Palm Coast Times

There were 1,767 Black students enrolled in Flagler County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2% decrease from the 1,803 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Flagler County welcomed a total of 13,331 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 13.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Flagler County, Flagler-Palm Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 387 students, making up 15.3% 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 Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Flagler-Palm Coast High School	15.3	2,523
Matanzas High School	10.9	1,978
Indian Trails Middle School	10.3	1,518
Buddy Taylor Middle School	17.3	1,343
Belle Terre Elementary School	9.6	1,190
Bunnell Elementary School	18.1	1,080
Old Kings Elementary School	1.6	979
Imagine School at Town Center	11.6	895
Rymfire Elementary School	17.6	892
Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary School	15.1	743