Desoto
A public school district in Arcadia, Florida, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,155
- Students enrolled
- 234
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 599
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,385
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,155 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,337th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 54th of 82 in Florida. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,385 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 19% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Desoto spent $12,385 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,205 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,385 | $56.7 million | 4,582 |
| FY2022 | $12,175 | $55.6 million | 4,568 |
| FY2021 | $11,269 | $52.0 million | 4,614 |
| FY2020 | $10,154 | $50.2 million | 4,939 |
| FY2019 | $9,880 | $48.7 million | 4,924 |
| FY2018 | $9,927 | $48.0 million | 4,838 |
| FY2017 | $9,094 | $44.7 million | 4,912 |
| FY2016 | $9,471 | $46.0 million | 4,857 |
| FY2015 | $10,108 | $48.0 million | 4,747 |
| FY2014 | $9,755 | $45.8 million | 4,700 |
| FY2013 | $9,113 | $43.3 million | 4,752 |
| FY2012 | $8,840 | $41.8 million | 4,730 |
| FY2011 | $9,090 | $44.9 million | 4,938 |
| FY2010 | $8,746 | $43.6 million | 4,988 |
| FY2009 | $9,026 | $44.7 million | 4,952 |
| FY2008 | $9,758 | $48.8 million | 5,006 |
| FY2007 | $9,167 | $45.8 million | 5,001 |
| FY2006 | $8,759 | $44.0 million | 5,019 |
| FY2005 | $9,205 | $45.5 million | 4,942 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $18.6 million | 29.9% |
| State | $27.5 million | 44.2% |
| Local | $16.1 million | 25.9% |
| Total | $62.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Desoto County High School | 1,215 |
| Desoto Middle School | 922 |
| Desoto Secondary School | 51 |
| Memorial Elementary School | 861 |
| Nocatee Elementary School | 475 |
| Reduced Services | 9 |
| Teen Parent PK Child Care Program | 0 |
| West Elementary School | 622 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- DESOTO
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1200420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Florida — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Florida — A to Z, each with its page.
- Florida on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved