The district is making an increasingly larger push for K-8 models to mitigate student retention and social stability, though there are traditional middle schools, which serve to act as feeder schools for high school academies.

Elementary Schools are the backbone of the Pasco system with a few being “dedicated magnets” which require an application to enter, while others serve particular residential areas.

Charter schools in Pasco County are private from the day-to-day management of the school b