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Tampa: Education and Research
Elementary and Secondary Schools
Like all public schools in the state, the public elementary and secondary schools of Tampa are part of a county-wide district. The Hillsborough district, third largest in the state and tenth largest in the country, is administered by a nonpartisan, seven-member school board that appoints a superintendent.
The following is a summary of data regarding the Hillsborough County Public Schools as of the 2003
–
2004 school year.
Total enrollment:
175,454
Number of facilities
elementary schools:
130
junior high/middle schools:
42
senior high schools:
26
other:
20 charter schools
Student/teacher ratio:
16.7:1 average
Teacher ...