Palm Coast Times

There were 2,048 Hispanic students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 3.2% increase from the 1,985 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Putnam County welcomed a total of 10,293 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 19.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Putnam County, Middleton-Burney Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 611 students, making up 58.4% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	7.9	1,639
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	15.3	1,097
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	58.4	1,046
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	49.3	1,005
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School	16.3	904
Kelley Smith Elementary School	2.8	753
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	14.5	660
William D. Moseley Elementary School	7.4	609
James A. Long Elementary School	1.8	552
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	6.7	476
Ochwilla Elementary School	5.6	410
Mellon Learning Center	5.2	267