Emerald Coast Times

Santa Rosa 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 30,764 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 74.1% of the Santa Rosa County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 41.6% of the total enrollment.

Santa Rosa County School District covers 39 schools within Santa Rosa County, with its main office in Milton.

Among the 39 schools in Santa Rosa County School District, Navarre High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,406 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
Navarre High School	2,406
Pace High School	2,240
Milton High School	2,085
Gulf Breeze High School	1,978
Coastal Connections Academy	1,131
Thomas L. Sims Middle School	1,098
East Bay K-8 School	1,032
Woodlawn Beach Middle School	948
Gulf Breeze Middle School	936
Berryhill Elementary School	923
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School	920
Pea Ridge Elementary School	837
S. S. Dixon Primary School	834
Gulf Breeze Elementary School	831
Holley-Navarre Middle School	830
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School	819
West Navarre Intermediate School	813
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School	812
Oriole Beach Elementary School	799
East Milton Elementary School	789
Holley-Navarre Primary School	771
Avalon Middle School	767
Holley-Navarre Intermediate School	725
West Navarre Primary School	723
Hobbs Middle School	700
Martin Luther King Middle School	660
Central School	643
Jay High School	512
Jay Elementary School	511
Bagdad Elementary School	498
Chumuckla Elementary School	367
T. R. Jackson PreK Center	201
Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise	156
Santa Rosa Adult School	149
Learning Academy of Santa Rosa	119
High Road	107
Ese Development Center	66
Hospital Homebound	36
Santa Rosa Online Virtual Instruction Program	25