Emerald Coast Times

Navarre High School had the highest enrollment among Santa Rosa County schools, welcoming 2,430 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 68% of Navarre High School’s total enrollment.

Navarre High School is part of the Santa Rosa County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Santa Rosa County with its main office in Navarre.

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	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Navarre High School	Navarre	2,430
Pace High School	Pace	2,284
Milton High School	Milton	2,027
Gulf Breeze High School	Gulf Breeze	1,977
East Bay K-8 School	Gulf Breeze	1,081
Pace K-8	Milton	1,012
Woodlawn Beach Middle School	Gulf Breeze	945
Gulf Breeze Middle School	Gulf Breeze	914
Gulf Breeze Elementary School	Gulf Breeze	880
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School	Milton	876
Berryhill Elementary School	Milton	865
Thomas L. Sims Middle School	Pace	850
Pea Ridge Elementary School	Pace	822
Holley-Navarre Middle School	Navarre	803
West Navarre Intermediate School	Navarre	777
Oriole Beach Elementary School	Gulf Breeze	771
East Milton Elementary School	Milton	771
Avalon Middle School	Milton	768
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School	Milton	760
Hobbs Middle School	Milton	724
Holley-Navarre Intermediate School	Navarre	708
Central School	Milton	696
Martin Luther King Middle School	Milton	681
West Navarre Primary School	Navarre	668
Holley-Navarre Primary School	Navarre	651
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School	Pace	640
S. S. Dixon Primary School	Pace	629
Jay High School	Jay	506
Bagdad Elementary School	Milton	504
Jay Elementary School	Jay	488
Chumuckla Elementary School	Jay	338
T. R. Jackson PreK Center	Milton	182
Santa Rosa Adult School	Milton	169
Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise	Milton	130
High Road	Milton	123
Learning Academy of Santa Rosa	Milton	89
Santa Rosa Online Virtual Instruction Program	Milton	22