Can I use Santa Rosa County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Santa Rosa County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Santa Rosa County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Santa Rosa County?

Start with the 40 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Santa Rosa County Schools & Education

Name: Santa Rosa County, Florida Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Santa Rosa County, Florida

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

31/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

90.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

90.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 89.8%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,822

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,118

School Score

31/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 36/100

State Score Position

#50

of 67 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Santa Rosa County

Measured School Summary

Despite a lower school score of 31/100, Santa Rosa County maintains a strong graduation rate of 90.0%, suggesting effective student support systems.

Funding Context

At $5,822 per pupil, Santa Rosa County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 14% below the Florida average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 0.2 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 5% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Santa Rosa County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

40 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

31/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #50 of 67 Florida counties with school score data.

Completion

90.0%

0.2 pts above the state average

Funding context

$5,822

$296 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Santa Rosa County has 40 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Santa Rosa County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

SANTA ROSA carries most of the listed public-school system, with 41 of 40 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#50

of 67 Florida counties with school score data. The county score is 5 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

SANTA ROSA

Elementary to high school visible

29,630 students

Elementary 17Middle 7High 8Other 8

40 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

SANTA ROSA is the largest listed district slice, with 41 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Santa Rosa County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Santa Rosa School Score Trails State and National Averages

Education data brief for Santa Rosa County, Florida.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:School score

Santa Rosa County reports a composite school score of 30.8, which is lower than the Florida average of 36.2 and significantly below the national median of 50.0. The single school district serving the county enrolls 30,761 students across 40 schools, the majority of which are in suburban locales. Despite the lower school score, the graduation rate is 90.0%, exceeding both the national average of 87.0% and the state benchmark of 89.8%. Education funding is $5,822 per pupil, which is lower than the state average of $6,118 and the national average of $13,000. Large suburban schools are common, such as Navarre High School, which enrolls 2,406 students. Charter schools represent a very small portion of the system, with only one charter school currently operating. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Santa Rosa County

Reported Enrollment

29,630

40 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

3% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary17

Middle7

High8

Other8

1 School District in Santa Rosa County

SANTA ROSA

Guide

41 schools

30,761 students enrolled

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40 Public Schools in Santa Rosa County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 8 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Santa Rosa County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	NAVARRE, 32566Suburb: Midsize	9–12	High	2,406
PACE HIGH SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	PACE, 32571Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,240
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	MILTON, 32570Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,085
GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	GULF BREEZE, 32561Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,978
THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	PACE, 32571Suburb: Large	6–8	Middle	1,098
EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	GULF BREEZE, 32563Suburb: Midsize	PK–8	Primary	1,032
WOODLAWN BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	GULF BREEZE, 32563Suburb: Midsize	6–8	Middle	948
GULF BREEZE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Profile	SANTA ROSA	GULF BREEZE, 32561Suburb: Large	6–8	Middle	936
BERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	MILTON, 32570Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	923
S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	PACE, 32571Suburb: Large	3–5	Primary	920
PEA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	PACE, 32571Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	837
S. S. DIXON PRIMARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	PACE, 32571Suburb: Large	PK–2	Primary	834
GULF BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	GULF BREEZE, 32561Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	831
HOLLEY-NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	NAVARRE, 32566Suburb: Midsize	6–8	Middle	830
BENNETT C RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	MILTON, 32583Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	819
WEST NAVARRE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	NAVARRE, 32566Suburb: Midsize	3–5	Primary	813
W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	MILTON, 32570Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	812
ORIOLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	GULF BREEZE, 32563Suburb: Midsize	PK–5	Primary	799
EAST MILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SANTA ROSA	MILTON, 32583Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	789
HOLLEY-NAVARRE PRIMARY	Record	SANTA ROSA	NAVARRE, 32566Suburb: Midsize	PK–2	Primary	771

NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

NAVARRE, 32566 / Suburb: Midsize

Profile9–12High2,406 students

PACE HIGH SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

PACE, 32571 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,240 students

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

MILTON, 32570 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,085 students

GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

GULF BREEZE, 32561 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,978 students

THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

PACE, 32571 / Suburb: Large

Profile6–8Middle1,098 students

EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

GULF BREEZE, 32563 / Suburb: Midsize

ProfilePK–8Primary1,032 students

WOODLAWN BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

GULF BREEZE, 32563 / Suburb: Midsize

Profile6–8Middle948 students

GULF BREEZE MIDDLE SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

GULF BREEZE, 32561 / Suburb: Large

Profile6–8Middle936 students

BERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

MILTON, 32570 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary923 students

S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

PACE, 32571 / Suburb: Large

Record3–5Primary920 students

PEA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

PACE, 32571 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary837 students

S. S. DIXON PRIMARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

PACE, 32571 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–2Primary834 students

GULF BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

GULF BREEZE, 32561 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary831 students

HOLLEY-NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

NAVARRE, 32566 / Suburb: Midsize

Record6–8Middle830 students

BENNETT C RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

MILTON, 32583 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary819 students

WEST NAVARRE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

NAVARRE, 32566 / Suburb: Midsize

Record3–5Primary813 students

W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

MILTON, 32570 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary812 students

ORIOLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

GULF BREEZE, 32563 / Suburb: Midsize

RecordPK–5Primary799 students

EAST MILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANTA ROSA

MILTON, 32583 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary789 students

HOLLEY-NAVARRE PRIMARY

SANTA ROSA

NAVARRE, 32566 / Suburb: Midsize

RecordPK–2Primary771 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,822

State avg $6,118

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Florida counties have the highest graduation rates?

Lafayette County (97.0%), Columbia County (96.0%), and Seminole County (95.0%) currently lead Florida among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Florida?

Across Florida counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $6,118. The highest current county values are Monroe County ($9,238), Jefferson County ($9,157), and Franklin County ($7,953). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Santa Rosa County?

Santa Rosa County has a school score of 31/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Santa Rosa County?

The high school graduation rate in Santa Rosa County is 90.0%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Santa Rosa County spend per student?

Santa Rosa County spends $5,822 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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