Okaloosa
Public school district based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. NCES district ID 1201380; state ID FL-46.
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
49
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
32,047
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,684.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
19.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
4
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 453 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,205 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,286 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,398 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,573 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,325 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,500 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,330 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,416 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,567 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,776 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,603 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,372 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,243 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 1.7% | |
| Black or African American | 10.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4% | |
| Two or more races | 10.1% | |
| White | 59.6% |
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 | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 15, Suburb 18, Town 12, Rural 4.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview High School Crestview | 9–12 | Regular | 2,376 | 98.0 | 24.2 | Town: Distant |
| Niceville Senior High School Niceville | 9–12 | Regular | 2,036 | 81.2 | 25.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Choctawhatchee Senior High School Fort Walton Beach | 9–12 | Regular | 1,720 | 80.2 | 21.4 | City: Small |
| Fort Walton Beach High School Fort Walton Beach | 9–12 | Regular | 1,550 | 71.4 | 21.7 | City: Small |
| Baker School Baker | PK–12 | Regular | 1,434 | 76.0 | 18.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Davidson Middle School Crestview | 6–8 | Regular | 1,111 | 55.0 | 20.2 | Town: Distant |
| C. W. Ruckel Middle School Niceville | 6–8 | Regular | 1,061 | 52.8 | 20.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Riverside Elementary School Crestview | PK–5 | Regular | 1,032 | 57.0 | 18.1 | Town: Distant |
| Liza Jackson Preparatory SchoolCharter Fort Walton Beach | K–8 | Regular | 977 | 60.0 | 16.3 | City: Small |
| Antioch Elementary School Crestview | PK–5 | Regular | 931 | 56.0 | 16.6 | Town: Distant |
| Shoal River Middle School Crestview | 6–8 | Regular | 923 | 48.0 | 19.2 | Town: Distant |
| Destin Elementary School Destin | PK–4 | Regular | 910 | 53.0 | 17.2 | City: Small |
| Bluewater Elementary School Niceville | PK–5 | Regular | 885 | 52.0 | 17 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Walker Elementary School Crestview | PK–5 | Regular | 875 | 50.0 | 17.5 | Town: Distant |
| Northwood Elementary School Crestview | PK–5 | Regular | 814 | 48.0 | 17 | Town: Distant |
| Destin Middle School Destin | 5–8 | Regular | 799 | 41.0 | 19.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Bob Sikes Elementary School Crestview | PK–5 | Regular | 794 | 41.0 | 19.4 | Town: Distant |
| James E Plew Elementary School Niceville | PK–5 | Regular | 762 | 43.0 | 17.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| W. C. Pryor Middle School Fort Walton Beach | 6–8 | Regular | 721 | 36.0 | 20 | City: Small |
| Max Bruner Junior Middle School Fort Walton Beach | 6–8 | Regular | 677 | 37.0 | 18.3 | City: Small |
| Addie R. Lewis School Valparaiso | PK–8 | Regular | 653 | 45.0 | 14.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Clifford Meigs Middle School Shalimar | 6–8 | Regular | 612 | 33.0 | 18.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Wright Elementary School Fort Walton Beach | PK–5 | Regular | 609 | 36.0 | 16.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Destin High SchoolCharter Destin | 9–12 | Regular | 599 | 30.0 | 20 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Elliott Point Elementary School Fort Walton Beach | PK–5 | Regular | 583 | 34.0 | 17.1 | City: Small |
| Okaloosa Online Non Franchised Crestview | K–12 | Regular | 581 | 2.0 | 290.5check | Town: Distant |
| Shalimar Elementary School Shalimar | PK–5 | Regular | 557 | 32.0 | 17.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Longwood Elementary School Shalimar | PK–5 | Regular | 555 | 34.0 | 16.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Florosa Elementary School Mary Esther | PK–5 | Regular | 539 | 31.0 | 17.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lula J. Edge Elementary School Niceville | PK–5 | Regular | 501 | 30.5 | 16.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Annette P. Edwins Elementary School Fort Walton Beach | PK–5 | Regular | 490 | 29.0 | 16.9 | City: Small |
| Kenwood Elementary School Fort Walton Beach | PK–5 | Regular | 471 | 34.0 | 13.9 | City: Small |
| Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State CollegeCharter Niceville | 9–12 | Regular | 463 | 4.0 | 115.8check | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mary Esther Elementary School Mary Esther | PK–5 | Regular | 438 | 26.0 | 16.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Eglin Elementary School Eglin Afb | PK–4 | Regular | 436 | 25.0 | 17.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Laurel Hill School Laurel Hill | PK–12 | Regular | 432 | 30.4 | 14.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Okaloosa Stemm Center Valparaiso | 6–8 | Regular | 366 | 21.0 | 17.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Southside Primary School Crestview | PK–2 | Regular | 260 | 22.6 | 11.5 | Town: Distant |
| Northwest Florida Ballet Academie Fort Walton Beach | 3–8 | Regular | 134 | 7.6 | 17.6 | City: Small |
| Okaloosa AcademyCharter Fort Walton Beach | 2–12 | Alternative | 115 | 2.0 | 57.5 | City: Small |
| Silver Sands-Excep. Children Fort Walton Beach | PK–12 | Special Education | 93 | 17.0 | 5.5 | City: Small |
| Richbourg School Crestview | PK–12 | Special Education | 68 | 12.0 | 5.7 | Town: Distant |
| Okaloosa Technical College Fort Walton Beach | 6–12 | Alternative | 42 | 6.0 | 7 | City: Small |
| Okaloosa Regional Detention Crestview | 5–12 | Alternative | 28 | 2.0 | 14 | Rural: Fringe |
| Emerald Coast Career Institute N Crestview | 4–12 | Alternative | 27 | 2.0 | 13.5 | Town: Distant |
| Adjudicated Youth Facility Crestview | 6–12 | Alternative | 7 | 0.0 | — | Rural: Fringe |
| Okaloosa Virtual Franchise Fort Walton Beach | 6–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Okaloosa Virtual Instruction Program Fort Walton Beach | K–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Contracted Residential Services Miramar | 6–12 | Special Education | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Midsize |
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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