Palm Coast Times

There were 129 Hispanic students enrolled in Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% 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, Hispanic students comprised 26% of the student body to be the second 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic %
2022-23	497	129	26%
2021-22	494	131	26.5%
2020-21	517	133	25.7%
2019-20	525	137	26.1%
2018-19	528	132	25%
2017-18	545	138	25.3%