Escambia County School District, Florida

Escambia County School District
Escambia County, Florida
District details
Superintendent: Keith Leonard (interim)
# of school board members: 5
Website: Link

Escambia County School District is a school district in Florida.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Keith Leonard is the interim superintendent of the Escambia County School District. He was appointed interim superintendent in May 2023, and started serving in this role on June 1, 2023.

Past superintendents

• Timothy Smith was the superintendent of the Escambia County School District from November 17, 2020 until his contract was terminated in May 2023. Smith's previous career experience includes being the executive area director in the high school office for Orange County Public Schools in Florida, a principal, and a teacher.
• Malcolm Thomas was the superintendent of the Escambia County School District from 2008 to 2020. Thomas' previous career experience includes working as a teacher and education specialist.

School board

The Escambia County School District school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected by district.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Escambia County School District school board District 1	Kevin Adams
Escambia County School District school board District 2	Paul Fetsko	2019
Escambia County School District school board District 3	David Williams	November 22, 2022
Escambia County School District school board District 4	Carissa Bergosh	November 19, 2024
Escambia County School District school board District 5	Thomas Harrell	November 19, 2024

This officeholder information was last updated on May 14, 2024. Please contact us with any updates.

Elections

See also: Escambia County School District elections in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024

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

Two seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Escambia County School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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(1) Board meetings are to transact the business of the public school system. Members of the public who wish to present comments about education and the public school system are encouraged to participate in Board meetings and workshops. By law and precedent, the Board provides opportunities for the public to address the Board at its regularly scheduled and/or special board meetings: Public Hearing, Agenda Items, and Public Forum. Members of the public may also address the Board in a Public Forum at the conclusion of its regularly scheduled Board workshops. The general rules set forth in this policy for public comment shall apply to Public Hearing, Agenda Items, and Public Forum. A. Public Hearing: In accordance with state law, the School Board is required to conduct a Public Hearing before voting on certain agenda items. When such agenda items are brought to the table during a meeting, the public shall be given an opportunity to address them before a vote is taken. B. Agenda Items: Public comment shall be allowed with regard to agenda items on any regular or special Board meeting or workshop agenda. If an item is on the Consent Agenda, speakers must advise the Chair of their intent to address the item prior to the vote being taken on the Consent Agenda. The Board shall then pull each such item for handling on the open agenda to allow public comment. C. Public Forum: Prior to the adoption of the agenda at each regular and special meeting, the Board will allow public comment on any matter of relevance to public education. No action will be taken on a speaker’s topic except as otherwise included on the meeting agenda. A Public Forum will also be held at the conclusion of each regularly scheduled Board workshop. (2) Any presentation to the Board shall conform to the following standards: A. Remarks and statements shall be addressed directly to the Chair and Board Members using titles rather than names when possible to do so; B. All questions should be directed to the Chair. The Superintendent, or his designated staff members, may answer questions during the meeting or they may request appointments for answers at a later time; C. Personalities or motives shall be avoided in presentations. Concerns discussed should be related to issues and problems of education and the school system; D. Personal attacks against officers and personnel shall be excluded from presentation or discussion. Except in cases of emergency, complaints relating to the official conduct of the personnel or the discharge of duties and responsibilities shall first be made to the appropriate supervisory personnel; E. Time allocated for speakers addressing the Board will be three (3) minutes. The Chair shall have the discretion to extend the presentation time provided a majority of the Board Members consent to the extension; F. No action will be taken by the Board on any matter presented in the Public Forum. Consideration will be given to action which the Board may take some time in the future; G. Persons, failing to follow these procedures and after being warned by the Chair of being in violation, are subject to removal from the meeting; H. The Superintendent of Schools will provide a speaker form for members of the public to use to inform the Board of a desire to be heard, to indicate support, opposition, or neutrality on a proposition, and to designate a representative to speak for him/her or a group on the issue if he or she chooses. Said form will request contact information for the speaker, including name, address, telephone number, and email address; and I. Speakers who are physically present at the meeting or workshop may request to yield their time to a designated speaker. The yielded time will be pooled for a maximum of ten (10) minutes for the designated speaker. Speakers may not split their time and yield only a portion of it to a designated speaker.

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District map

School district map

Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$70,275,000	$1,827	16%
Local:	$164,745,000	$4,283	37%
State:	$206,276,000	$5,363	47%
Total:	$441,296,000	$11,473

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$450,900,000	$11,722
Total Current Expenditures:	$383,395,000	$9,967
Instructional Expenditures:	$215,280,000	$5,596	48%
Student and Staff Support:	$55,950,000	$1,454	12%
Administration:	$35,194,000	$914	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$76,971,000	$2,001	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$57,692,000	$1,499
Construction:	$44,134,000	$1,147
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$5,798,000	$150
Interest on Debt:	$4,015,000	$104

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
2023-2024	$47,500	$75,500
2020-2021	$43,500	$73,300
2019-2020	$38,000	$67,800

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.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	40	63	20	39	35-39	45	54
2018-2019	49	76	29	50	50-54	53	62
2017-2018	48	74	28	48	45-49	53	61
2016-2017	47	72	26	45	35-39	50	60
2015-2016	46	70	24	48	45-49	49	60
2014-2015	49	71	28	51	50-54		61
2013-2014	53	75	33	58	55-59		65
2012-2013	53	74	33	55	55-59		65
2011-2012	50	72	31	53	50-54		62
2010-2011	62	82	43	66	65-69		74

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	45	62	25	43	35-39	49	58
2018-2019	49	71	29	50	40-44	56	62
2017-2018	47	68	27	46	40-44	53	60
2016-2017	48	68	26	51	35-39	53	60
2015-2016	45	62	24	47	40-44	51	58
2014-2015	45	66	25	48	45-49		57
2013-2014	53	69	31	56	50-54		66
2012-2013	52	69	31	54	50-54		64
2011-2012	52	66	31	54	50-54		65
2010-2011	59	70	39	62	60-64		72

