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Black students made up 11.5% of Union County's only school district enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 273 Black students enrolled in Union County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 4.5% decrease from the 286 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Union County welcomed a total of 2,370 students at the time. Among them, Black students comprised 11.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was white, accounting for 77.1% of the students (1,828).

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.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.

Ethnicities in Union County in 2023-24 School Year

White [77.1%]Black [11.5%]Multiracial [7%]Ethnicities with <5% [3.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Union County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of Black StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Union County School District2732,37011.5%

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