About Us

FIRST fully accredited school
system in Florida since 1962

SECOND largest school
system in Florida

SIXTH largest school
system in the U.S.

$106 Million earned in
scholarships by the Class of 2018

Our Programs

Debate: Largest in the nation, with more than
15,000 students actively competing

Chess: Largest school district to offer scholastic
chess to all second grade students; all students K – 12
have access to Chess4Life, an interactive online
chess platform

Computer Science: Courses, curriculum and
activities at every school

#BrowardCODES: First district to partner with

national Code.org initiative

JROTC: Largest program in the nation

Dual Language: Offered at 43 schools

Digital Classrooms: Focus on providing 1:1

student to computer ratio

Athletics: 43 middle and 29 high school programs

Innovative and Magnet Programs: 150+ at
elementary, middle and high schools

CTACE: 60+ career, tech, adult and community

education programs at middle and high schools

Foreign Exchange: For BCPS and
international students between ages 15 – 18

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Demographics

White: 51.2% / 138,620

Black: 40.4% / 109,186

Asian: 3.8% / 10,300

Native American or Native Alaskan: 0.7% / 1,767

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.2% / 585

Multiracial: 3.7% / 10,092

Hispanic: 34.7% / 93,911

Non-Hispanic: 65.3% / 176,639

English Language Learners (ELL): 11.9% / 32,311

Exceptional Student Education (ESE): 13.4% / 36,176

Source:09/11/18 Benchmark Day Enrollment Report, Demographics & Student Assignments
Average Expenditures Per Student

Basic K-12: $6,321

ESOL: $6,727

ESE: $11,470

Career Ed 9 – 12: $6,193

Total K – 12: $7,333

Source: Accounting & Financial Reporting Department, as of 8/12/2018
Attendance

94% daily average

Source: 2017-18 report, Student Assessment & Research, October 2018
Enrollment

Pre – K: 5,939

K – 5: 96,374

6 – 8: 48,335

9 – 12: 70,686

Centers: 5,090

Charter Schools: 45,093

TOTAL: 271,517

Source: 10/19/2018 Benchmark Day Enrollment Report, Demographics & Student Assignments; includes elementary, middle, high and virtual schools
Graduation Rate

93.8%*

*Traditional high schools 2016/17, exceeding 92.2% in 2015/16
Source: 2016/17 report, Student Assessment & Research, January 2018
Promotion Rate

97.7%

Source: 2016/17 report, Student Assessment & Research, November 2017

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More than 35.8 million breakfast, lunch,
supper and snack meals served every year.

Source: Food & Nutrition Services

Free lunches: 180,154/ 66.6%

Source: 10/19/2018 Benchmark Day Enrollment Report, Demographics & Student Assignments

Transportation

1,000+ school buses transport more than 72,000 students daily, and BCPS buses travel more than 16 million miles annually.

Source: Student Transportation and Fleet Services

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