According to 2025-26 data published by the Florida Department of Education, the Leon County School District (LCS) maintains a higher ratio of administrators and non-instructional staff to student population when compared to both the Florida average and the average of comparable school districts (See table nearby). These higher ratios translate to more employees and has significant financial implications for the district. For example, if LCS operated with the same non-instructional staff to student ratios as the average of Florida’s 67 school districts, LCS would employ approximately 130 less staff.
Peer Group Analysis
But what about school districts with comparable student enrollment and that are in the same region of Florida?
A comparison of five similarly sized Florida school districts (See table below) shows Leon County Schools employs significantly more administrators and non-instructional staff than most of its peers, despite having a student population nearly identical to several neighboring districts…