Palm Coast Times

The only school district in Flagler County experienced an increase in student numbers, growing by 1.5% and welcoming 13,331 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 58.9% of Flagler County School District’s total enrollment.

Flagler County School District has a main office in Bunnell and is the only school district within Flagler County.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Flagler-Palm Coast High School	2,523	2,662	-5.2%
Matanzas High School	1,978	1,716	15.3%
Indian Trails Middle School	1,518	911	66.6%
Buddy Taylor Middle School	1,343	1,022	31.4%
Belle Terre Elementary School	1,190	1,360	-12.5%
Bunnell Elementary School	1,080	1,168	-7.5%
Old Kings Elementary School	979	1,130	-13.4%
Imagine School at Town Center	895	864	3.6%
Rymfire Elementary School	892	1,047	-14.8%
Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary School	743	905	-17.9%
Iflagler-Virtual Franchise	136	346	-60.7%
Flagler Virtual Instruction KG-12	54	0