Florida Department of Education data for 2024/25 shows that the Leon County School Board leads the state in the number of assistant principal positions when controlled for the number of students. The analysis, provided below, shows that for school districts with more than 10,000 students (35 distric ts), LCS has one principal for every 340.8 students. These leads the state. Pasco County, near Tampa, is second with 397.5 students for every assistant principal position. The state average is one assistant principal position for every 486.6 students. The data shows that LCS employees 88 assistant principals. If LCS followed the state average, the number of assistant principals would be reduced to 62 positions, a decline of approximately 27%. TR has previously reported that from 2018-219 to 2024-25, LCS school administrators increased by 28%, from 170 to 217. The 47 positions added during this period included 13 assistant principals. As these administrator positions were being added, the number of students dropped by approximately 8%, from 33,543 in 2018 to 29,990 in 2024. In addition, the number of teachers decreased from 2,070 in 2018 to 1,772 in 2024. Also, the “School Administration” budget line item increased by $23% or $4.7 million, from $20.4 million to $25.1 million. ...read more read less