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 941 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.1% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 4.9% compared to the year before.
Walton County School District also had a high enrollment for the first-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, South Walton High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Walton County School District enrolled a total of 11,575 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 36th lowest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 36th lowest 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 |
|---|---|
| Bay School | 146 |
| Dune Lakes Elementary School | 928 |
| Emerald Coast Middle School | 868 |
| Freeport Elementary School | 1,123 |
| Freeport Middle School | 700 |
| Freeport Senior High School | 557 |
| Maude Saunders Elementary School | 553 |
| Mossy Head School | 439 |
| Paxton School | 819 |
| Seaside Neighborhood School | 403 |
| South Walton High School | 1,235 |
| Van R. Butler Elementary School | 1,013 |
| Walton County Jail Program | 0 |
| Walton High School | 856 |
| Walton Initiative for Success in Education (Wise) | 215 |
| Walton Learning Center | 29 |
| Walton Middle School | 801 |
| Walton Virtual Franchise | 31 |
| Walton Virtual School Wcsd | 0 |
| West Defuniak Elementary School | 669 |
| Total Walton County School District | 11,575 |
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