The District's main headquarters is located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Our address is 600 Southeast 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale,Florida 33301 Phone: (754) 321-0000
Broward County Public Schools is the sixth-largest public school district and the largest,
fully-accredited public school district in the nation. The District serves the educational needs of a unique urban/suburban mix of more than 255,000 students.
Broward County is
the nation's largest, fully-accredited school district.
The following
is a brief overview of the District.
2008/09 DISTRICT
STUDENT INFORMATION:
(Latest Figures)
More
than 255,000 K-12 students
A
diverse multicultural/multi-ethnic population with
students from 166 countries, speaking 50 languages
More
than 120,000 adult students in adult and community
education
Over 40,000 exceptional student education children
- over 30,000 with special needs, 10,000 gifted students
Pre-kindergarten
population of more than 4,000 with special programs
for learning readiness
Approximately 23,000 school-age children in after-school child
care programs
SCHEDULED SCHOOL DAYS:180 Six schools -- Colbert,
Hallandale, Lake Forest and Watkins elementary schools
and McNicol Middle and Gulfstream middle schools -- are on a modified school calendar
(year round schedule)
GRADING PERIOD: Nine
Weeks
BUDGET
(2006/07)
$5.07 Billion
Including:
General
$2.16
Billion
Capital
$2.31
Billion
AVERAGE
PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE -
(2008/09) - Latest Figures
More
than 255,000 K-12 students