Emerald Coast Times

There were 20,868 white students enrolled in Okaloosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.2% decrease from the 21,114 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Okaloosa County welcomed a total of 32,733 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 63.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 50 schools in Okaloosa County, Niceville Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,557 students, making up 76.4% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Crestview High School	61.4	2,315
Niceville Senior High School	76.4	2,039
Choctawhatchee Senior High School	57.5	1,677
Fort Walton Beach High School	57.5	1,620
Baker School	90.6	1,484
Davidson Middle School	72.2	1,149
C. W. Ruckel Middle School	78.7	1,136
Antioch Elementary School	61.3	1,016
Destin Elementary School	67.4	976
Liza Jackson Preparatory School	69.2	971
Riverside Elementary School	53.2	947
Bluewater Elementary School	80.4	930
Shoal River Middle School	54.2	927
Walker Elementary School	64	864
Destin Middle School	75.9	846
Bob Sikes Elementary School	68.2	829
James E. Plew Elementary School	79.4	829
Northwood Elementary School	65.1	828
Max Bruner Junior Middle School	44.8	776
W. C. Pryor Middle School	39.5	709
Addie R. Lewis School	65.1	693
Wright Elementary School	32.4	635
Clifford Meigs Middle School	62.5	624
Shalimar Elementary School	57.3	614
Elliott Point Elementary School	47.1	597
Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	62.9	553
Longwood Elementary School	26.3	548
Kenwood Elementary School	58	545
Lula J. Edge Elementary School	75.4	536
Florosa Elementary School	48.3	536
Destin High School	79.4	470
Eglin Elementary School	44.1	460
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School	47.9	453
Laurel Hill School	81.9	452
Mary Esther Elementary School	42.9	441
Okaloosa Stemm Center	68.5	365
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College	66.5	334
Southside Primary School	67	279
Okaloosa Academy	22.7	185
Northwest Florida Ballet Academie	67.4	141
Silver Sands-Excep. Children	17.5	114
Richbourg School	13.9	79