Palm Coast Times

white students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in St. Johns County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 51,944 students attending St. Johns County schools, 68.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.1% of St. Johns County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in St. Johns County, representing 68.2% of the student body.

First Coast Technical College had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 37.3% Black students and 35.3% white students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased by 2.6% when compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alice B. Landrum Middle School	White	76.7%	1,135
Allen D. Nease Senior High School	White	70.3%	2,163
Bartram Trail High School	White	71%	2,146
Blind High School (FSDB)	White	55.6%	108
Blind PK-8 School (FSDB)	White	48.5%	66
Creekside High School	White	67.3%	2,554
Crookshank Elementary School	White	57.9%	662
Cunningham Creek Elementary School	White	70.8%	722
Deaf Elementary School (FSDB)	White	55.3%	85
Deaf High School (FSDB)	White	38.6%	171
Deaf Middle School (FSDB)	White	41.3%	80
Durbin Creek Elementary School	White	50.9%	1,020
First Coast Technical College	Black	37.3%	51
Freedom Crossing Academy	White	63.9%	1,955
Fruit Cove Middle School	White	63%	1,212
Gaines Alternative at Hamblen	White	58.2%	67
Gamble Rogers Middle School	White	74.9%	904
Hickory Creek Elementary School	White	66.8%	805
High School III	White	63.6%	1,933
Julington Creek Elementary School	White	70%	978
Ketterlinus Elementary School	White	72.4%	398
Liberty Pines Academy	White	64%	1,948
Life Work/Project Search	White	60.9%	92
Mill Creek Academy	White	66.9%	1,988
Ocean Palms Elementary School	White	67.8%	952
Osceola Elementary School	White	57.9%	688
Otis A. Mason Elementary School	White	69.7%	700
Pacetti Bay Middle School	White	68%	1,535
Palencia Elementary School	White	74.4%	708
Palm Valley Academy	White	81%	1,498
Patriot Oaks Academy	White	62.9%	1,466
Pedro Menendez High School	White	74.6%	1,485
Picolata Crossing Elementary School	White	66.6%	1,000
Pine Island Academy	White	75.8%	1,721
Ponte Vedra High School	White	79.4%	1,928
Ponte Vedra Palm Valley Rawlings Elementary School	White	80.7%	1,043
R. B. Hunt Elementary School	White	84.1%	534
R. J. Murray Middle School	White	61.2%	745
Sebastian Middle School	White	70.9%	633
South Woods Elementary School	White	67.4%	694
St. Augustine High School	White	66.7%	1,695
St. Augustine Public Montessori School (SAPMS)	White	69.2%	130
St. Johns Community Campus	White	64.1%	64
St. Johns County Jail (DJJ)	Black	< 10%	< 10
St. Johns County Transition Program	White	63.4%	41
St. Johns Technical High School	White	52.4%	208
St. Johns Virtual Franchise	White	75.8%	347
Switzerland Point Middle School	White	73%	1,513
The Webster School	White	51.1%	532
Therapeutic Learning Center	White	80%	15
Timberlin Creek Elementary School	White	68.4%	1,345
Tocoi Creek High School	White	66.9%	2,375
Valley Ridge Academy	White	72%	1,267
W. Douglas Hartley Elementary School	White	74.1%	564
Wards Creek Elementary School	White	55%	1,210