Palm Coast Times

There were 313 Asian students enrolled in Flagler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.5% decrease from the 321 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Flagler County, Flagler-Palm Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 63 students, making up 2.5% 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 Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Flagler-Palm Coast High School	2.5%	2,563
Matanzas High School	2.2%	1,992
Indian Trails Middle School	2.8%	1,513
Buddy Taylor Middle School	1.8%	1,325
Belle Terre Elementary School	2.6%	1,289
Bunnell Elementary School	1.6%	1,096
Old Kings Elementary School	2.3%	994
Rymfire Elementary School	3.3%	932
Imagine School at Town Center	2.7%	856
Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary School	1.5%	744