Palm Coast Times

There were 1,817 Black students enrolled in Flagler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.8% increase from the 1,767 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Flagler County welcomed a total of 13,503 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 13.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Flagler County, Flagler-Palm Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 401 students, making up 15.6% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Flagler-Palm Coast High School	15.6%	2,563
Matanzas High School	11.6%	1,992
Indian Trails Middle School	11.5%	1,513
Buddy Taylor Middle School	15.2%	1,325
Belle Terre Elementary School	10.4%	1,289
Bunnell Elementary School	17.8%	1,096
Old Kings Elementary School	6.2%	994
Rymfire Elementary School	16.3%	932
Imagine School at Town Center	13.6%	856
Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary School	16%	744
Iflagler-Virtual Franchise	14.8%	142
Flagler Virtual Instruction KG-12	17.5%	57