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

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

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

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
White [74.1%]Hispanic [9.3%]Multiracial [8.8%]Black [5.4%]Ethnicities with <5% [2.1%]

Enrollment in Santa Rosa County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Black Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Navarre High School5.42,406
Pace High School3.82,240
Milton High School9.32,085
Thomas L. Sims Middle School2.21,098
Woodlawn Beach Middle School3.9948
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School1.1920
S. S. Dixon Primary School1.2834
Holley-Navarre Middle School5.7830
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School2.9819
West Navarre Intermediate School5.8813
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School12.9812
East Milton Elementary School1.3789
Holley-Navarre Primary School5.4771
Avalon Middle School5.6767
Holley-Navarre Intermediate School1.9725
West Navarre Primary School1.8723
Hobbs Middle School10700
Martin Luther King Middle School7660
Bagdad Elementary School5498
T. R. Jackson PreK Center15.4201

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