Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida

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Hillsborough County Public Schools
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Tampa, Florida
District details
Superintendent: Addison Davis
# of school board members: 7
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Hillsborough County Public Schools is a school district in Florida.

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Superintendent[edit]

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Addison Davis is the superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools. Davis was appointed superintendent in March 2020. Davis' previous career experience includes working as the superintendent for Clay County Schools and the chief of schools for the Duval County Public Schools. He has also worked as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal.[1]

Past superintendents[edit]

  • Jeff Eakins was the superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools from 2015 to 2020. Eakins was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2015. Eakins' previous career experience includes working as a teacher, principal, and deputy superintendent.[2]

School board elections[edit]

The Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Members from Districts 1 through 5 are elected by district, and members from Districts 6 and 7 are elected at large.[3]


Office Name Date assumed office
Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 Nadia Combs November 17, 2020
Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 Stacy Hahn 2018
Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 Jessica Vaughn November 17, 2020
Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 Melissa Snively 2014
Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 Henry Washington November 17, 2020
Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large Karen Perez 2018
Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large Lynn Gray


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Election dates[edit]

See also: Hillsborough County Public Schools elections in 2014, 2016, 2018, & 2020

Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.[4]

A primary election was scheduled for August 18, 2020. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020.

Public participation in board meetings[edit]

The Hillsborough County Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

Public Participation at Board Meetings


The School Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational, financial, administrative, and other issues related to the Board's work.


The Board therefore provides a period for public participation at each public meeting of the Board and publishes rules to govern such participation in Board meetings.


The presiding officer of the meeting shall administer the Board's rules for that participation.


No Board action shall be taken on requests made during public discussion unless the Board declares the matter to be an emergency in accordance with current law. Other issues shall be placed on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.[6]

Budget[edit]

From 1993 to 2013, the Hillsborough County school district had an average of $1,350,910,286 in revenue and $1,384,357,048 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $798,151,810 in outstanding debt. The district retired $28,563,476 of its debt and issued $106,764,619 in new debt each year on average.[7]

Revenue[edit]

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal
Year
Local State Federal Revenue Total
Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue
2010$783,475,00041.11%$853,212,00044.77%$269,224,00014.13%$1,905,911,000
2011$700,744,00037.16%$809,690,00042.94%$375,324,00019.90%$1,885,758,000
2012$638,603,00032.78%$885,131,00045.44%$424,200,00021.78%$1,947,934,000
2013$664,649,00036.85%$847,219,00046.97%$291,908,00016.18%$1,803,776,000
Avg.$480,749,09533.61%$688,758,19049.53%$181,403,00012.10%$1,350,910,286

Expenditures[edit]

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

  • Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
  • Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
  • Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
  • Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
  • Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
Expenditures by Category
Fiscal
Year
Instruction Support Services Capital Spending Debt & Gov. Payments Other Budget
Total
Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget
2010$1,014,717,00048.44%$630,591,00030.10%$278,919,00013.31%$59,455,0002.84%$111,152,0005.31%$2,094,834,000
2011$992,325,00050.56%$647,960,00033.01%$153,716,0007.83%$57,446,0002.93%$111,388,0005.67%$1,962,835,000
2012$1,028,686,00052.17%$675,528,00034.26%$105,401,0005.35%$51,660,0002.62%$110,468,0005.60%$1,971,743,000
2013$990,247,00051.66%$648,821,00033.85%$117,715,0006.14%$51,986,0002.71%$107,961,0005.63%$1,916,730,000
Avg.$649,059,38144.28%$447,086,71431.22%$183,626,09512.82%$36,620,0482.39%$67,964,8104.52%$1,384,357,048

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal
Year
Retired Issued Outstanding
2010$35,023,000$0$1,236,974,000
2011$36,494,000$98,220,000$1,199,313,000
2012$37,101,000$41,059,000$1,203,271,000
2013$49,966,000$0$1,153,305,000
Avg.$28,563,476$106,764,619$798,151,810

Teacher salaries[edit]

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum
2020-2021[8] $46,900.02

Academic performance[edit]

Proficiency assessments[edit]

