General Methodology
All statistics on this dashboard are collected or reported by government agencies. This independent dashboard offers an easy way for parents, educators, and community members to examine a collection of data about safety in Florida’s schools. We hope that having such a tool provides greater transparency and understanding into what is happening at a particular school, as well as its respective school district, and how the school data compares to similar schools statewide.
The table below details the source for each metric reported on the dashboard. While all efforts have been made to verify the data included on the dashboard, users are encouraged to confirm specific data points with original data sources. Any discrepancies or issues found in the dashboard can be reported through the feedback portal.
*indicates a calculation made on this dashboard. All other metrics were calculated by the source of the data.
| Metric Name | Note | Dashboard Subsection | Source | Reported as | Link to Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Name | All | Florida DOE | text | https://eds.fldoe.org/EDS/MasterSchoolID/ | |
| Address, Phone and website | Overview – district and school pages | Florida DOE | text | https://eds.fldoe.org/EDS/MasterSchoolID/ | |
| Locale | A general geographic indicator that describes the type of area where a school is located | Overview – school pages | National Center for Ed Stats | text | https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/LocaleBoundaries |
| School types – Grade Level | Overview – district and school pages | Florida DOE | text | https://eds.fldoe.org/EDS/MasterSchoolID/ | |
| Grade Levels Serviced | Overview – School pages | Florida DOE | text | https://eds.fldoe.org/EDS/MasterSchoolID/ | |
| Principal/Superintendent Name | Overview – district and school pages | Florida DOE | text | https://eds.fldoe.org/EDS/MasterSchoolID/ | |
| School Type ( Charter, Magnet, Title 1) | A magnet school is defined as an elementary, middle, or high school that offers, to all students enrolled in that particular school, a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of different social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.;
Schools are eligible for School-Wide Title I funds if not less than 40% of the students are from low-income families.; Charter schools are public schools that operate under a performance contract, or a “charter” which frees them from many regulations created for traditional public schools while holding them accountable for academic and financial results.;
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Overview – district and school pages | Florida DOE | text | https://eds.fldoe.org/EDS/MasterSchoolID/ |
| Year-Round Calendar (Y/N) | “Year-round school” means a school where each student received at least 180 days of instruction. However, rather than attending school for eight or nine consecutive months with consecutive months for vacation or beyond 180 day school year instructional periods, students are offered educational opportunities over an 11 month or 12 month period, with shorter, staggered vacation periods or beyond 180 day school year instructional periods throughout the year. | Overview – district and school pages | Florida DOE | text | https://eds.fldoe.org/EDS/MasterSchoolID/ |
| Enrollment Total | Membership in Florida Public Schools in Survey 2, conducted in October each school year. | Overview – district and school pages | Florida DOE | Raw number of students enrolled | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml |
| Suicide Prevention Certified (Y/N) | Schools that have completed all requirements to earn the “Suicide Prevention Certified School” designation | Characteristics-school pages | Florida DOE | text | https://www.fldoe.org/schools/k-12-public-schools/sss/suicide-prevent-schools.stml |
| School Grade (annual graded performance) | Schools are graded by the FLDOE. Grades are: A, B, C, D, or F. | Characteristics- school pages | Florida DOE | text | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/accountability-reporting/school-grades/ |
| Graduation Rate | Florida’s graduation rate is a cohort graduation rate. A cohort is defined as a group of students on the same schedule to graduate. The graduation rate measures the percentage of students who graduate within four years of their first enrollment in ninth grade. Subsequent to their enrollment in ninth grade, students who transfer out or pass away are 1 removed from the calculation. Entering transfer students are included in the graduation rate for the class with which they are scheduled to graduate, based on their grade level when they enroll in the public school system. D | Characteristics- district and school pages | Florida DOE
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The percentage of students who graduate within four years of their first enrollment in ninth grade | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml |
| Stability Rate | The percent of students from the October membership who are still present in the February membership count. | Characteristics – district and school pages | Florida DOE
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The percent of students from the October membership who are still present in the February membership count. | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml |
| Nurses | Student-Nurse Ratio in School (Pre-Kindergarten – 12th Grade) | Characteristics- district pages
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Florida Department of Health | Ratio of students to school nurses (PK-12) | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=NonVitalIndRateOnly.Dataviewer&cid=568 |
| Counselors | number of enrolled students divided by the number of guidance counselors | Characteristics – district pages
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Florida DOE
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*Ratio of students based on student enrollment total to full-time school counselors | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/staff.stml |
| Social Workers + Psychologists | number of enrolled students divided by the number of social workers and school psychologists | Characteristics – district pages | Florida DOE
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*Ratio of students based on student enrollment total to
full-time school social workers and psychologists |
