Palm Coast Times

There were 941 multiracial students enrolled in Flagler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1.7% increase from the 925 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 7% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Flagler County, Flagler-Palm Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 174 students, making up 6.8% 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 multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Flagler-Palm Coast High School	6.8%	2,563
Matanzas High School	5.9%	1,992
Indian Trails Middle School	6.3%	1,513
Buddy Taylor Middle School	7%	1,325
Belle Terre Elementary School	6.8%	1,289
Bunnell Elementary School	7.6%	1,096
Old Kings Elementary School	6.9%	994
Rymfire Elementary School	11.2%	932
Imagine School at Town Center	7.4%	856
Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary School	7.3%	744