FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 2,866 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.8% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the ninth-grade fell by 0% compared to the year before.
Okaloosa County School District also had a high enrollment for the third-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Crestview High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Okaloosa County School District enrolled a total of 32,733 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 24th highest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 24th highest in the year before.
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.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Addie R. Lewis School | 693 |
| Adjudicated Youth Facility | 0 |
| Annette P. Edwins Elementary School | 453 |
| Antioch Elementary School | 1,016 |
| Baker School | 1,484 |
| Bluewater Elementary School | 930 |
| Bob Sikes Elementary School | 829 |
| C. W. Ruckel Middle School | 1,136 |
| Choctawhatchee Senior High School | 1,677 |
| Clifford Meigs Middle School | 624 |
| Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College | 334 |
| Crestview High School | 2,315 |
| Crestview Youth Academy | 30 |
| Crestview Youth Academy (Non Secure) | 20 |
| Davidson Middle School | 1,149 |
| Destin Elementary School | 976 |
| Destin High School | 470 |
| Destin Middle School | 846 |
| Eglin Elementary School | 460 |
| Elliott Point Elementary School | 597 |
| Emerald Coast Career Institute N | 37 |
| Florosa Elementary School | 536 |
| Fort Walton Beach High School | 1,620 |
| James E. Plew Elementary School | 829 |
| Kenwood Elementary School | 545 |
| Laurel Hill School | 452 |
| Liza Jackson Preparatory School | 971 |
| Longwood Elementary School | 548 |
| Lula J. Edge Elementary School | 536 |
| Mary Esther Elementary School | 441 |
| Max Bruner Junior Middle School | 776 |
| Niceville Senior High School | 2,039 |
| Northwest Florida Ballet Academie | 141 |
| Northwood Elementary School | 828 |
| Okaloosa Academy | 185 |
| Okaloosa Online Non Franchised | 553 |
| Okaloosa Regional Detention | 11 |
| Okaloosa Stemm Center | 365 |
| Okaloosa Technical College | 38 |
| Okaloosa Virtual Instruction Program | 13 |
| Okaloosa Youth Academy | 57 |
| Richbourg School | 79 |
| Riverside Elementary School | 683 |
| Shalimar Elementary School | 614 |
| Shoal River Middle School | 927 |
| Silver Sands-Excep. Children | 114 |
| Southside Primary School | 279 |
| W. C. Pryor Middle School | 709 |
| Walker Elementary School | 539 |
| Wright Elementary School | 635 |
| Total Okaloosa County School District | 32,733 |
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