EDUCATION (K-12)
Northeast Florida is home to more than 380 public, private and parochial schools, many of them nationally ranked for their academic achievement. Each year more than 225,000 students attend award-winning schools ranging in size from the 20th largest school system in the nation with 124,000 students to small-town education systems with as few as 4,900 students.
Newsweek ranked public schools Stanton College Preparatory School and Paxon School for Advanced Studies in the top 10 in its annual ranking of “America’s Best High Schools.” Seven other area schools also made the list.
More than 20,000 students are enrolled in Duval County’s Magnet Program, which offers enhanced curriculum at more than 70 schools. A part of the enhanced curriculum is the Career Academies program. The First Coast's Career Academies are unique "schools-within-schools" in high schools across Northeast Florida. Career Academies differ from traditional academic and vocational education because they prepare high school students for both college and careers.
Academics provide broad information about a field such as health care, finance, engineering, media, or natural resources. They weave the themes into academic curricula that qualify students for admission to four-year colleges or universities. Studies have found that students in career academies perform better in high school and are more likely to continue into post secondary education, compared to similar students in the same schools.
More than 100 private schools and a thriving home schooling network add to the educational opportunities, offering Northeast Florida families the best choices for the area’s youngest residents.
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