Pinellas County Schools, Florida

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Pinellas County Schools
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Pinellas County, Florida
District details
Superintendent: Kevin K. Hendrick
# of school board members: 7
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Pinellas County Schools is a school district in Florida.

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Superintendent

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Kevin K. Hendrick is the superintendent of Pinellas County Schools. Hendrick was appointed superintendent in 2022. Hendrick's previous career experience includes serving in the district as an associate superintendent.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Michael Grego was the superintendent of Pinellas County Schools from September 2012 until 2022. Grego's previous career experience includes being Florida's interim chancellor of K-12 education, the superintendent of Osceola County School District in Florida, and the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Hillsborough County Schools in Florida.[2]

School board

The Pinellas County Schools school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Four members are elected by district and three members are elected at large.[3]

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Elections

See also: Pinellas County Schools elections in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024

Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.[4]

One seat on the school board was up for general election on November 5, 2024. The election for two other seats on the board were decided in the August 20, 2024, primary election. Candidates could win outright in the primary election if they were unopposed or if they received a majority of votes cast in the primary.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Pinellas County Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]


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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $186,028,000 $1,936 16%
Local: $663,342,000 $6,905 55%
State: $353,875,000 $3,684 29%
Total: $1,203,245,000 $12,525
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,231,545,000 $12,819
Total Current Expenditures: $1,060,459,000 $11,038
Instructional Expenditures: $614,244,000 $6,393 50%
Student and Staff Support: $123,313,000 $1,283 10%
Administration: $102,427,000 $1,066 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $220,475,000 $2,294 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $141,038,000 $1,468
Construction: $110,784,000 $1,153
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $26,284,000 $273
Interest on Debt: $3,764,000 $39


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2022-2023[7] $50,568 $68,138
2020-2021[8] $47,500
2019-2020[9] $45,000
2018-2019[10] $43,809
2017-2018[11] $43,000
2016-2017[12] $41,155

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[13]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 68 25 45 40-44 52 61
2018-2019 56 75 30 50 50-54 58 66
2017-2018 56 75 29 50 45-49 58 66
2016-2017 55 74 29 48 55-59 57 63
2015-2016 52 70 26 45 45-49 54 61
2014-2015 51 70 26 44 45-49 60
2013-2014 53 72 25 45 45-49 62
2012-2013 52 71 24 45 45-49 62
2011-2012 51 70 23 42 45-49 60
2010-2011 64 79 36 57 60-64 73

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 66 26 44 45-49 55 61
2018-2019 54 68 28 46 50-54 57 64
2017-2018 51 66 26 42 55-59 55 62
2016-2017 51 64 27 42 45-49 54 61
2015-2016 51 64 24 41 45-49 54 60
2014-2015 52 67 26 43 50-54 61
2013-2014 56 67 28 47 45-49 66
2012-2013 56 67 28 48 50-54 66
2011-2012 56 66 27 48 50-54 65
2010-2011 61 70 35 55 55-59 70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 92 97 86 93 >=80 90-94 93
2018-2019 88 94 81 87 60-79 90-94 91
2017-2018 86 96 76 85 >=80 84 89
2016-2017 83 91 69 81 >=80 80-84 87
2015-2016 80 87 66 75 80-89 75-79 85
2014-2015 78 87 65 75 70-79 75-79 82
2013-2014 76 87 61 71 60-79 81
2012-2013 72 86 56 63 60-79 77
2011-2012 72 83 55 60 60-69 77
2010-2011 65 77 47 56 40-59 71


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 93,702 -1.9
2021-2022 95,446 -0.7
2020-2021 96,068 -3.9
2019-2020 99,772 -1.2
2018-2019 100,948 -0.9
2017-2018 101,824 -1.1
2016-2017 102,905 -0.6
2015-2016 103,495 -0.3
2014-2015 103,774 0.3
2013-2014 103,411 -0.2
2012-2013 103,590 -0.2
2011-2012 103,776 -0.2
2010-2011 104,001 -1.2
2009-2010 105,238 -0.8
2008-2009 106,061 -1.7
2007-2008 107,892 -1.9
2006-2007 109,915 -2.1
2005-2006 112,174 -1.3
2004-2005 113,651 -0.8
2003-2004 114,510 -0.2
2002-2003 114,772 0.2
2001-2002 114,583 1.4
2000-2001 113,027 1.1
1999-2000 111,793 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Pinellas County Schools (%) Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.0 2.8
Black 19.1 21.0
Hispanic 19.8 36.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 5.5 4.1
White 51.2 35.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Pinellas County Schools had 5,803.53 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.15.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 29.00
Kindergarten: 348.00
Elementary: 2,116.20
Secondary: 2,251.27
Total: 5,803.53

