Palm Coast Times

There were 1,767 Black students enrolled in Flagler County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Flagler County School District welcomed 13,331 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 13.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Flagler County School District roughly covers 11 schools within Flagler County, and has a main office in Bunnell.

Among the 11 schools in Flagler County School District, Flagler-Palm Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 387 students.

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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	13,331	1,767	13.3%
2021-22	13,131	1,803	13.7%
2020-21	12,853	1,811	14.1%
2019-20	12,946	1,824	14.1%
2018-19	12,980	1,909	14.7%
2017-18	13,026	1,949	15%