At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
4,155
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
9
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,385
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$6,280
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 4,448
- Teachers (FTE)
- 261
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17:1
What current records say about DESOTO
DESOTO operates 9 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in ARCADIA, Florida. NCES reports 4,155 students and 234 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Florida agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 51 of 67 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,385 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,280 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 24 of 67 in Florida. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 9.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.9%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 234
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $56,746,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
DESOTO
ARCADIA, Florida
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 27.2213, -81.8489
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White28.5%
- Hispanic54.3%
- Black13.3%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial3.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in DESOTO
9 current directory entries
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Showing 1–9 of 9 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,215 | 17.7:1 | |
| DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 922 | 16.5:1 | |
| DESOTO SECONDARY SCHOOL | OtherKG–12 | 51 | 51:1 | |
| DESOTO VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | ElementaryKG–06 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 861 | 19.6:1 | |
| NOCATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 475 | 18.3:1 | |
| REDUCED SERVICES | OtherKG–12 | 9 | Not reported | |
| TEEN PARENT PK CHILD CARE PROGRAM | OtherPK–PK | 0 | Not reported | |
| WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 622 | 16.8:1 |