In spring 2026, 65% of Brevard County students in grades 3 to 10 read on grade level. That is 4 points above the state (61%) and up 4 points from 61% in 2025. The district serves about 81,747 students.
Open Brevard on the interactive mapBrevard County's reading rate rose 4 points this year; the state as a whole rose 4 points. The district spent $11,548 per student in 2024-25 from state, local and federal funds, $17 more than the state average of $11,531. Across Florida, spending per student shows no clear link to reading rates, because higher spending often reflects higher need or a small district.
| Children under 18 below the poverty line, 2020-2024 | 13.9% | State 16.5% |
| Children who started kindergarten ready, fall 2024 | 54% | State 43% |
| Advertised teacher vacancies per 1,000 students, January 2026 | 1.2 | State 0.9 |
| English learners, approximate share of students | ≈4.4% | State ≈10.2% |
Kindergarten readiness and child poverty track reading rates more closely than anything else measured across Florida's 67 districts.
On November 3, 2026, Brevard County voters renewed school funding measure: 1 mill property tax and ½-cent sales tax. Property tax (4 years) funds teacher and staff pay, student programs and classroom technology. Sales tax (10 years) funds security, maintenance and buildings.
Two measures were on the ballot. The result here is the county-level outcome reported by WUSF.
Pledged for: Teacher and staff pay, student programs and classroom technology (property tax). Security, maintenance and buildings (sales tax). No spending report has been published yet.
Source: Central Florida Public Media, Oct 19 2026
A homesteaded home assessed at $350,000 pays an estimated $2,049 a year in school property taxes in Brevard County, at about 6.305 mills, including 1 voter-approved mill. This uses the statewide average for the state-required rate and leaves out debt levies, so your tax bill will differ. Try your own home value.
The five Florida districts most similar in size, child poverty and kindergarten readiness. A fairer comparison than the state average.
| District | Reading 2026 | Change | Ready for kindergarten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard | 65% | +4 | 54% |
| St. Johns | 78% | +3 | 57% |
| Sarasota | 69% | +5 | 47% |
| Pinellas | 64% | +3 | 51% |
| Pasco | 61% | +5 | 48% |
| Lake | 58% | +4 | 48% |
Reading: Florida Department of Education, spring 2026 FAST English Language Arts results. Spending: FLDOE per-pupil expenditure report, 2024-25. Poverty: Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 via FLHealthCHARTS. Kindergarten readiness: FLDOE, fall 2024. Vacancies: Florida Education Association count, January 8, 2026. English learners: FLDOE, spring 2024. Enrollment: 2026-27 state funding calculation. Full sources and limits.