Emerald Coast Times

There were 4,483 Hispanic students enrolled in Okaloosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 13.9% increase from the 3,937 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 13.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 50 schools in Okaloosa County, Choctawhatchee Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 305 students, making up 18.2% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Crestview High School	8.6	2,315
Niceville Senior High School	9.7	2,039
Choctawhatchee Senior High School	18.2	1,677
Fort Walton Beach High School	16.4	1,620
Davidson Middle School	8.4	1,149
C. W. Ruckel Middle School	9.4	1,136
Antioch Elementary School	12	1,016
Destin Elementary School	16	976
Liza Jackson Preparatory School	9	971
Riverside Elementary School	14.3	947
Bluewater Elementary School	11.8	930
Shoal River Middle School	11	927
Walker Elementary School	6.5	864
Destin Middle School	11.9	846
Bob Sikes Elementary School	7.7	829
James E. Plew Elementary School	9.2	829
Northwood Elementary School	6.8	828
Max Bruner Junior Middle School	21.8	776
W. C. Pryor Middle School	33.9	709
Addie R. Lewis School	4	693
Wright Elementary School	41.1	635
Clifford Meigs Middle School	14.4	624
Shalimar Elementary School	15	614
Elliott Point Elementary School	22.4	597
Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	5.8	553
Longwood Elementary School	46.5	548
Kenwood Elementary School	12.7	545
Lula J. Edge Elementary School	2.1	536
Florosa Elementary School	22.2	536
Destin High School	4.9	470
Eglin Elementary School	24.3	460
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School	17.4	453
Mary Esther Elementary School	22.9	441
Okaloosa Stemm Center	9.3	365
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College	4.5	334
Southside Primary School	7.5	279
Okaloosa Academy	5.4	185