https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/staff.stml |
| Teachers | The number of enrolled students divided by the number of teachers | Characteristics- district and school pages | Common Core Data | *Ratio of students based on student enrollment total to number of teachers (full time equivalent) | https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp#Fiscal:2,LevelId:7,SchoolYearId:36,Page:1 |
| Per Pupil Expenditure | per-pupil expenditure data is based on program cost data submitted by school districts and is provided for federal, state and local funds | Characteristics – district pages
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Florida DOE | Expenditures per full-time equivalent Student | https://www.fldoe.org/finance/fl-edu-finance-program-fefp/ |
| Safe Schools Allocation | Calculated per pupil. A safe schools allocation is created to provide funding to assist school districts in their compliance with ss. 1006.07-1006.12, with priority given to safe-school officers pursuant to s. 1006.12 | Characteristics – district pages
|
Florida DOE
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*expenditure per student in student enrollment total | https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/funding-allocations.stml |
| Mental Health Allocation | Calculated per pupil. Funding to assist school districts in establishing or expanding school-based mental health care | Characteristics – district pages
|
Florida DOE
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*expenditure per student in student enrollment total
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https://www.fldoe.org/schools/k-12-public-schools/sss/mental-health.stml |
| Students The Ride Buses | The number of eligible students reported as transported divided by the Student Membership reported to PK-12 Education Information Services | Characteristics- district pages | Florida DOE | Percentage of enrollment transported | https://www.fldoe.org/schools/healthy-schools/transportation/ |
| Passenger/Adult Ratio | number of student bus riders divided by the number of bus drivers and bus attendants | Characteristics- district pages
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Florida DOE | *number of student bus riders divided by the number of bus drivers and bus attendants | https://www.fldoe.org/schools/healthy-schools/transportation/ |
| School Bus Crashes | School bus crashes as reported by Florida Department of Education – School Transportation Information | Characteristics- district pages
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Florida DOE via Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Department | Raw number | https://www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/child-safety/school-bus-safety/ |
| Buses with Lap Belts Only | Percentage of school buses with lap seat belts only | Characteristics- district pages
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Florida DOE | *Percentage of total school buses with lap seat belts only | https://www.fldoe.org/schools/healthy-schools/transportation/ |
| Buses with Shoulder and Lap Belts | Percentage of school buses with both lap and shoulder seat belts | Characteristics- district pages
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Florida DOE | *Percentage of total school buses with both lap and shoulder seat belts | https://www.fldoe.org/schools/healthy-schools/transportation/ |
| ISS | In-school suspension is defined as the temporary removal of a student from the school program not exceeding ten days. Students are only counted once for each Discipline Action type. | Discipline – district and school pages | Florida DOE | *Raw number and rate/1000 students based on enrollment total | https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/discipline-data.stml |
| OSS | Out-of-school suspension is defined as the temporary removal of a student from a school and the school iod not exceeding ten days. Students are only counted once for each Discipline Action type. | Discipline – district and school pages | *Raw number and rate/1000 students based on enrollment total | https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/discipline-data.stml | |
| # of Expulsions | Student expelled from regular school with or without continuing educational services provided by the district, which may include a disciplinary program or second chance school, and/or referred to the criminal justice or juvenile justice system. Students are only counted once for each Discipline Action type. |
Discipline – district and school pages | *Raw number and rate/1000 students based on enrollment total | https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/discipline-data.stml | |
| Chronic Absenteeism Rate | number of students Absent 10% or more days/Total Enrollment for Students Enrolled 10 or more days | Characteristics – district and school pages | Florida DOE | % of Students Absent 10% or More | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml |
| % each race category | Student Population – district and school pages | Florida DOE | *Percent of student population based on enrollment total. Some data are suppressed by FLDOE to protect student privacy | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml | |
| # of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Identified by lunch status of the student population, including the USDA National School Lunch Program multiplier, if applicable. Lunch status is defined as the student’s eligibility status for participation in the National School Lunch Program. | Student Population – district and school pages | Florida DOE | Rate with multiplier if applicable | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml |
| # of ELL Students | Was not born in the U.S. and whose native language is other than English; or Was born in the U.S. but who comes from a home in which a language other than English is most relied upon for communication; or Is an American Indian or Alaskan Native and comes from a home in which a language other than English has had a significant impact on his or her level of English language proficiency; and Who as a result of the above has sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing or understanding the English language to deny him or her the opportunity to learn successfully in classrooms in which the language of instruction is English. | Student Population – district and school pages | Florida DOE | *Percent of student population based on enrollment total. Some data is suppressed by FLDOE to protect student privacy
