MIAMI-DADE

Headquartered at 1450 NE 2nd Ave # 912 in Miami, Florida, the Miami-Dade public school district operates as an open, regular public school system situated within a primary community setting classified as a large suburb in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area. Functioning as a non-charter district independent of supervisory unions, it oversees 530 operational schools and offers comprehensive educational programming spanning pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Community members, families, and education researchers can contact the administration by phone at (305) 995-1000 or access district resources online via its official website at http://www.dadeschools.net.

Reflecting the 2024–2025 NCES dataset context, the district maintains a total student enrollment of 333,233 learners, comprising 170,028 male students and 163,205 female students. The student population encompasses 253,797 Hispanic, 54,405 Black, 19,733 White, 3,397 Asian, 1,683 students identifying with two or more races, 119 Pacific Islander, and 99 American Indian students. To support its extensive student body and operational infrastructure, Miami-Dade utilizes a workforce totaling 71,078 full-time equivalent staff members. This staffing framework includes 34,278 teacher full-time equivalents, 3,106 instructional aide full-time equivalents, and 33,694 support staff full-time equivalents working across its schools.