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

Mathematics[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 55 86 36 49 55-59 63 70
2017-2018 55 85 36 48 60-64 63 70
2016-2017 54 84 35 47 50-54 63 69
2015-2016 52 82 33 45 55-59 60 67
2014-2015 53 83 34 45 58 N/A 66
2013-2014 57 86 38 50 61 N/A 70
2012-2013 55 85 36 49 57 N/A 69
2011-2012 54 83 35 47 55 N/A 67
2010-2011 66 89 48 61 68 N/A 79

Reading/language arts[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 54 80 36 46 55-59 64 69
2017-2018 53 80 35 44 55-59 63 68
2016-2017 52 79 34 43 50-54 62 68
2015-2016 50 77 32 41 55-59 60 65
2014-2015 51 79 32 43 54 N/A 66
2013-2014 56 80 38 48 57 N/A 71
2012-2013 55 79 36 47 57 N/A 69
2011-2012 55 76 35 47 53 N/A 69
2010-2011 60 79 41 53 59 N/A 73

Graduation rates[edit]

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[10][11]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2017-2018 87 96 81 85 ≥90 88 92
2016-2017 83 95 74 80 80-89 87 89
2015-2016 79 91 69 75 80-84 81 86
2014-2015 76 91 64 72 60-69 84 84
2013-2014 73 91 60 68 70-79 N/A 83
2012-2013 74 91 59 68 80-89 N/A 84
2011-2012 73 90 58 68 70-79 N/A 81
2010-2011 69 85 55 64 70-79 N/A 78

Student enrollment[edit]

Year[12] Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2018-2019 220,252 1.5
2017-2018 217,072 1.3
2016-2017 214,386 1.2
2015-2016 211,923 2.1
2014-2015 207,469 2.0
2013-2014 203,439 1.5
2012-2013 200,466 1.7
2011-2012 197,041 1.3
2010-2011 194,525 0.7
2009-2010 193,265 0.7
2008-2009 192,007 -0.6
2007-2008 193,180 -0.2
2006-2007 193,517 -0.1
2005-2006 193,757 2.7
2004-2005 188,703 4.1
2003-2004 181,298 3.6
2002-2003 174,969 3.1
2001-2002 169,740 3.3
2000-2001 164,270 3.0
1999-2000 159,517 2.0
1998-1999 156,452 2.4
1997-1998 152,758 3.3
1996-1997 147,826 3.2
1995-1996 143,192 -3.1
1994-1995 147,795 9.4
1993-1994 135,104 2.2
1992-1993 132,224 3.8
1991-1992 127,439 2.5
1990-1991 124,337 3.8
1989-1990 119,810 0.7
1988-1989 119,022 0.8
1987-1988 118,031 2.4
1986-1987 115,242 -

About the district[edit]

Hillsborough County Public Schools is located in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Hillsborough County Public Schools is located in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is classified as a large suburban school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 220,252 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 297 schools.[13]


During the 2018-2019 school year, 59.0% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 10.7% were English language learners, and 14.4% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[14]

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019
Race Hillsborough County Public Schools (%) Florida K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.1 2.8
Black 21.0 21.9
Hispanic 37.1 33.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 4.6 3.6
White 32.9 37.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Contact information[edit]

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Hillsborough County Public Schools
901 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813-272-4000

See also[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. Hillsborough County Public Schools, "Superintendent's Office - Meet the Superintendent," accessed April 29, 2021
  2. Spectrum News - Bay News 9, "Hillsborough Schools Superintendent Announces Retirement Plans," June 10, 2019
  3. Hillsborough County Public Schools, "Policy Manual: Bylaws: 0140 - Membership," accessed August 4, 2021
  4. Online Sunshine, "The 2020 Florida Statutes: 1001.35 - Term of office," accessed April 27, 2021
  5. Hillsborough County Public Schools, "Policy Manual: 0160 - Meetings," accessed August 4, 2021
  6. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
  8. Hillsborough County Public Schools, "Employee Salary Schedules: 2020-2021," accessed August 4, 2021
  9. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
  11. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "Four-Year Adjusted-Cohort Graduation Rates - School Year 2017-18 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  12. National Center for Education Statistics, "ElSi tableGenerator," accessed March 8, 2021
  13. National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
  14. National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021

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