Black students made up 5.7% of St. Johns County schools enrollment in 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Palm Coast Times

Dec 22, 2023

There were 2,879 Black students enrolled in St. Johns County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.3% decrease from the 2,916 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Johns County welcomed a total of 50,155 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 56 schools in St. Johns County, St. Augustine High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 246 students, making up 13.8% 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.

Ethnicities in St. Johns County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in St. Johns County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Bartram Trail High School	5.1	2,493
Creekside High School	4.2	2,455
Allen D. Nease Senior High School	2.5	2,214
Tocoi Creek High School	4.8	2,008
Freedom Crossing Academy	2.7	1,970
Mill Creek Academy	4.7	1,893
Liberty Pines Academy	0.6	1,815
St. Augustine High School	13.8	1,784
Pedro Menendez High School	8.8	1,519
Pacetti Bay Middle School	4.3	1,443
Switzerland Point Middle School	3.7	1,430
Valley Ridge Academy	3.2	1,306
High School III	6.1	1,254
Fruit Cove Middle School	2	1,223
Alice B. Landrum Middle School	1.1	1,142
Ponte Vedra Palm Valley Rawlings Elementary School	0.9	1,066
Durbin Creek Elementary School	1.1	959
Gamble Rogers Middle School	7.2	925
Otis A. Mason Elementary School	4.7	719
Crookshank Elementary School	21.7	704
Osceola Elementary School	24.9	703
R. J. Murray Middle School	19.7	695
South Woods Elementary School	12.2	689
Sebastian Middle School	10.7	654
The Webster School	25.8	504
St. Johns Technical High School	34.4	218
Deaf High School (FSDB)	14.7	163