Emerald Coast Times

There were 3,084 multiracial students enrolled in Okaloosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.3% increase from the 2,957 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 9.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 50 schools in Okaloosa County, Crestview High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 261 students, making up 11.3% 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 multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Crestview High School	11.3	2,315
Niceville Senior High School	7.1	2,039
Choctawhatchee Senior High School	9.4	1,677
Fort Walton Beach High School	8.4	1,620
Baker School	0.7	1,484
Davidson Middle School	8.5	1,149
C. W. Ruckel Middle School	7.7	1,136
Antioch Elementary School	11.2	1,016
Destin Elementary School	7.4	976
Liza Jackson Preparatory School	5.7	971
Riverside Elementary School	13	947
Bluewater Elementary School	2.5	930
Shoal River Middle School	12.8	927
Walker Elementary School	9.5	864
Destin Middle School	3.1	846
Bob Sikes Elementary School	9.4	829
James E. Plew Elementary School	7.7	829
Northwood Elementary School	10.3	828
Max Bruner Junior Middle School	11.3	776
W. C. Pryor Middle School	10.2	709
Addie R. Lewis School	9.2	693
Clifford Meigs Middle School	8.7	624
Shalimar Elementary School	6.8	614
Elliott Point Elementary School	6.9	597
Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	9.4	553
Longwood Elementary School	3.6	548
Kenwood Elementary School	9	545
Lula J. Edge Elementary School	9.3	536
Florosa Elementary School	11.9	536
Eglin Elementary School	12.4	460
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School	14.3	453
Okaloosa Stemm Center	6.3	365
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College	3.6	334
Southside Primary School	7.2	279