AK Commissioner of Education Heidi Teshner 2023 | Alaska Department of Education
AK Commissioner of Education Heidi Teshner 2023 | Alaska Department of Education
Data showed that Alachua County welcomed a total of 30,251 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was white, accounting for 12,181 (40.3%) of the students, followed by Black students who represented 10,098 (33.4%) of the student population.
Among the two districts in Alachua County, Alachua County Public Schools District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 3,835 students, making up 13.2% of the school's total student body. This marks a 0.7% increase over 12.5% of Hispanic students in the district during the previous school year.
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.
| District | % of Hispanic Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County Public Schools District | 13.2 | 28,964 |
| UF Lab School District | 23.5 | 1,287 |
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