More multiracial students enrolled in Santa Rosa County schools in 2022-23 school year

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

By Emerald Coast Times

Dec 20, 2023

There were 2,711 multiracial students enrolled in Santa Rosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.5% increase from the 2,672 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 8.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 37 schools in Santa Rosa County, Navarre High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 221 students, making up 9.2% 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.

Ethnicities in Santa Rosa County in 2022-23 School Year

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

School name	% of multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Navarre High School	9.2	2,406
Pace High School	7.2	2,240
Milton High School	10	2,085
Gulf Breeze High School	6.1	1,978
Thomas L. Sims Middle School	7.7	1,098
East Bay K-8 School	6.6	1,032
Woodlawn Beach Middle School	9.1	948
Gulf Breeze Middle School	5.6	936
Berryhill Elementary School	10.1	923
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School	6.8	920
Pea Ridge Elementary School	10.6	837
S. S. Dixon Primary School	8	834
Gulf Breeze Elementary School	4.2	831
Holley-Navarre Middle School	12.4	830
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School	10.6	819
West Navarre Intermediate School	10.1	813
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School	12.1	812
Oriole Beach Elementary School	5	799
East Milton Elementary School	6.5	789
Holley-Navarre Primary School	11.8	771
Avalon Middle School	11.3	767
Holley-Navarre Intermediate School	12.3	725
West Navarre Primary School	9.5	723
Hobbs Middle School	10.3	700
Martin Luther King Middle School	11.8	660
Bagdad Elementary School	4.6	498
T. R. Jackson PreK Center	14.4	201