Top Rankings
Gulf School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Florida for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 915 students in Gulf School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Florida.
Public Middle Schools in Gulf School District have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the Florida public middle school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Florida public middle school average of 66% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (FL)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,745 Schools
# Students
1,915 Students
1,042,011 Students
# Teachers
127 Teachers
54,708 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Gulf School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 73 school districts in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#44 out of 73 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
52%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
6%
38%
% Black
10%
21%
% White
77%
34%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,534 is higher than the state median of $11,962. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,354 is higher than the state median of $11,615. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$34,349 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$33,354 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,534
$11,962
Spending / Student
$21,354
$11,615
Best Gulf School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Port St. Joe High School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
100 Shark Dr
Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
(850) 229-8251
Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
(850) 229-8251
Grades: 7-12
| 515 students
Rank: #22.
Wewahitchka High School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Gator Cir
Wewahitchka, FL 32465
(850) 639-2228
Wewahitchka, FL 32465
(850) 639-2228
Grades: 7-12
| 381 students
Rank: n/an/a
150 Middle School Rd
Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
(850) 229-6940
Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
(850) 229-6940
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Prek Ese
Special Education School
150 Middle School Rd
Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
(850) 229-6940
Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
(850) 229-6940
Grades: PK-7
| 19 students
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