Palm Coast Times

There were 6,223 Hispanic students enrolled in St. Johns County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 9.8% increase from the 5,670 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 12.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 56 schools in St. Johns County, two schools recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 322 students.

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
Bartram Trail High School	12.9	2,493
Creekside High School	13.1	2,455
Allen D. Nease Senior High School	12.6	2,214
Tocoi Creek High School	14.6	2,008
Freedom Crossing Academy	15	1,970
Ponte Vedra High School	8.7	1,928
Mill Creek Academy	14.9	1,893
Liberty Pines Academy	15.8	1,815
St. Augustine High School	10.9	1,784
Pine Island Academy	12.5	1,530
Pedro Menendez High School	10.4	1,519
Palm Valley Academy	10.2	1,496
Patriot Oaks Academy	10.4	1,468
Pacetti Bay Middle School	14.2	1,443
Switzerland Point Middle School	13.4	1,430
Timberlin Creek Elementary School	14.6	1,311
Valley Ridge Academy	12.3	1,306
High School III	16	1,254
Fruit Cove Middle School	13.5	1,223
Alice B. Landrum Middle School	9.6	1,142
Ponte Vedra Palm Valley Rawlings Elementary School	5.8	1,066
Julington Creek Elementary School	13.3	1,062
Picolata Crossing Elementary School	16.6	961
Durbin Creek Elementary School	13.5	959
Wards Creek Elementary School	15.5	954
Gamble Rogers Middle School	9.7	925
Ocean Palms Elementary School	10.2	921
Hickory Creek Elementary School	11.3	793
Palencia Elementary School	9.2	781
Otis A. Mason Elementary School	10.8	719
Crookshank Elementary School	11.1	704
Osceola Elementary School	6	703
R. J. Murray Middle School	10.9	695
Cunningham Creek Elementary School	9.7	693
South Woods Elementary School	5.7	689
Sebastian Middle School	11.6	654
W. Douglas Hartley Elementary School	7.9	633
The Webster School	3	504
Ketterlinus Elementary School	2.5	402
Deaf High School (FSDB)	27.6	163
Life Work/Project Search	18.3	60