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https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml |
| # of Students with Disabilities | who have been determined eligible for exceptional student education, excluding gifted | Student Population – district pages | Florida DOE | *Total of exceptional students (excluding gifted) as a portion of the enrollment total | https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml |
| Students Without Housing | children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence are considered homeless | Student Population – district pages | Florida DOE | *total homeless students as a portion of the enrollment total | https://www.fldoe.org/policy/federal-edu-programs/title-ix-mvp/data-reports.stml |
| Safety Incidents | School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) | School Safety Incidents – district and school pages | Florida DOE | *Raw numbers and rates per 1000 students based on enrollment total | https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/discipline-data.stml |
| Education Level | Population With Bachelor’s Degree or Higher | County Context – district pages | American Community Survey | Percent of population with bachelor’s degrees or higher | https://www.census.gov/topics/education/educational-attainment.html |
| Unemployment | The ratio of unemployed to the civilian labor force, expressed as a percent. | County Context – district pages | US Dept. Of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics via Florida Health Charts | The ratio of unemployed to the civilian labor force, expressed as a percent. | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=NonVitalIndRateOnly.Dataviewer&cid=0472 |
| Child Poverty | estimated 5-17 year old population in poverty | County Context – district pages
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U.S. Census Bureau | estimated percent of 5-17 year old population living in poverty | https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/guidance/model-input-data/denominators/poverty.html |
| Uninsured Children | Civilian, non-institutionalized children without health insurance | County Context – district pages
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American Community Survey via Florida Health Charts | Percent of civilian, non-institutionalized children without health insurance | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=NonVitalIndRateOnly.Dataviewer&cid=9929 |
| Racial Segregation Index | Racial residential segregation as measured through the Dissimilarity Index, the differential distribution of individuals by race or other social or income factors. | County Context – district pages
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U.S. Census Bureau via Florida Health Charts | Dissimilarity Index: the differential distribution of individuals by race or other social or income factors | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=NonVitalIndRateOnly.Dataviewer&cid=9777 |
| Law Enforcement Population Ratio | number of law enforcement officers from Sheriff’s Offices and Police Departments per 1000 residents they serve. | County Context – district pages
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement | * number of law enforcement officers from Sheriff’s Offices and Police Departments per 1000 residents they serve. | https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJSTC/Publications/CJAP/Statewide-Ratios |
| Teen Birth Rate | count of the number of live births by mothers age 15-19 per 1000 females age 15-19 in the population. | Youth Risk – district pages | Florida Department of Health | Rate of the number of teen births (ages 15-19) per 1000 15-19 in the population | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Birth.DataViewer&cid=0001&txtAgeFrom=15&txtAgeTo=19 |
| Teen STD Rate | Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Age 12-18, Rate Per 100,000 Population | Youth Risk – district pages
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Florida Department of Health | Rate of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Age 12-18, Rate Per 100,000 Population | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=STD.DataViewer&cid=9767 |
| Juvenile Baker Act Rate | Involuntary Psychiatric Examinations | Youth Risk – district pages
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Baker Act Reporting Center
And American Community Survey Data |
*Number of Involuntary Psychiatric Examinations of minors – extracted from the percentage reported – per 1000 minors in the population based on American Community Survey population data | https://data.census.gov/table?q=DP05
And
https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/baker-act/baker-documents/reports.aspx |
| Youth Suicide Rate | Rate of deaths from suicide among 5-19 year olds per 1000 children ages 5-19 | Youth Risk – district pages
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Florida Department of Health | Rate of deaths from suicide among 5-19 year olds per 1000 children ages 5-19 | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Death.DataViewer&cid=116&txtAgeFrom=12&txtAgeTo=18&drpRateType=1 |
| Youth Homicide Rate | Rate of deaths from homicide among 5-19 year olds per 1000 children ages 5-19 year | Youth Risk – district pages
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Florida Department of Health | Rate of deaths from homicide among 5-19 year olds per 1000 children ages 5-19 year | https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Death.DataViewer&cid=118&txtAgeFrom=12&txtAgeTo=18 |
| In-school Youth Civil Citations | number of school-related civil citations | Youth Risk – district pages
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Florida Department of Juvenile Justice | Raw number of school-related civil citations | https://www.djj.state.fl.us/research/reports-and-data/interactive-data-reports/delinquency-in-schools/school-delinquency-profile |
| In-school Youth Arrests | number of school-related arrests | Youth Risk – district pages
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Florida Department of Juvenile Justice | Raw number of school-related arrests | https://www.djj.state.fl.us/research/reports-and-data/interactive-data-reports/delinquency-in-schools/school-delinquency-profile |