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Duval County Hits All-Time High: 45% of Jacksonville Students Chronically Absent
Correction (April 12, 2026): An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Duval's 63,802 chronically absent students would constitute the fourth-largest school district in Florida and na...
Pasco's 10-Year Growth Streak Ends
For a decade, Pasco County was Florida's enrollment machine. From 2016 through 2025, the district north of Tampa added students every single year, gaining 17,366 in total, a 25.1% increase. Only one o...
Florida's Unfinished Recovery: 46 Districts Still Below Pre-Pandemic Enrollment
Correction (2026-03-11): An earlier version of this article stated that 2026 enrollment was 1,344 students below the 2021 COVID trough. It is actually 1,344 students above the trough. The loss figure ...