FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
The most represented ethnicity among Alachua County Public Schools District students was white, accounting for 40.2% of the student population.
Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 45.7% of the total enrollment.
Alachua County Public Schools District covers 53 schools within Alachua County, with its main office in Gainesville.
Among the 53 schools in Alachua County Public Schools District, F. W. Buchholz High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,540 students in the 2022-23 school year.
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 |
|---|---|
| F. W. Buchholz High School | 2,540 |
| Gainesville High School | 1,873 |
| Eastside High School | 1,220 |
| Santa Fe High School | 1,154 |
| Kanapaha Middle School | 1,094 |
| High Springs Community School | 974 |
| Oak View Middle School | 964 |
| Fort Clarke Middle School | 961 |
| Kimball Wiles Elementary School | 862 |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School | 848 |
| Westwood Middle School | 847 |
| Howard W. Bishop Middle School | 823 |
| Hidden Oak Elementary School | 775 |
| Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School | 749 |
| Newberry High School | 728 |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle School | 709 |
| Littlewood Elementary School | 706 |
| Newberry Elementary School | 661 |
| William S. Talbot Elementary School | 631 |
| C. W. Norton Elementary School | 598 |
| Myra Terwilliger Elementary School | 586 |
| Idylwild Elementary School | 533 |
| Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary School | 506 |
| W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School | 478 |
| Joseph Williams Elementary School | 469 |
| Stephen Foster Elementary School | 458 |
| Hawthorne Middle/High School | 458 |
| Archer Elementary School | 457 |
| Glen Springs Elementary School | 426 |
| Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School | 402 |
| W. W. Irby Elementary School | 379 |
| Chester Shell Elementary School | 355 |
| A. L. Mebane Middle School | 332 |
| Lake Forest Elementary School | 330 |
| Alachua Elementary School | 326 |
| Professional Academy Magnet at Loften High School | 271 |
| Caring & Sharing Learning School | 255 |
| Alachua Eschool (Virtual Franchise) | 242 |
| North Central Florida Public Charter School | 184 |
| The One Room School House Project | 177 |
| Boulware Springs Charter | 158 |
| Sidney Lanier Center | 149 |
| Resilience Charter School Inc. | 120 |
| Alachua Learning Academy Elementary | 108 |
| Healthy Learning Academy Charter School | 107 |
| Micanopy Academy | 88 |
| Expressions Learning Arts Academy | 84 |
| Alachua Virtual Instruction Program | 76 |
| A.quinn Jones Center | 64 |
| Alachua Learning Academy Middle | 59 |
| Pace | 50 |
| Hospital Homebound | 36 |
| Amikids | 26 |
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