Santa Rosa County Education: 1,647 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Emerald Coast Times

Dec 16, 2023

There were 1,647 Black students enrolled in Santa Rosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.8% decrease from the 1,661 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Santa Rosa County welcomed a total of 30,764 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 37 schools in Santa Rosa County, Milton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 194 students, making up 9.3% 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.

Ethnicities in Santa Rosa County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Santa Rosa County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Navarre High School	5.4	2,406
Pace High School	3.8	2,240
Milton High School	9.3	2,085
Thomas L. Sims Middle School	2.2	1,098
Woodlawn Beach Middle School	3.9	948
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School	1.1	920
S. S. Dixon Primary School	1.2	834
Holley-Navarre Middle School	5.7	830
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School	2.9	819
West Navarre Intermediate School	5.8	813
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School	12.9	812
East Milton Elementary School	1.3	789
Holley-Navarre Primary School	5.4	771
Avalon Middle School	5.6	767
Holley-Navarre Intermediate School	1.9	725
West Navarre Primary School	1.8	723
Hobbs Middle School	10	700
Martin Luther King Middle School	7	660
Bagdad Elementary School	5	498
T. R. Jackson PreK Center	15.4	201