Broward County Public Schools

Broward County Public Schools
Location
Broward County
Florida
United States
District information
Type Public
Motto Educating Today's Students For Tomorrow's World
Grades Pre K-12
Established 1915 (1915)
Superintendent Robert Runcie
Schools 327 (2017)[1]
Budget $3.86 billion (2017)[2]
Students and staff
Students 271,517[1] (6th-largest in U.S.)
Teachers 15,084 (2017)[1]
Other information
Teachers' unions Florida Education Association
Website browardschools.com

Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the sixth largest public school system in the nation. During the 2016–2017 school year, Broward County Public Schools served 271,517 students enrolled in 327 schools and education centers district wide.[3] The district is headquartered in downtown Fort Lauderdale.[4]

School Board

The current Superintendent of schools is Robert Runcie.[5] The members of the school board, which oversee the district, are as follows:[6]

  • District 1 – Ann Murray
  • District 2 – Patricia Good
  • District 3 – Heather Brinkworth (Vice Chair)
  • District 4 – Abby Freedman
  • District 5 – Rosalind Osgood
  • District 6 – Laurie Rich Levinson
  • District 7 – Nora Rupert (Chair)
  • At Large (Districtwide) – Donna Korn
  • At Large (Districtwide) – Robin Bartleman


  • Student Advisor to the Board - Beau Simon
  • Assistant Student Advisor to the Board - Omar Rodriguez

(Student Advisors serve as the voice and representation of the Students of Broward County. They are elected through the Broward County Association of Student Councils, and serve year long terms.)

Schools in Broward County

During the 2016–2017 academic school year, the District served 271,205 students.[3] The district covers a total of 286 institutions: 138 elementary schools, 43 middle schools, 33 high schools, 16 adult/vocational schools, 16 centers, and 56 charter schools.[3]

6-12 secondary schools

High Schools

Middle Schools

Elementary Schools

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ↑ "District Budget "017-18" (PDF). Broward.k12.fl.us. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. ↑ Contact Us Archived May 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.. Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Robert Runcie, Superintendent of Schools". Browardschool.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  6. ↑ "The School Board of Broward County, Florida". Browardschool.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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