Palm Coast Times

There were 230 white students enrolled in Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind welcomed 497 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 46.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind roughly covers five schools within St. Johns County, and has a main office in St. Augustine.

Among the five schools in Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Blind High School (FSDB) recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 55 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 white Students	white %
2022-23	497	230	46.3%
2021-22	494	226	45.7%
2020-21	517	238	46%
2019-20	525	242	46.1%
2018-19	528	244	46.2%
2017-18	545	255	46.8%