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Gilchrist County

Trenton, Florida · Superintendent: Gina Geiger · #54 of 66 Florida districts by enrollment

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2,858

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,054

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the Florida median

17.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Florida median 17.4

Gilchrist County is a public school district based in Trenton, Florida, serving 2,858 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 66 Florida districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 18% of them. Its schools average 476 students each, fewer than the Florida median of 572. Its superintendent is Gina Geiger. It spends about $11,054 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Florida median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher.

How Gilchrist County compares

Gilchrist CountyFlorida median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,054

Florida median $10,483 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,128

Florida median $5,885 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school476

Florida median 572 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.8

Florida median 17.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor476

Florida median 428 · 11% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 61%Local 21%

Measure	Gilchrist County	Florida median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,054	$10,483	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,128	$5,885	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	161	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	401	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.8	17.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	476	428	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Florida median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Gina Geiger

Superintendent, Gilchrist County

Source: Florida Department of Education, Superintendents, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Florida

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Washington CountyChipley	3,286	10	$9,885	16.6	#52
Holmes CountyBonifay	3,013	10	$10,538	14.7	#53
Gilchrist CountyTrenton · this district	2,858	6	$11,054	17.8	#54
Bradford CountyStarke	2,848	11	$11,015	19.2	#55
Taylor CountyPerry	2,524	8	$10,997	17.3	#56

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
South St. Paul Public School DistrictSouth Saint Paul, MN	2,861	$13,284	13.2
Whitefish Bay School DistrictWhitefish Bay, WI	2,861	$11,723	16.0
Calaveras UnifiedSan Andreas, CA	2,858	$12,408	23.4
East Haven School DistrictEast Haven, CT	2,857	$21,649	12.2

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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