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Miami-Dade County Public Schools | |
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Location | |
Florida
United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Giving our students the world. |
Grades | Pre K-12 |
Established | July 9, 1885 |
Superintendent | Jose Dotres |
Schools | 522 (2021-22)[1] |
Budget | $7 billion (2022-23)[1] |
NCES District ID | 1200390[2] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 328,589 (2021-22)[1] (4th-largest in U.S.) |
Teachers | 17,365 (on an FTE basis) (2021-22)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 18.92 |
Other information | |
Teachers' unions | Florida Education Association |
Website | dadeschools.net |
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the Southeastern United States, and the third-largest[3] in the United States[4] with a student enrollment of 356,589 as of August 30, 2021[update].[1]
The district includes all of Miami-Dade County.[5] It is managed by the School Board of Miami-Dade County, which appoints a superintendent to head the administrative portions of the district.[6] Dr. Jose Dotres has been Superintendent since February 2022.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is one of a few public school districts in the U.S. to offer optional international studies programs and bilingual education. Bilingual education is offered in Spanish, French, German, Haitian Creole, and Mandarin Chinese. M-DCPS is the only school district in Florida to offer bilingual education in Mandarin.
As of 2014[update], 35% of MDCPS teachers are graduates of Florida International University.[7]