Pinellas County Local Schools

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Pinellas County School Guide

In addition to being one of the most beautiful locations to retreat to in the country, Pinellas has also become one of the most densely populated and fiercely beloved residential and commercial areas in the region. Known for spectacular natural beauty and electrifying amenities, the area is also home to an award winning educational system.

Pinellas County Schools are some of the most decorated learning institutions in the state and serves its students through a faculty of tightly knit, devoted instructors and staff members.

Pinellas County School District

Schools on the peninsula of Pinellas and in the surrounding area are overseen by the Pinellas County School District, which serves grades pre-K through 12th and currently has an enrollment of over one-hundred thousand students!

The PCS District is the largest employer in the county with more than seventeen thousand employees and has been recognized on national and state levels for excellence in administration and performance.

The Pinellas County School District is propelled by their mission to prepare students for college, careers, and life. It is in the aim of this goal that they have conducted extensive research and executed meticulously plotted action plans to improve and expand their offerings.

PCS currently boasts over one-hundred and forty sites as well as a virtual school and numerous magnet programs, technical training centers, and learning academies!

301 4th Street Southwest
Largo, FL 33770-3536
Phone: (727) 588-6011
https://www.pcsb.org

Colleges and Universities

St Petersburg College
The pristine sixty-acre campus of St. Petersburg College caters to roughly sixty-thousand students each academic year and has become well known for its award winning distance learning courses. Originally founded in 1927, St. Petersburg College today offers over sixty Bachelor’s Degree programs and thirty-nine graduate degrees while partnering with sixteen other fully accredited institutions.
244 2nd Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL
Phone: (727) 341-3529
www.spcollege.edu

Stetson University College-Law
Ranked third by U.S. News and World Report in the category of Master’s granting institutions in the region, Stetson University traces its proud lineage back over a century and currently accepts the states most qualified and driven applicants before training them in one of sixty specialized areas of study. The Stetson University Law School is located in the Tampa Bay area and was founded in 1900. SU Law is Florida’s first law school and presently offers half a dozen specializations including an advocacy program ranked number one in the nation eight times!
1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL
Phone: (727) 562-7802
www.law.stetson.edu

Eckerd College
This prestigious coeducational liberal arts school features a breathtaking one-hundred-eighty acre campus near the Gulf of Mexico filled with avian visitors and naturalistic views of Florida’s gorgeous beaches. Eckerd is located at the southernmost portion of St. Petersburg’s metropolitan area and features numerous classrooms and laboratories designed to be sustainable and environmentally friendly.
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL
Phone: (800) 456-9009
www.eckerd.edu

University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Located directly along the scenic shores of Tampa Bay in downtown St. Petersburg, this satellite campus of the University of South Florida was founded in 1965 and currently boasts an enrollment of over six thousand students across its three colleges. USF St. Petersburg proudly manages one of the most prestigious business programs in the world and has also gained repute for its civic involvement and excellence in publication and media studies.
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL
Phone: (727) 873-1142
www.stpete.usf.edu