Pasco County Schools, also known as District School Board of Pasco County, is a

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that serves all of

Pasco County Pasco County is a county located on the west central coast in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2024, the population of the county is 656,851, making it the tenth-most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Dade City, and its largest c ...

in the U.S. state of

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. It is headquartered in

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on the campus of Land O' Lakes High School.

History

The Pasco County School Board was founded in 1887, the year the county was founded. Augustine H. Ravesies was appointed the first

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. At the time, there were 37

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in the county. In 1896, it was reported that Pasco had 1123 students, 48 teachers, and 42 schools. The first high school in western Pasco County was Gulf High School in 1922.

Segregations in schools

Originally schools in Pasco were segregated. The first black school in Pasco is debated, but most agree it was the Hernando Colored School, located near what is now

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, though the exact location is not known. The name suggests that it was created before Pasco County was, but was integrated into Pasco County Schools. Segregation in schools ended when in 1967, the school board ended its battle with the Departments of Health, Education, and Welfare, finally ending segregation.

Schools

As of the 2024-2025 school year, there are 106 schools. There are 50 elementary schools, 20 middle schools, 18 high schools, 1 college, 1 virtual school, and 17 charter schools. The county has seen explosive growth in student enrollment, increasing from 46,458 students in the 1999-2000 year to 65,126 in the 2007-2008 year, an increase of 18,668 or 40.2%. The projected enrollment for the 2007-2008 was 64,674, so the actual enrollment was 452 students over the projection. The enrollment for the 2023–2024 school year was 85,855 students with a total of 4,966 teachers.

High schools

The list of Pasco County high schools: * Anclote High School - Holiday * Angeline Academy of Innovation - Land O’ Lakes * Cypress Creek High School - Wesley Chapel * East Pasco Education Academy - Dade City * Fivay High School - Hudson * Gulf High School - New Port Richey * Hudson High School - Hudson * J. W. Mitchell High School - New Port Richey * Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation - Wesley Chapel * Land O' Lakes High School - Land O' Lakes * Pasco High School - Dade City * Pasco eSchool *

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- New Port Richey * Sunlake High School - Land O' Lakes * Wendell Krinn Technical High School - New Port Richey * Wesley Chapel High School - Wesley Chapel * West Pasco Education Academy - Hudson * Wiregrass Ranch High School - Wesley Chapel * Zephyrhills High School - Zephyrhills

Middle schools

The list of Pasco County middle schools: * Angeline Academy of Innovation - Land O’ Lakes *Bayonet Point Middle School - New Port Richey *Centennial Middle School - Dade City *Charles S. Rushe Middle School - Land O' Lakes *Chasco Middle School - Port Richey *Crews Lake Middle School - Spring Hill *Cypress Creek Middle School - Wesley Chapel *Gulf Middle School - New Port Richey *Hudson Academy - Hudson *John Long Middle School - Wesley Chapel *Kirkland Ranch K-8 - Wesley Chapel * Pasco eSchool *Pasco Middle School - Dade City *Paul R. Smith Middle School - Holiday *Pine View Middle School - Land O' Lakes *R. B. Stewart Middle School - Zephyrhills *River Ridge Middle School - New Port Richey *Seven Springs Middle School - New Port Richey *Skybrooke K-8 - Lutz *Starkey Ranch K-8 School - Odessa *Thomas E. Weightman Middle School - Wesley Chapel

Elementary schools

The list of Pasco County elementary schools: *Achieve Center at Richey - New Port Richey *Achieve Center at Wesley Chapel - Wesley Chapel *Anclote Elementary School - New Port Richey *Bexley Elementary School - Land O' Lakes *Calusa Elementary School - New Port Richey *Centennial Elementary School - Dade City *Chasco Elementary School - Port Richey *Chester W. Taylor Elementary School - Zephyrhills *Connerton Elementary School - Land O' Lakes *Cotee River Elementary School - New Port Richey *Cypress Elementary School - New Port Richey *Deer Park Elementary School - New Port Richey *Denham Oaks Elementary School - Lutz *Double Branch Elementary School - Wesley Chapel *Fox Hollow Elementary School - Port Richey *Gulf Highlands Elementary School - Port Richey *Gulf Trace Elementary School - Holiday *Gulfside Elementary School - Holiday *Hudson Academy - Hudson *Hudson Primary Academy - Hudson *James M. Marlowe Elementary School - New Port Richey *Kirkland Ranch K-8 - Wesley Chapel *Lacoochee Elementary School - Dade City *Lake Myrtle Elementary School - Land O' Lakes *Longleaf Elementary School - New Port Richey *Mary Giella Elementary School - Spring Hill *Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy - New Port Richey *Moon Lake Elementary School - New Port Richey *New River Elementary School - Wesley Chapel *Oakstead Elementary School - Land O' Lakes *Odessa Elementary School - New Port Richey *Pasco Elementary School - Dade City * Pasco eSchool *Pine View Elementary School - Land O' Lakes *Quail Hollow Elementary School - Wesley Chapel *Richey Elementary School - New Port Richey *Rodney B. Cox Elementary School - Dade City *San Antonio Elementary School - Dade City *Sand Pine Elementary School - Wesley Chapel *Sanders Memorial Elementary School - Land O' Lakes *Schrader Elementary School - New Port Richey *Seven Oaks Elementary School - Wesley Chapel *Seven Springs Elementary School - New Port Richey *Shady Hills Elementary School - Spring Hill *Skybrooke K-8 - Lutz *Starkey Ranch K-8 School - Odessa *Sunray Elementary School - Holiday *Trinity Elementary School - New Port Richey *Trinity Oaks Elementary School - New Port Richey *Veterans Elementary School - Wesley Chapel *Watergrass Elementary School - Wesley Chapel

Special education centers

* Fred. K. Marchman Technical College - New Port Richey * Harry Schwettman Education Center - New Port Richey * James Irvin Education Center - Dade City

Charter schools

* Academy at the Farm (K-8) - Dade City * Imagine School at Land O' Lakes * Classical Preparatory School (K-12) - Spring Hill

Magnet schools

* Angeline Academy of Innovation - Land O' Lakes * Centennial Elementary School - Dade City * James M. Marlowe Elementary School - New Port Richey * Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation - Wesley Chapel * Kirkland Ranch (K-8) - Wesley Chapel * Sanders Memorial Elementary School - Land O' Lakes * Wendell Krinn Technical High School - New Port Richey

Colleges and universities

Pasco–Hernando State College Pasco–Hernando State College (PHSC) is a public college in Florida with campuses in Pasco and Hernando counties. The college was established in 1967 by the Florida Legislature, and then opened to students in the fall of 1972. It is part of t ...

* Rasmussen College *

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* Trinity College of Florida *

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School Board

The School Board members are elected on a non-partisan basis.

Superintendents

References

External links

*
History of Education in Pasco County, FloridaMY Pasco Parent PortalMy Pasco Connect
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