St. Johns County School District

St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) is the public school district for St. Johns County, Florida. St. Johns County is home to three of the nation's best high schools (Nease 91st, Bartram 327th and St. Augustine 421st) according to Newsweek Magazine in 2008.[3]

St. Johns County School District
Location
40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, 32084
United States
District information
MottoExcellence in Public Education Since 1869.[1]
Established1869 (1869)
SuperintendentTim Forson
Schools36[2]
Students and staff
Students36,253
Teachers2,513[2]
Other information
Websitewww.stjohns.k12.fl.us

History

School board

The county administrative offices are located at 40 Orange Street in St. Augustine, Florida. The superintendent of SJCSD is Mr. Tim Forson, who administrates the daily operation of public schools in the county. The position of superintendent is appointed by the St. Johns County School Board, a body of five elected officers, each board member representing a specific geographic area. The current School Board members, in order of district number, are Beverly Slough, Tommy Allen, Bill Mignon, Bill Fehling and Carla Wright. Board members are elected in staggered four years terms with 2-term limits; districts 1, 3 & 5 elected during midterm election cycles (next in 2018) and districts 2 & 4 elected during presidential cycles (next in 2020).

Growth

With the tremendous population growth, the number of St. Johns County academic high schools tripled between 2000 and 2008. For the 2007-2008 school year, the district had an enrollment of 27,514 students, which according to the St. Augustine Record continued its ranking as "one of the fastest-growing school districts in the state" of Florida.[4] That figure reflected a four percent increase (1,040 students) from the previous year.[4]

Year2002200320042005200620072008
Enrollment
20,918
21,910
23,090
24,320
25,757
26,474
27,514

FCAT

Florida Public K-12 Schools are graded based on data from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) provided by Florida Department of Education. St. Johns County schools received the following marks:[5]

Grade"A""B""C""D""F"
Schools
23
5
1
0
0

See also

List of high schools in Florida

References
  1. http://stjohns.k12.fl.us/
  2. "About US" SJCSD website
  3. Newsweek Magazine: The Top of the Class 2007; The complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. schools
  4. St. Augustine Record: September 25, 2007- Schools' explosive growth continues By Paulette Perhach
  5. Florida Department of Education: FCAT results-School Grades by District
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