Pinellas County Schools employed 77.00 district administrators and 341.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 77.00
District Administrative Support: 289.11
School Administrators: 341.00
School Administrative Support: 679.55
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1,276.83
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 90.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 228.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 68.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 123.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 121.00
Library/Media Support: 7.57
Student Support Services: 1,252.38
Other Support Services: 2,311.30


Schools

Pinellas County Schools operates 154 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Academie Da Vinci Charter School345KG-8
Alfred Adler Elementary School56KG-8
Anona Elementary School473PK-5
Athenian Academy413KG-8
Azalea Elementary School507PK-5
Azalea Middle School6786-8
Bardmoor Elementary School449PK-5
Bauder Elementary School644PK-5
Bay Point Elementary School453PK-5
Bay Point Middle School7706-8
Bayside High School2019-12
Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School589KG-5
Bear Creek Elementary School286PK-5
Belcher Elementary School489PK-5
Belleair Elementary School472PK-5
Blanton Elementary School500PK-5
Boca Ciega High School1,4239-12
Brooker Creek Elementary School548PK-5
Calvin A. Hunsinger School68KG-12
Campbell Park Elementary School462PK-5
Chi Chi Rodriquez Academy664-8
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School7536-8
Clearwater High School1,6649-12
Clearwater Intermediate1654-9
Countryside High School1,7419-12
Cross Bayou Elementary School356PK-5
Curlew Creek Elementary School634PK-5
Curtis Fundamental Elementary536KG-5
Cypress Woods Elementary School709PK-5
Discovery Academy Of Science542KG-8
Disston Academy1065-12
Dixie M. Hollins High School1,8229-12
Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary554PK-5
Dropout Prevention School379PK-12
Dunedin Elementary School476PK-5
Dunedin Highland Middle School8996-8
Dunedin High School1,2039-12
East Lake High School2,2869-12
East Lake Middle School Academy Of Engineering3946-8
Eisenhower Elementary School661PK-5
Elisa Nelson Elementary4421-5
Enterprise Charter High School3949-12
Ese Countywide190PK-12
Fairmount Park Elementary School500PK-5
Fitzgerald Middle School1,0336-8
Forest Lakes Elementary School498PK-5
Frontier Elementary School651PK-5
Fuguitt Elementary School479PK-5
Garrison-Jones Elementary School593PK-5
Gibbs High School1,1609-12
Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School329PK-5
Gulfport Montessori Elementary School435PK-5
Highland Lakes Elementary School529PK-5
High Point Elementary School609PK-5
Hospital/Homebound62PK-12
James B. Sanderlin K-8775KG-8
John Hopkins Middle School7236-8
John M. Sexton Elementary School449PK-5
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School1,0986-8
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School278PK-5
Lake St. George Elementary School595PK-5
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary351PK-5
Lakewood Elementary School425PK-5
Lakewood High School9159-12
Largo High School2,0559-12
Largo Middle School8826-8
Lealman Avenue Elementary School434PK-5
Lealman Innovation Academy4855-12
Leila Davis Elementary School665PK-5
Lynch Elementary School486PK-5
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-81,343KG-8
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elem460PK-5
Maximo Elementary School445PK-5
Mcmullen-Booth Elementary School458PK-5
Meadowlawn Middle School8326-8
Melrose Elementary School322PK-5
Midtown Academy337KG-5
Mildred Helms Elementary School514PK-5
Mount Vernon Elementary School345PK-5
New Heights Elementary School615PK-5
Nina Harris Ese Center154PK-12
Northeast High School1,7369-12
North Shore Elementary School501PK-5
Northwest Elementary School477PK-5
Oak Grove Middle School8436-8
Oakhurst Elementary School664PK-5
Oldsmar Elementary School546PK-5
Orange Grove Elementary School435PK-5
Osceola Fundamental High1,7159-12
Osceola Middle School1,0096-8
Ozona Elementary School762PK-5
Pace Center For Girls436-12
Palm Harbor Middle School1,0806-8
Palm Harbor University High2,4749-12
Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School461KG-5
Paul B. Stephens Ese Center165PK-12
Perkins Elementary School539PK-5
Pinellas Academy Of Math And Science879KG-8
Pinellas Central Elementary School498PK-5
Pinellas County Jail116-12
Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy2859-12
Pinellas Juvenile Det Center48KG-12
Pinellas Mycroschool Of Integrated Academics And Technologie1439-12
Pinellas Park Elementary School452PK-5
Pinellas Park High School1,9199-12
Pinellas Park Middle School1,1266-8
Pinellas Preparatory Academy794KG-8
Pinellas Secondary School1946-12
Pinellas Teleschool1416-12
Pinellas Virtual Franchise260KG-12
Pinellas Virtual Instruction Program0KG-12
Pinellas Virtual K-120KG-12
Plato Academy Charter School Tarpon Springs374KG-8
Plato Academy Clearwater630KG-8
Plato Academy Largo Charter School347KG-8
Plato Academy Of St.Petersburg376KG-8
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School370KG-8
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School562KG-8
Plato Seminole366KG-8
Plumb Elementary School622PK-5
Ponce De Leon Elementary School568PK-5
Richard L. Sanders School54KG-12
Richard O Jacobson Technical High School At Seminole5789-12
Ridgecrest Elementary School574PK-5
Safety Harbor Elementary School657PK-5
Safety Harbor Middle School9746-8
Sandy Lane Elementary School304PK-5
San Jose Elementary School331PK-5
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School596PK-5
Seminole Elementary School428PK-5
Seminole High School1,5469-12
Seminole Middle School8246-8
Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary444PK-5
Shore Acres Elementary School709PK-5
Skycrest Elementary School565PK-5
Skyview Elementary School595PK-5
Southern Oak Elementary School556PK-5
Starkey Elementary School657PK-5
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School23410-12
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School North Pinellas18610-12
St. Petersburg Collegiate Stem High School589-12
St. Petersburg High School1,7239-12
Strive Academy56-12
Sunset Hills Elementary School451PK-5
Sutherland Elementary School627PK-5
Tarpon Springs Elementary School506PK-5
Tarpon Springs Fundamental Ele270KG-5
Tarpon Springs High School1,1399-12
Tarpon Springs Middle School6446-8
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental8886-8
Tyrone Middle School8476-8
Walsingham Elementary School392PK-5
Westgate Elementary School541PK-5
Woodlawn Elementary School267PK-5

