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Fewer white students enrolled in Bradford County schools in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 1,782 white students enrolled in Bradford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 7.7% decrease from the 1,930 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Bradford County welcomed a total of 2,871 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Bradford County, Bradford High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 515 students, making up 63.4% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

Ethnicities in Bradford County in 2023-24 School Year

White [62.1%]Black [24.3%]Multiracial [6.7%]Hispanic [6.2%]Ethnicities with <5% [0%]

Enrollment in Bradford County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of white Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Bradford High School63.4%812
Southside Elementary School57.6%729
Starke Elementary School60.2%630
Bradford Middle School58.5%410
Lawtey Elementary School78.6%290

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