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There were 3,835 Hispanic students enrolled in Alachua County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.3% increase from the 3,609 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Alachua County welcomed a total of 28,964 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 57 schools in Alachua County, F. W. Buchholz High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 351 students, making up 13.8% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
F. W. Buchholz High School	13.8	2,540
Gainesville High School	17.9	1,873
P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School	23.5	1,287
Eastside High School	6.2	1,220
Santa Fe High School	13.9	1,154
Kanapaha Middle School	20.3	1,094
High Springs Community School	13	974
Oak View Middle School	12.8	964
Fort Clarke Middle School	13.2	961
Kimball Wiles Elementary School	16.2	862
Meadowbrook Elementary School	13.9	848
Westwood Middle School	18.4	847
Howard W. Bishop Middle School	8.1	823
Hidden Oak Elementary School	14.3	775
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School	12.7	749
Newberry High School	13.2	728
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	4.8	709
Littlewood Elementary School	20	706
Newberry Elementary School	13.6	661
William S. Talbot Elementary School	6.3	631
C. W. Norton Elementary School	12.5	598
Myra Terwilliger Elementary School	16	586
Idylwild Elementary School	20.3	533
Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary School	30	506
Stephen Foster Elementary School	9.8	458
Archer Elementary School	7.4	457
Glen Springs Elementary School	5.6	426
W. W. Irby Elementary School	11.3	379
A. L. Mebane Middle School	10.2	332
Alachua Elementary School	14.7	326
Professional Academy Magnet at Loften High School	15.9	271
Siatech at Gainesville	19.1	131