FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 879 students enrolled in district’s kindergarten in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.9% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the kindergarten fell by 2.1% compared to the year before.
Columbia County School District also had a high enrollment for the first-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Eastside Elementary School had the most kindergarten students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Columbia County School District enrolled a total of 9,887 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 34th lowest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 34th lowest in the year before.
In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Belmont Academy | 759 |
| Columbia City Elementary School | 615 |
| Columbia High School | 1,737 |
| Columbia Virtual Instruction Program | 16 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 631 |
| Five Points Elementary School | 400 |
| Fort White Elementary School | 681 |
| Fort White High School | 1,158 |
| Lake City Middle School | 970 |
| Melrose Park Elementary School | 398 |
| Niblack Elementary School | 282 |
| Pathways Academy | 87 |
| Pinemount Elementary School | 486 |
| PreK Ese | 0 |
| Richardson Sixth Grade Academy | 450 |
| Summers Elementary School | 517 |
| Westside Elementary School | 544 |
| Total Columbia County School District | 9,887 |
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