Hillsborough County Public Schools

Hillsborough County Public Schools
Location
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoPreparing Students For Life
GradesPre K-12
SuperintendentVan Ayres
Schools250[1]
Budget$3.3 billion [2]
Students and staff
Students206,841
Teachers15,162
Staff25,170 (includes teachers)
Other information
Employee unionHillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA)[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is a school district that runs the public school system of Hillsborough County in west central Florida and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is frequently referred to as the School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC).

The district serves all of Hillsborough County.[4] It is the third largest school district in Florida and the 7th largest in the United States.[5] It is governed by the School Board of Hillsborough County, which consists of seven elected members and one superintendent, who is hired by the board. The current superintendent is Van Ayres.[6]

  1. ^ "Hillsborough County Public Schools". U.S. Department of Education.
  2. ^ "HCPS - 19-20 Tentative Budget Website" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Home". HCTA.
  4. ^ "2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Hillsborough County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list
  5. ^ "Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2003–04". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference superintendent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).