Education Alternatives in Miami Florida

Miami is served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth largest in the United States. As of February 15, 2006 it has a student enrollment of 414,128. The district is also the largest minority public school system in the country, with 52% of its students being of Hispanic origin, 25% African American, and 6% non-white of other minorities.

The main post-secondary institution is the University of Miami, commonly called "The U". The University of Miami has a total student body slightly in excess of 15,000. In 2006, the average weighted grade point average for students granted admission to the university was 4.2 and the median SAT score was 1295. 66% of UM students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class. The U also has a dominant athletic program, Since 1983, no other school has had a better winning percentage or produced more professional players than the University of Miami's football team.