Emerald Coast Times

Okaloosa County School District had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 32,733 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 63.8% of the Okaloosa County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 44.8% of the total enrollment.

Okaloosa County School District covers 50 schools within Okaloosa County, with its main office in Fort Walton Beach.

Among the 50 schools in Okaloosa County School District, Crestview High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,315 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment
Crestview High School	2,315
Niceville Senior High School	2,039
Choctawhatchee Senior High School	1,677
Fort Walton Beach High School	1,620
Baker School	1,484
Davidson Middle School	1,149
C. W. Ruckel Middle School	1,136
Antioch Elementary School	1,016
Destin Elementary School	976
Liza Jackson Preparatory School	971
Bluewater Elementary School	930
Shoal River Middle School	927
Destin Middle School	846
Bob Sikes Elementary School	829
James E. Plew Elementary School	829
Northwood Elementary School	828
Max Bruner Junior Middle School	776
W. C. Pryor Middle School	709
Addie R. Lewis School	693
Riverside Elementary School	683
Wright Elementary School	635
Clifford Meigs Middle School	624
Shalimar Elementary School	614
Elliott Point Elementary School	597
Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	553
Longwood Elementary School	548
Kenwood Elementary School	545
Walker Elementary School	539
Lula J. Edge Elementary School	536
Florosa Elementary School	536
Destin High School	470
Eglin Elementary School	460
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School	453
Laurel Hill School	452
Mary Esther Elementary School	441
Okaloosa Stemm Center	365
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College	334
Southside Primary School	279
Okaloosa Academy	185
Northwest Florida Ballet Academie	141
Silver Sands-Excep. Children	114
Richbourg School	79
Okaloosa Youth Academy	57
Okaloosa Technical College	38
Emerald Coast Career Institute N	37
Crestview Youth Academy	30
Crestview Youth Academy (Non Secure)	20
Okaloosa Virtual Instruction Program	13
Okaloosa Regional Detention	11
Adjudicated Youth Facility	0