Emerald Coast Times

There were 20 Alaska Native students enrolled in Okaloosa County school in the 2023-24 school year, a 13% decrease from the 23 Alaska Native students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Okaloosa County welcomed a total of 32,415 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Alaska Native students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Crestview High School was the only school in the county that enrolled Alaska Native students in the 2023-24 school year.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Alaska Native Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Crestview High School	0.8%	2,397