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Okeechobee County School District

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Okeechobee County School District is located in southeast Florida. Okeechobee County School District has 768.91 square miles of land area and 123.00 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Okeechobee County School District population is 39,398. Okeechobee County School District median household income is $35,490 in 2010-2014. Okeechobee County School District median house value is $100,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Okeechobee County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (53 out of 67, bottom 21%) Elementary/Middle School: (58 out of 67, bottom 13%)* Rank: #55
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	39,398 (2010-2014), rank #46
Population Growth	-1.35% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	44.17/sq mi, rank #49
Median Household Income:	$35,490 at 2010-2014—-8.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #61
Median House Price:	$100,900 at 2010-2014—-24.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #48
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	768.91 sq mi, rank #27
Water Area:	123.00 sq mi (13.79%), rank #32
State:	Florida
County:	Okeechobee County
City:	Okeechobee, Taylor Creek, Cypress Quarters
Zip:	34974, 34972
Area:	Okeechobee, FL

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Okeechobee County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

700 Sw 2nd Ave

Okeechobee FL, 34974, Okeechobee County

Phone: 863-462-5000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,401	6,496	6,568	6,789	6,963	7,004	7,037
English Language Learner Students:	763	801	720	690	611	519	546
Total Teachers:	402.13	414.60	415.56	431.58	456.00	485.50	444.00
Prekindergarten:	3.00	4.00	7.00	4.00	5.00	7.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	28.50	32.50	29.00	32.00	28.00	31.00	29.00
Elementary:	166.50	166.00	164.50	170.73	158.00	162.00	161.00
Secondary:	144.44	143.43	143.86	145.04	140.00	146.00	153.00
Ungraded:	59.69	68.67	71.20	79.81	125.00	139.50	94.00
Total Other Staff:	430.00	451.03	519.60	519.03	444.00	455.00	475.00
Instructional Aides:	66.83	73.90	111.00	122.00	92.00	97.00	98.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.87	14.50	15.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.87	8.50	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	7.50	7.73	8.73	9.00	9.00	9.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	0.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	8.38	10.00	12.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00
District Administrative Support:	28.13	32.30	30.37	30.80	35.00	36.00	41.00
School Administrators:	24.00	23.00	27.00	28.00	25.00	25.00	26.00
School Administrative Support:	40.50	44.83	47.00	47.00	45.00	47.00	48.00
Student Support Services:	36.12	39.50	33.00	38.00	36.00	38.00	39.00
Other Support Services:	204.17	204.50	234.50	213.50	174.00	173.00	184.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.92	15.67	15.81	15.73	15.27	14.43	15.85

Schools

Central Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	610 Sw 5th Ave, Okeechobee FL 34974
Cypress Juvenile Residential Facility	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1117 Ne 39th Blvd, Okeechobee FL 34972
Everglades Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3725 Se 8th St, Okeechobee FL 34974
North Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3000 Nw 10th Ter, Okeechobee FL 34972
Okeechobee Achievement Academy	Grade 4 to Grade 12	1000 Nw 34th St, Okeechobee FL 34972
Okeechobee Freshman Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 9	610 Sw 2nd Ave, Okeechobee FL 34974
Okeechobee High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2800 Us Hwy 441 North, Okeechobee FL 34972
Okeechobee Intensive Halfway House	Grade 7 to Grade 12	800 Ne 72nd Circlen, Okeechobee FL 34972
Okeechobee Virtual Instruction Program	Kindergarten to Grade 8	700 Sw 2nd Ave, Okeechobee FL 34974
Osceola Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	825 Sw 28th St, Okeechobee FL 34974
Seminole Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2690 Nw 42nd Ave, Okeechobee FL 34972
South Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2468 Sw 7th Ave, Okeechobee FL 34974
Student Serv./special Programs	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	700 Sw 2nd Ave, Okeechobee FL 34974
Tantie Juvenile Residential Facility	Grade 7 to Grade 12	5050 Ne 168th St, Okeechobee FL 34972
Yearling Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	925 Nw 23rd Ln, Okeechobee FL 34972

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	400	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	406	403
FCAT Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	307
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	201
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	200
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$56,764,000	$8,643		$64,735,000	$9,535		$65,319,000	$9,381
Federal:	$9,095,000	$1,385	16.0%	$13,664,000	$2,013	21.1%	$12,062,000	$1,732	18.5%
State:	$31,965,000	$4,867	56.3%	$34,414,000	$5,069	53.2%	$33,326,000	$4,786	51.0%
Local:	$15,704,000	$2,391	27.7%	$16,657,000	$2,454	25.7%	$19,931,000	$2,862	30.5%
Total Expenditures:	$60,120,000	$9,153		$69,750,000	$10,274		$66,370,000	$9,532
Total Current Expenditures:	$56,362,000	$8,581		$60,106,000	$8,853		$58,093,000	$8,343
Instructional Expenditures:	$32,250,000	$4,910	57.2%	$34,513,000	$5,084	57.4%	$33,700,000	$4,840	58.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,739,000	$1,026	12.0%	$7,071,000	$1,042	11.8%	$6,626,000	$952	11.4%
Administration:	$5,419,000	$825	9.6%	$6,446,000	$949	10.7%	$6,148,000	$883	10.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$11,954,000	$1,820	21.2%	$12,076,000	$1,779	20.1%	$11,619,000	$1,669	20.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,404,000	$518		$9,273,000	$1,366		$7,908,000	$1,136
Construction:	$1,754,000	$267		$6,702,000	$987		$4,091,000	$588
Total Other:	$291,000	$44		$301,000	$44		$292,000	$42
Interest on Debt:	$63,000	$10		$70,000	$10		$77,000	$11

Total Salary:	$33,058,000	$5,033		$33,885,000	$4,991		$32,781,000	$4,708
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$20,405,000	$3,107	61.7%	$20,782,000	$3,061	61.3%	$20,302,000	$2,916	61.9%
Other Salary:	$12,653,000	$1,926	38.3%	$13,103,000	$1,930	38.7%	$12,479,000	$1,792	38.1%
Total Benefit:	$9,881,000	$1,504		$12,156,000	$1,791		$11,387,000	$1,635
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,928,000	$903	60.0%	$7,162,000	$1,055	58.9%	$6,719,000	$965	59.0%
Other Benefit:	$3,953,000	$602	40.0%	$4,994,000	$736	41.1%	$4,668,000	$670	41.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	83.3%	83.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	14.6%	14.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.1%	39.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.4%	12.1%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	21.9%	22.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.3%	19.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.4%	6.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,064.0	$40,491.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,039.0	$35,361.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,422.0	$36,178.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,846.0	$42,786.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$55,738.0	$53,751.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,613.0	$53,846.0

* Okeechobee County School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.