Alachua
Public school district based in Gainesville, Florida. NCES district ID 1200030; state ID FL-01.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
62
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
28,204
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,531.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
15
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 430 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,961 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,089 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,052 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,295 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,079 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,225 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,976 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,079 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,217 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,209 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,246 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,180 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,166 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 4.6% | |
| Black or African American | 34.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 7.5% | |
| White | 37.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.2% | |
| Male | 50.8% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 26, Suburb 16, Rural 20.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. W. Buchholz High School Gainesville | 9–12 | Regular | 2,416 | 87.8 | 27.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Gainesville High School Gainesville | 8–12 | Regular | 1,825 | 74.2 | 24.6 | City: Midsize |
| Eastside High School Gainesville | 7–12 | Regular | 1,291 | 51.4 | 25.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Santa Fe High School Alachua | 9–12 | Regular | 1,132 | 47.0 | 24.1 | Rural: Distant |
| Kanapaha Middle School Gainesville | 6–8 | Regular | 1,014 | 48.4 | 21 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Oak View Middle School Newberry | 5–8 | Regular | 962 | 43.8 | 22 | Rural: Distant |
| High Springs Community School High Springs | PK–8 | Regular | 902 | 51.3 | 17.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Westwood Middle School Gainesville | 6–8 | Regular | 854 | 37.8 | 22.6 | City: Midsize |
| Fort Clarke Middle School Gainesville | 6–8 | Regular | 840 | 42.0 | 20 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Howard W. Bishop Middle School Gainesville | 6–8 | Regular | 824 | 36.0 | 22.9 | City: Midsize |
| Newberry High School Newberry | 8–12 | Regular | 791 | 36.4 | 21.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 791 | 53.0 | 14.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Kimball Wiles Elementary School Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 741 | 52.5 | 14.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Littlewood Elementary School Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 714 | 50.0 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Hidden Oak Elementary School Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 694 | 46.0 | 15.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 692 | 42.4 | 16.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Myra Terwilliger Elementary School Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 672 | 48.7 | 13.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Newberry Elementary School Newberry | PK–4 | Regular | 651 | 38.3 | 17 | Rural: Distant |
| Idylwild Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 627 | 40.0 | 15.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle School Gainesville | 6–8 | Regular | 613 | 27.4 | 22.4 | City: Midsize |
| William S. Talbot Elem School Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 573 | 38.5 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| C. W. Norton Elementary School Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 540 | 39.8 | 13.6 | City: Midsize |
| Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 501 | 36.4 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| Hawthorne Middle/High School Hawthorne | 6–12 | Regular | 472 | 17.7 | 26.7 | Rural: Distant |
| W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 463 | 32.2 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Glen Springs Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 429 | 29.0 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Archer Elementary Archer | PK–5 | Regular | 413 | 26.2 | 15.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Stephen Foster Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 403 | 28.8 | 14 | City: Midsize |
| Joseph Williams Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 398 | 27.0 | 14.7 | City: Midsize |
| A. L. Mebane Middle School Alachua | 6–8 | Regular | 385 | 19.8 | 19.4 | Rural: Distant |
| W. W. Irby Elementary School Alachua | PK–2 | Regular | 372 | 26.2 | 14.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Caring & Sharing Learning SchoolCharter Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 369 | 18.0 | 20.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Professional Academy Magnet at Loften High School Gainesville | 9–12 | Regular | 328 | 18.0 | 18.2 | City: Midsize |
| Alachua Elementary School Alachua | 3–5 | Regular | 323 | 23.7 | 13.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 312 | 25.0 | 12.5 | City: Midsize |
| Chester Shell Elementary School Hawthorne | K–5 | Regular | 282 | 18.5 | 15.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Lake Forest Elementary School Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 268 | 19.0 | 14.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Micanopy Area Cooperative School Inc.Charter Micanopy | PK–5 | Regular | 212 | 16.0 | 13.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Alachua Eschool (Virtual Franchise) Gainesville | 6–12 | Regular | 178 | 1.5 | 118.7check | City: Midsize |
| The One Room School House ProjectCharter Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 176 | 11.0 | 16 | City: Midsize |
| Boulware Springs CharterCharter Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 171 | 14.0 | 12.2 | City: Midsize |
| North Central Florida Public Charter SchoolCharter Gainesville | 8–12 | Alternative | 169 | 7.0 | 24.1 | City: Midsize |
| Sidney Lanier Center Gainesville | K–12 | Alternative | 139 | 16.7 | 8.3 | City: Midsize |
| Santa Fe College Academy of Science and TechnologyCharter Gainsville | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 133 | 5.0 | 26.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Early Learning Academy at Duval Gainesville | PK | Regular | 117 | 6.0 | 19.5 | City: Midsize |
| Alachua Learning Academy ElementaryCharter Alachua | K–5 | Regular | 108 | 6.0 | 18 | Rural: Distant |
| Healthy Learning Academy Charter SchoolCharter Newberry | K–5 | Regular | 107 | 4.6 | 23.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Resilience Charter School IncCharter Gainesville | 6–8 | Regular | 107 | 3.0 | 35.7 | City: Midsize |
| Constellation Charter School of GainesvilleCharter Waldo | 1–7 | Regular | 98 | 2.0 | 49 | Rural: Distant |
| The Einstein School Inc.Charter Gainesville | 2–8 | Alternative | 97 | 6.0 | 16.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Siatech Mycroschool Inc.Charter Gainesville | 8–12 | Alternative | 97 | 1.0 | 97check | Suburb: Midsize |
| A.Quinn Jones Center Gainesville | 6–12 | Alternative | 95 | 14.3 | 6.7 | City: Midsize |
| Expressions Learning Arts AcademyCharter Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 84 | 9.6 | 8.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Micanopy AcademyCharter Micanopy | 6–12 | Regular | 67 | 6.0 | 11.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Alachua Learning Academy MiddleCharter Alachua | 6–8 | Regular | 63 | 4.0 | 15.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Pace Gainesville | 6–12 | Alternative | 51 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Hospital Homebound Gainesville | K–12 | Special Education | 29 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Alachua Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided) Gainesville | K–5 | Regular | 29 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Alachua County Jail Gainesville | 6–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | Rural: Fringe |
| Alachua Virtual Instruction Program Gainesville | K–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Santa Fe College High School Dual Enrollment Gainesville | 11–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Midsize |
| Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center Gainesville | 6–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | Rural: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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