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	88	>=95	84	85-89	>=80	90-94	90
2018-2019	86	>=95	81	80-84	60-79	85-89	89
2017-2018	81	85-89	76	80-84	80-89	80-84	83
2016-2017	79	90-94	71	80-84	>=80	80-84	85
2015-2016	76	90-94	64	80-84	40-59	85-89	82
2014-2015	73	80-84	62	75-79	80-89	70-74	79
2013-2014	66	80-84	50	70-74	60-69		75
2012-2013	64	80-84	51	65-69	70-79		71
2011-2012	62	80-84	50	65-69	60-79		67
2010-2011	58	80-84	45	50-54	40-59		65

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	37,851	0.1
2021-2022	37,804	-1.7
2020-2021	38,465	-3.3
2019-2020	39,739	-0.6
2018-2019	39,973	-0.8
2017-2018	40,292	-0.2
2016-2017	40,386	-0.7
2015-2016	40,655	-0.2
2014-2015	40,735	0.0
2013-2014	40,753	0.2
2012-2013	40,670	0.4
2011-2012	40,496	0.7
2010-2011	40,227	-1.0
2009-2010	40,613	-0.8
2008-2009	40,924	-2.3
2007-2008	41,854	-2.0
2006-2007	42,708	-1.8
2005-2006	43,460	-1.1
2004-2005	43,953	-0.1
2003-2004	43,998	0.0
2002-2003	44,019	-1.8
2001-2002	44,807	-0.5
2000-2001	45,012	-0.6
1999-2000	45,297	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Escambia County School District (%)	Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	2.1	2.8
Black	34.4	21.0
Hispanic	9.8	36.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.4	0.2
Two or More Races	8.0	4.1
White	44.9	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

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Escambia County School District had 2,173.79 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.41.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	30.00
Kindergarten:	147.75
Elementary:	778.30
Secondary:	827.44
Total:	2,173.79

Escambia County School District employed 30.50 district administrators and 124.90 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	30.50
District Administrative Support:	117.00
School Administrators:	124.90
School Administrative Support:	257.04

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	591.99
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	43.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	89.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	36.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	46.50
Librarians/Media Specialists:	46.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	542.94
Other Support Services:	991.19

Schools

The Escambia County School District operates 70 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Achieve Academy At Mcmillian	281	KG-12
A. K. Suter Elementary School	587	KG-5
Bellview Elementary School	545	PK-5
Bellview Middle School	992	6-8
Beulah Academy Of Science	309	6-8
Beulah Elementary School	946	KG-5
Beulah Middle School	958	6-8
Blue Angels Elementary School	789	PK-5
Bratt Elementary School	496	PK-5
Brentwood Elementary School	407	PK-5
Brown Barge Middle School	549	6-8
Byrneville Elementary School Inc.	174	KG-5
Capstone Academy	16	PK-PK
C. A. Weis Elementary School	466	PK-5
Cordova Park Elementary School	637	PK-5
County Administrative Annex	72	9-12
Ensley Elementary School	465	PK-5
Ernest Ward Middle School	486	6-8
Escambia Boys' Base	22	6-12
Escambia County Acceleration Academy	107	8-12
Escambia High School	1,655	9-12
Escambia Juvenile Detention	28	5-12
Escambia Sch. Dist. Jail Prog.	9	6-12
Escambia Virtual Academy Franchise	177	KG-12
Escambia Virtual Instructional Program (District Provided)	0	KG-12
Escambia Virtual Instruction Program	66	KG-12
Escambia Westgate Center	141	PK-12
Ferry Pass Elementary School	567	PK-5
Ferry Pass Middle School	1,014	6-8
George Stone Technical College	0	9-12
Global Learning Academy	470	PK-5
Hellen Caro Elementary School	659	PK-5
Hope Horizon At Judy Andrews Center	26	KG-12
Hospital & Homebound	21	PK-12
Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy	203	KG-5
J. H. Workman Middle School	705	6-8
Jim Allen Elementary School	677	PK-5
Jim C. Bailey Middle School	1,159	6-8
J. M. Tate Senior High School	2,110	9-12
Kingsfield Elementary School	883	PK-5
L. D. Mcarthur Elementary School	593	PK-5
Lincoln Park Elementary School	230	PK-5
Longleaf Elementary School	548	PK-5
Molino Park Elementary	561	PK-5
Montclair Elementary School	379	PK-5
Myrtle Grove Elementary School	446	PK-5
Navy Point Elementary School	430	PK-5
N. B. Cook Elementary School	514	PK-5
Northview High School	532	9-12
Oakcrest Elementary School	491	PK-5
O. J. Semmes Elementary School	302	PK-5
Pace Program	55	6-12
Pensacola Beach Elementary School Inc	122	KG-5
Pensacola High School	1,229	9-12
Pensacola State Charter Academy	48	10-12
Pine Forest High School	1,870	9-12
Pine Meadow Elementary School	710	PK-5
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	534	PK-5
Ransom Middle School	1,224	6-8
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School	764	PK-5
Reinhardt Holm Elementary School	453	PK-5
Scenic Heights Elementary School	809	PK-5
Sherwood Elementary School	511	PK-5
Success Academy	266	6-12
Tap Pk Babies	7	PK-PK
Warrington Elementary School	307	PK-5
Warrington Middle School	573	6-8
Washington Senior High School	1,733	9-12
West Florida High School/Technical	1,277	9-12
West Pensacola Elementary School	459	PK-5

Contact information

Escambia County School District
75 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
Phone: 850-432-6121

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