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There were 370 Hispanic students enrolled in Gilchrist County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.3% increase from the 348 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Gilchrist County welcomed a total of 2,839 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Gilchrist County, Trenton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 114 students, making up 14.1% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Trenton Elementary School	14.1	809
Trenton High School	9.7	715
Bell Elementary School	9.5	661
Bell High School	10.7	627