More multiracial students enrolled in Alachua County schools in 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By NC Florida News

Dec 14, 2023

There were 2,145 multiracial students enrolled in Alachua County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.3% increase from the 2,096 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 7.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 57 schools in Alachua County, F. W. Buchholz High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 199 students, making up 7.8% 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.

Ethnicities in Alachua County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Alachua County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
F. W. Buchholz High School	7.8	2,540
Gainesville High School	7.2	1,873
P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School	3.7	1,287
Eastside High School	6.9	1,220
Santa Fe High School	5.6	1,154
Kanapaha Middle School	7	1,094
Oak View Middle School	9	964
Fort Clarke Middle School	6.6	961
Kimball Wiles Elementary School	4.2	862
Meadowbrook Elementary School	7.5	848
Westwood Middle School	8	847
Howard W. Bishop Middle School	7.4	823
Hidden Oak Elementary School	4.3	775
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School	3.2	749
Newberry High School	6.3	728
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	3.4	709
Littlewood Elementary School	6.5	706
Newberry Elementary School	5.6	661
William S. Talbot Elementary School	8.6	631
C. W. Norton Elementary School	5.5	598
Myra Terwilliger Elementary School	6.7	586
Idylwild Elementary School	2.3	533
Joseph Williams Elementary School	2.3	469
Stephen Foster Elementary School	2.4	458
Hawthorne Middle/High School	2.2	458
Glen Springs Elementary School	2.8	426
W. W. Irby Elementary School	5.3	379
A. L. Mebane Middle School	4.2	332