,675 24%

Non-Charter 289,544 82% 251,900 76%

Total 354,840 329,575

Monroe

Charter 1,113 13% 1,160 13%

Non-Charter 7,387 87% 7,691 87%

Total 8,500 8,851

Source: https://edudata.fldoe.org/AdvancedReports.html

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Source: FL DOE https://edudata.fldoe.org/AdvancedReports.html

The Florida Department of Education Race/Ethnicity Definitions relevant to the K-12 Enrollment Data Chart

• Black or African American – A person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa.

• Hispanic or Latino – A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin,

regardless of race. All students who indicated they are Hispanic or Latino are included only in the Hispanic counts; they are not

included in the other racial categories they selected.

• White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

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K-12 Public School Funding

The Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) enacted by the Florida

Legislature in 1973 was established to provide each student access to

program and services that are substantially equal to any similar student

irrespective of geographical differences and local economic factors.

The FEFP considers variations in 1) local property tax bases; 2)

education program costs; 3) cost of living; and 4) costs for equivalent

educational programs due to sparsity and dispersion of the student

population.

In 2019 – 20 school districts received 39.15 % of their financial support

from state sources, 50.11 % from local sources including the Required

Local Effort portion of the FEFP, and 10.73 % from federal sources. 24

The FEFP funding formula is quite complex. In the 2022-23 Florida

Budget legislators increased per-student funding by $384.55 to $8,14325

which is the highest amount per-student funding in Florida’s history.

Even so, the Florida Education Association argues that “the budget has

not caught up with pre-recession levels when adjusted for inflation.”

According to the Education Data Initiative’s U.S. Public Education

Spending Statistics last updated June 15, 2022, Florida receives the

third-largest amount of federal K-12 education funding at $1,243 per

public school student (FTE). Florida ranks 42nd in spending and 43rd

in funding among the states.26 While funding is not the only factor, or

even the most important component of student educational

performance, it is certainly a critical component particularly when

considering the need to hire, train, and keep the highest quality

teachers.

PK-12 Educational Quality

Numerous organizations assess and rank the nation’s public K-12

school systems by the “quality” of their elementary, middle, and high

schools. Florida’s ranking varies widely depending on the organization

preparing the ranking. These organizations include, but are not limited

to, Education Week, Forbes, National Association of Educational

Progress (NAEP), Wallethub, American Legislative Exchange Council

(ALEC), and Scholaroo among others.

Education Week is an independent news organization and 501(c) 3 that

has covered K-12 since 1981. Self-described as the “#1 source of nonpartisan, high-quality news, and insights covering the K-12 education

sector, Education Week’s Quality Counts 2021: Educational Opportunities

and Performance in Florida, 27 the organization referenced by the Florida

Department of Education, reports that Florida finished 23rd among the

50 states and District of Columbia with an overall score of 75.6 out of

100 points and a grade of C in 2021; the same average score of the nation

as a whole. The states are graded and ranked in three categories:

Chance for Success, School Finance, and K-12 Achievement. These

scores are averaged and reflected on the report card.

Education has been identified by the Florida Chamber Foundation as

the critical foundation toward meeting the goal of having the #1

workforce and talent pipeline in America. The Pew Charitable Trusts

in its Economic Mobility Project series and report Pathways to Economic

Source: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Per-pupil Expenditures (fldoe.org)

38 | Page

Mobility: Key Indicators highlights education as the largest known factor

in explaining the connection between parents’ earnings and their

children’s.

All skills begin with developing proficiency in reading and

mathematics at an early age to create the foundation for future learning

and workforce success. A key measure of future success in school is

Third Grade Reading Performance. A long-term study by the Annie E.

Casey Foundation Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade

Matters states that reading proficiently by the end of third grade can be

a make-or-break benchmark in a child’s educational development

because up until the third grade, most children are learning to read.

After third grade, they are reading to learn, and applying this skill to

gain information, think critically, solve problems, and act upon the

information they are gaining. They continue that “low achievement in

reading has long-term consequences in terms of individual earning

potential, global competitiveness, and general productivity.” Child

studies show that low literacy achievement is associated with

behavioral and social problems, and higher high school drop-out rates.

Recognizing the importance of reading literacy at this early age, the