Kindergarten Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch

Age-adjusted Kindergarten Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch, Percentage of Kindergarten Public School Enrollment
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CountyCountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)CountPercent (%)
Florida108,242109,624109,75099,673112,047117,869119,493122,947124,604125,233
Alachua1,1651,2361,0789721,1681,1331,4451,2641,3031,282
Baker226246231228222162230168190260
Bay1,2501,1481,0178751,0111,2891,3456881,2791,564
Bradford210209161130197181107247180239
Brevard2,6592,6052,5642,3832,9252,8913,0213,1543,1283,089
Broward8,8839,9169,3229,03310,84511,29111,19811,40311,47911,508
Calhoun10611311710210010093110111133
Charlotte621567642461602606527512716726
Citrus682797811787889805844787832816
Clay1,3501,7651,6331,0491,2011,1071,2461,2291,2241,228
Collier1,8441,6541,8401,7762,1282,0572,0431,6042,0602,151
Columbia602628528537582606578525561596
Miami-Dade11,84212,95313,69612,91615,72715,94315,97717,30217,64318,508
DeSoto2292592292112442680271330318
Dixie141129135111139151155120185201
Duval5,3585,6115,4935,0875,2155,7815,3915,8885,4374,905
Escambia1,9031,9871,7651,7661,9331,8851,9411,8902,1312,516
Flagler489506423446505496603455543522
Franklin665258647569756578
Gadsden279294310295295309305284332364
Gilchrist157140125134134120133131129140
Glades037701964100886491
Gulf6351816385677210499104
Hamilton11310595717584109102122108
Hardee17229664286160188318186322380
Hendry636607634372421360357375368482
Hernando1,1561,1081,1489611,0041,0581,0441,2201,1431,142
Highlands731745695622679805588765828851
Hillsborough8,4588,6279,3988,7899,69510,0569,82110,07310,10610,756
Holmes116127163147160170160137170232
Indian River724695751549712723688814736778
Jackson336328293314343264342370430421
Jefferson40404136431962465155
Lafayette84626547607759705682
Lake1,4011,8531,6501,3061,5461,7797912,0502,149993
Lee4,1213,7283,7863,4283,7193,8624,0703,9614,1034,703
Leon1,1921,2061,2081,0151,1341,0722321,1891,343851
Levy317348333349330323343311317229
Liberty122765666745604052
Madison119119128110133134124129131151
Manatee2,0171,9571,8111,8151,8941,9051,5951,9561,7492,406
Marion1,8051,9942,0241,8071,9281,8982,0572,0092,0462,104
Martin573609660578639605678725710670
Monroe353305166214335246351339289373
Nassau461425100408425483480462441464
Okaloosa1,1971,2257689501,2591,1581,1131,1781,1801,325
Okeechobee29388260283370352422409408398
Orange7,0877,5276,7966,4264,4947,8288,1909,6889,1678,859
Osceola2,5402,2662,7852,4332,4232,2302,2902,6422,5502,953
Palm Beach7,4197,5217,7217,1008,2608,2328,1308,1738,2218,139
Pasco3,0013,3133,1232,6693,2303,0973,0182,8862,8522,915
Pinellas3,4173,6083,6473,5223,8284,0684,0834,0854,3433,265
Polk4,9452,2174,7114,0273,8334,4913,9764,6624,8894,863
Putnam599275596435615625557659601731
St. Johns728704660546617627582662642690
St. Lucie2,1432,1761,8921,7401,6861,8321,8981,8711,9031,841
Santa Rosa9699878486859539341,037938953910
Sarasota1,6231,6411,4501,2481,5511,4421,6611,6461,6421,209
Seminole2,3162,2962,1122,0622,3222,3902,2872,3432,3022,347
Sumter28550077336376397413432424450
Suwannee31332932828233432037535830882
Taylor195159188161145139221155160183
Union10911866118136144136111127135
Volusia2,7072,5602,8776292,9973,1202,8383,0963,2183,226
Wakulla16721922015927174166178166238
Walton471422367366428436367423404404
Washington169183173143167162147153172177
Unknown7517273485732641733,849551301271
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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

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  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.

  • Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.

  • Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.

  • * - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

  • The number of pre-kindergarten school students eligible for free/reduced school lunches divided by the total number of pre-kindergarten school students.
  • Data are for school years which vary by school district.
  • Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore, the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
  • This is secondary, quantitative data.