Emerald Coast Times

There were 32,733 students enrolled in Okaloosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 63.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Okaloosa County schools, followed by 13.7% of Hispanic students, 10.7% of Black students and 9.4% of multiracial students.

Crestview High School registered the highest enrollment among Okaloosa County's 50 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,315 students.

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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Crestview High School	2,280	2,315	1.5
Niceville Senior High School	2,095	2,039	-2.7
Choctawhatchee Senior High School	1,641	1,677	2.2
Fort Walton Beach High School	1,704	1,620	-4.9
Baker School	1,464	1,484	1.4
Davidson Middle School	1,094	1,149	5
C. W. Ruckel Middle School	1,146	1,136	-0.9
Antioch Elementary School	947	1,016	7.3
Destin Elementary School	940	976	3.8
Liza Jackson Preparatory School	969	971	0.2
Riverside Elementary School	942	947	0.5
Bluewater Elementary School	952	930	-2.3
Shoal River Middle School	907	927	2.2
Walker Elementary School	848	864	1.9
Destin Middle School	811	846	4.3
Bob Sikes Elementary School	796	829	4.1
James E. Plew Elementary School	830	829	-0.1
Northwood Elementary School	833	828	-0.6
Max Bruner Junior Middle School	785	776	-1.1
W. C. Pryor Middle School	716	709	-1
Addie R. Lewis School	699	693	-0.9
Wright Elementary School	618	635	2.8
Clifford Meigs Middle School	593	624	5.2
Shalimar Elementary School	604	614	1.7
Elliott Point Elementary School	568	597	5.1
Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	633	553	-12.6
Longwood Elementary School	573	548	-4.4
Kenwood Elementary School	574	545	-5.1
Florosa Elementary School	562	536	-4.6
Lula J. Edge Elementary School	538	536	-0.4
Destin High School	283	470	66.1
Eglin Elementary School	450	460	2.2
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School	454	453	-0.2
Laurel Hill School	427	452	5.9
Mary Esther Elementary School	471	441	-6.4
Okaloosa Stemm Center	328	365	11.3
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College	280	334	19.3
Southside Primary School	247	279	13
Okaloosa Academy	167	185	10.8
Northwest Florida Ballet Academie	130	141	8.5
Silver Sands-Excep. Children	108	114	5.6
Richbourg School	89	79	-11.2
Okaloosa Youth Academy	42	57	35.7
Okaloosa Technical College	66	38	-42.4
Emerald Coast Career Institute N	61	37	-39.3
Crestview Youth Academy	24	30	25
Crestview Youth Academy (Non Secure)	19	20	5.3
Okaloosa Virtual Instruction Program	21	13	-38.1
Okaloosa Regional Detention	-	11	-