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Pathways Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1301 Nw Labonte Ln
Lake City, FL 32055
Phone
(386) 755-8296
District
COLUMBIA
County
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
58
Classroom Teachers
6

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, Pathways Academy School ranks as one of the bottom 100 worst public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.3% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Pathways Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
0%
47%
0%
47%
0%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
50%
6%
47%
6%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
0%
43%
0%
48%
0%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
10
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 5 8.6%
Grade 7 7 12.1%
Grade 8 14 24.1%
Grade 9 16 27.6%
Grade 10 6 10.3%
Grade 11 7 12.1%
Grade 12 3 5.2%
Total 58 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.9% 64.3% 37.2%
Black 44.2% 23.7% 21.8%
Hispanic 3.8% 10.6% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.2% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.5% 64.7% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 84.5% 64.1% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.6% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 70,755 22,610,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 88.7 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 16.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.6% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 21.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,720 8,550,911
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.5% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.3% 33.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.9% 18.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.3% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 11.7% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,819 $56,940,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $541 $5,297,000 4.7%
Staff $810 $7,930,000 7.0%
General Administration $176 $1,723,000 1.5%
School Administration $523 $5,119,000 4.5%
Operation $1,256 $12,290,000 10.9%
Transportation $463 $4,526,000 4.0%
Other $803 $7,857,000 7.0%
Total Support $4,573 $44,742,000 39.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,139 $11,144,000 9.9%
Total Expenditures $11,531 $112,826,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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