Best counties for school ratings in Florida
Top 25 of 67 counties with data.
Ranked by school district rating (NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute, 2017-2019), highest first.
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau | 8.0 |
| 2 | Gilchrist | 7.8 |
| 3 | Palm Beach | 7.7 |
| 4 | Sarasota | 7.7 |
| 5 | Lafayette | 7.6 |
| 6 | Okaloosa | 7.6 |
| 7 | Union | 7.6 |
| 8 | Clay | 7.5 |
| 9 | Santa Rosa | 7.5 |
| 10 | Seminole | 7.5 |
| 11 | Wakulla | 7.4 |
| 12 | Columbia | 7.4 |
| 13 | Sumter | 7.3 |
| 14 | Leon | 7.3 |
| 15 | Alachua | 7.3 |
| 16 | Calhoun | 7.3 |
| 17 | Walton | 7.3 |
| 18 | Flagler | 7.3 |
| 19 | Collier | 7.2 |
| 20 | Monroe | 7.2 |
| 21 | Brevard | 7.2 |
| 22 | Miami-Dade | 7.1 |
| 23 | Martin | 7.1 |
| 24 | Jackson | 7.0 |
| 25 | Orange | 7.0 |
How this ranking works
This page ranks Florida counties by school district rating, sorted so the best places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For school ratings, a higher value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the highest. Want to weigh school ratings against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of school district rating.