Miami-Dade County Public Schools
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Florida
United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Giving our students the world. |
| Grades | Pre K-12 |
| Established | July 9, 1885 |
| Superintendent | José Dotres |
| Schools | 522 (2021-22) |
| Budget | $7 billion (2022-23) |
| NCES District ID | 1200390 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 337,172 (2023-24) (3rd-largest in U.S.) |
| Teachers | 17,365 (on an FTE basis) (2021-22) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 18.92 |
| Other information | |
| Teachers' union | United Teachers of Dade |
| 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 fourth-largest in the United States with a student enrollment of 356,589 as of August 30, 2021.
The district includes all of Miami-Dade County. It is managed by the School Board of Miami-Dade County, which appoints a superintendent to head the administrative portions of the district. 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, 35% of MDCPS teachers are graduates of Florida International University.