Contact information

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Pinellas County Schools
301 4th St. SW
Largo, FL 33770
Phone: 727-588-6000


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Footnotes

  1. Pinellas County Schools, "Superintendent," accessed December 12, 2023
  2. Pinellas County Schools, "Superintendent," accessed October 26, 2019
  3. Pinellas County Schools, "Board Policy: 0143 - Membership - Election," accessed July 8, 2021
  4. Pinellas County Schools, "Board Policy: 0144 - Membership - Term," accessed July 8, 2021
  5. Pinellas County Schools, "Board Policy: 0169.1 - Meetings - Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed December 12, 2023
  6. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  7. Pinellas County Schools, "PERFORMANCE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARY SCHEDULE (Probationary and Annual Contract Instructional Staff) 2022/2023 School Year," accessed February 6, 2024
  8. Pinellas County Schools, "Peformance Instructional Salary Schedule (Probationary and Annual Contract Instructional Staff) 2020/2021 School Year," accessed July 8, 2021
  9. Pinellas County Schools, "Peformance Instructional Salary Schedule (Probationary and Annual Contract Instructional Staff) 2019/2020 School Year," accessed July 8, 2021
  10. Pinellas County Schools, "Peformance Instructional Salary Schedule (Probationary and Annual Contract Instructional Staff) 2018/2019 School Year," accessed July 8, 2021
  11. Pinellas County Schools, "Peformance Instructional Salary Schedule (Probationary and Annual Contract Instructional Staff) 2017/2018 School Year," accessed July 8, 2021
  12. Pinellas County Schools, "Peformance Instructional Salary Schedule (Probationary and Annual Contract Instructional Staff) 2016/2017 School Year," accessed July 8, 2021
  13. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021