District Directory Information (2024-2025 School Year)
Mailing Address:Po Box 2000Arcadia FL, 34265 –2000
Phone:
(863)494-4222
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
8
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 12
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Website: http://www.desotoschools.com/
District Demographics:
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District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
Characteristics
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| County: | Desoto County |
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| County ID: | 12027 |
| Locale: | Town, Distant (32) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 11580 |
| Total Students: | 4,286 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 224.00 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 19.13 |
District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
Staff
DESOTO district has a staff count of
593.00.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 224.00 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 0.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 12.00 |
| Elementary: | 78.00 |
| Secondary: | 105.50 |
| Ungraded: | 28.50 |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 369.00 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 82.00 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 10.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 7.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 2.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 5.00 |
| School Psychologists: | 1.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 3.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 4.00 |
| District Administrators: | 8.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 25.00 |
| School Administrators: | 12.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 31.00 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 59.00 |
| Other Support Services: | 127.00 |
District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
Fiscal
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Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $57,032,000 | $12,485 | |
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| Federal: | $16,021,000 | $3,507 | 28% | |||
| Local: | $13,912,000 | $3,046 | 24% | |||
| State: | $27,099,000 | $5,932 | 48% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $58,586,000 | $12,825 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $55,616,000 | $12,175 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $29,876,000 | $6,540 | 54% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $7,077,000 | $1,549 | 13% | |||
| Administration: | $6,861,000 | $1,502 | 12% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $11,802,000 | $2,584 | 21% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $1,878,000 | $411 | ||||
| Construction: | $302,000 | $66 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $1,084,000 | $237 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $8,000 | $2 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2023-2024, 2024-2025 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2024-2025
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2024-2025 school year will not be available until the full 2024-2025 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2024-2025.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2023-2024.