Palm Coast Times

There were 324 Asian students enrolled in Flagler County's only school district in the 2022-23 school year, a 3.5% increase over the 313 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was white, accounting for 7,847 (58.9%) of the students, followed by Hispanic students who represented 2,370 (17.8%) of the student population.

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.

District	% of Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Flagler County School District	2.4	13,331