Education
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Nassau County’s
public school district is
consistently rated as one
of the best in Florida.
The district was honored as an Academically
High-Performing District by the Florida Board of
Education for the eighth straight year in 2014. It
is one of only two districts in the state to earn the
designation every year since its inception.
Accredited district-wide by AdvancEd, the district
includes 15 schools and had a student population
of 11,211 in 2014-15 school year.
At 90.9% Nassau County’s graduation rate is the
highest in the state while its drop-out rate of 0.3%
was one of the lowest.
Living in Nassau
Excellent options are available to parents who
prefer private education for their children, while a
number of nonprofit groups work to support and
expand opportunities for local schoolchildren.
The Florida State College at Jacksonville Betty
P. Cook Nassau Center offers college credit and
customized workforce education. The stateof
the-art facility is fully equipped with both
computer and technology enhanced classrooms
and labs. The Lewis “Red” Bean Technical Center
is a joint venture with the Nassau County School
District offering vocational education.
Florida’s Voluntary Pre Kindergarten Program,
or VPK, allows a parent to voluntarily enroll
eligible 4-year-olds in a free VPK program during
the school year. Five-year-olds are eligible for
admission to public kindergarten. Florida law
requires all children ages 6 to 15 to attend school
regularly during the entire school term.
Proof of child’s age, recent medical exam and
guardians’ residency within the school district as
well as a Florida Certificate of Immunization are
required to enroll in public school. Full information
is available at www.fldoe.org.
FAST FACTS*
• Graduating Nassau County seniors
earned over $13 million in scholarships
in the 2013-14 school year.
• The Nassau County School District has
produced a Florida Teacher of the Year
and three other Top 5 finalists in the
past nine years.
• There were 1,600,816 student meals and
snacks served in Nassau County public
schools in the 2014-15 school year.
* Information for 2015 currently not available.
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