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JUST THE FACTS

Here are a few facts and figures about Duval County Public Schools:

Demographics: Duval County Public Schools is divided into five regions. The county covers approximately 840-square miles and is populated by just over 1 million residents.  
Total students:    129,000

Student ethnicity:  White (46.8%), Black (42.6%), Hispanic (4.7%), Asian (3.1%), and Other (2.9%)  

Total cost per student per year:    $5,672

Graduation rate:  63.7%

Dropout rate:  4.6%  

% of students attending college:  55.7%

Tests/Examinations:  Scholastic Assessment Test, American College Test, and the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.  

ACT Scores:  Duval County's average is 20.1, compared to the state's average of 20.4  

SAT Scores:  Verbal: Duval 498, Florida 496

Math: Duval 488, Florida 499  

Curriculum:  Standards-based instruction is implemented in schools throughout the district. More than 60 elementary and middle schools have adopted "America's Choice," which is designed on internationally benchmarked standards in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and applied learning (real-life situations); and 16 others currently use "Direct Instruction," a phonics-based kindergarten through third-grade reading program designed to accelerate reading skills.  

There are various before and after school services provided at the schools.  Please check with your individual school for services available at that site.

HOW TO ENROLL

Registration for kindergarten and first-grade students occurs during the months of May and August at any Duval County public elementary school.

Under Florida Law:

A child must have successfully completed kindergarten in order to be eligible for first grade.

Children may enter kindergarten if they will be five years old on or before September 1st.

Children may enter first grade if they will be six years old on or before September 1st, and have successfully completed kindergarten.

All children who will be six years old by February 1st must attend school.

All children must attend school until they reach the age of 16.

This is Florida law and there are no exceptions.

How do you register your child in Duval County Public Schools?

Find out which school your child(ren) will attend.
If you don't know where your child will attend school, call Pupil Assignment at 390-2144. They will tell you where your child(ren) will attend school based upon your home address.
  

Visit the school your child(ren) will attend to register during school hours.
You can check the school listing on our website for individual school hours. Click here to go to the school listings. After the last day of school, please call ahead before going to the school to verify school hours. To find the last day of school,select here to see the District calendar.
  

Bring the following information with you:
Results of a Florida physical (school-entry health exam) performed within one year of the date of enrollment.

Proof of address. Acceptable documents include:

a Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) bill,

a credit card statement,

a mortgage agreement,

a lease agreement (from a company, not a private individual) or

a piece of mail forwarded to the current address and containing a yellow U.S. Post Office forwarding address sticker.

Proof of all required immunizations (Florida certification of immunization, DH Form 690) or an exemption.

KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE STUDENTS:
Certified birth record. Acceptable birth records include:

Original certified birth record;

Duly attested transcript of the child's birth record filed according to law by a public officer charged with recording births;

Duly attested transcript of a certificate of baptism showing the date of birth and place of baptism, accompanied by a sworn affidavit by the parents;

Insurance policy on the child's life that has been in force for at least two years;

a bona fide contemporary Bible record of the child's birth, accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the parents;

a passport or certificate of arrival in the United States showing the age of the child; or

a transcript of record of age shown in the child's school record of a least four years prior to application and stating the date of birth.

PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED IN OTHER SCHOOL:
When a child has been enrolled in another school district, parents are asked to provide the latest report card from that district.

OPTIONAL: a Social Security number.

Transfers to other schools are permitted on space availability and random selection. Applications for transfer are accepted in May for the opening of school and in January for the second semester.

There are also a number of After-School Programs offered throughout the Jacksonville community.