Palm Coast Times

There were 89 Black students enrolled in Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% less 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, Black students comprised 17.9% of the student body to be the third 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.

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	497	89	17.9%
2021-22	494	94	19%
2020-21	517	97	18.8%
2019-20	525	97	18.5%
2018-19	528	101	19.1%
2017-18	545	106	19.4%