Emerald Coast Times

There were 30,764 students enrolled in Santa Rosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 74.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Santa Rosa County schools, followed by 9.3% of Hispanic students, 8.8% of multiracial students and 5.4% of Black students.

Navarre High School registered the highest enrollment among Santa Rosa County's 37 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,406 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
Navarre High School	2,352	2,406	2.3
Pace High School	2,144	2,240	4.5
Milton High School	2,010	2,085	3.7
Gulf Breeze High School	1,927	1,978	2.6
Thomas L. Sims Middle School	1,106	1,098	-0.7
East Bay K-8 School	948	1,032	8.9
Woodlawn Beach Middle School	932	948	1.7
Gulf Breeze Middle School	913	936	2.5
Berryhill Elementary School	880	923	4.9
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School	890	920	3.4
Pea Ridge Elementary School	874	837	-4.2
S. S. Dixon Primary School	790	834	5.6
Gulf Breeze Elementary School	809	831	2.7
Holley-Navarre Middle School	830	830	0
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School	829	819	-1.2
West Navarre Intermediate School	793	813	2.5
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School	829	812	-2.1
Oriole Beach Elementary School	783	799	2
East Milton Elementary School	700	789	12.7
Holley-Navarre Primary School	762	771	1.2
Avalon Middle School	778	767	-1.4
Holley-Navarre Intermediate School	756	725	-4.1
West Navarre Primary School	748	723	-3.3
Hobbs Middle School	688	700	1.7
Martin Luther King Middle School	658	660	0.3
Central School	670	643	-4
Jay High School	455	512	12.5
Jay Elementary School	472	511	8.3
Bagdad Elementary School	472	498	5.5
Chumuckla Elementary School	359	367	2.2
T. R. Jackson PreK Center	199	201	1
Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise	369	156	-57.7
Santa Rosa Adult School	151	149	-1.3
Learning Academy of Santa Rosa	93	119	28
High Road	104	107	2.9
Ese Development Center	85	66	-22.4
Santa Rosa Online Virtual Instruction Program	44	25	-43.2