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There were 1,481 Asian students enrolled in Alachua County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.7% decrease from the 1,492 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 5.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 57 schools in Alachua County, F. W. Buchholz High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 205 students, making up 8.1% 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 Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
F. W. Buchholz High School	8.1	2,540
Gainesville High School	5.5	1,873
Eastside High School	11.1	1,220
Kanapaha Middle School	5.7	1,094
Oak View Middle School	1.1	964
Fort Clarke Middle School	5.4	961
Kimball Wiles Elementary School	10.8	862
Meadowbrook Elementary School	6.4	848
Westwood Middle School	3.1	847
Howard W. Bishop Middle School	4.5	823
Hidden Oak Elementary School	7	775
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School	9.9	749
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	17.1	709
William S. Talbot Elementary School	1.6	631
Joseph Williams Elementary School	14.3	469