Emerald Coast Times

The only school district in Santa Rosa County experienced a slight increase in student numbers, growing by 0.6% and welcoming 30,764 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 74.1% of Santa Rosa County School District’s total enrollment.

Santa Rosa County School District has a main office in Milton and is the only school district within Santa Rosa County.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Navarre High School	2,406	2,352	2.3%
Pace High School	2,240	2,144	4.5%
Milton High School	2,085	2,010	3.7%
Gulf Breeze High School	1,978	1,927	2.6%
Coastal Connections Academy	1,131	1,364	-17.1%
Thomas L. Sims Middle School	1,098	1,106	-0.7%
East Bay K-8 School	1,032	948	8.9%
Woodlawn Beach Middle School	948	932	1.7%
Gulf Breeze Middle School	936	913	2.5%
Berryhill Elementary School	923	880	4.9%
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School	920	890	3.4%
Pea Ridge Elementary School	837	874	-4.2%
S. S. Dixon Primary School	834	790	5.6%
Gulf Breeze Elementary School	831	809	2.7%
Holley-Navarre Middle School	830	830	0%
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School	819	829	-1.2%
West Navarre Intermediate School	813	793	2.5%
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School	812	829	-2.1%
Oriole Beach Elementary School	799	783	2%
East Milton Elementary School	789	700	12.7%
Holley-Navarre Primary School	771	762	1.2%
Avalon Middle School	767	778	-1.4%
Holley-Navarre Intermediate School	725	756	-4.1%
West Navarre Primary School	723	748	-3.3%
Hobbs Middle School	700	688	1.7%
Martin Luther King Middle School	660	658	0.3%
Central School	643	670	-4%
Jay High School	512	455	12.5%
Jay Elementary School	511	472	8.3%
Bagdad Elementary School	498	472	5.5%
Chumuckla Elementary School	367	359	2.2%
T. R. Jackson PreK Center	201	199	1%
Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise	156	369	-57.7%
Santa Rosa Adult School	149	151	-1.3%
Learning Academy of Santa Rosa	119	93	28%
High Road	107	104	2.9%
Ese Development Center	66	85	-22.4%
Santa Rosa Online Virtual Instruction Program	25	44	-43.2%