Hernando Reporter

Hernando County School District had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 24,058 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 58.1% of the Hernando County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 43.4% of the total enrollment.

Hernando County School District covers 29 schools within Hernando County, with its main office in Brooksville.

Among the 29 schools in Hernando County School District, Frank W. Springstead High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,896 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
Frank W. Springstead High School	1,896
Winding Waters K-8	1,622
Explorer K-8	1,617
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math	1,477
Weeki Wachee High School	1,435
Hernando High School	1,299
Nature Coast Technical High School	1,298
Powell Middle School	1,004
Pine Grove Elementary School	991
John D. Floyd Elementary School	948
Suncoast Elementary School	899
Spring Hill Elementary School	893
Fox Chapel Middle School	862
Deltona Elementary School	843
D. S. Parrott Middle School	835
Chocachatti Elementary School	783
West Hernando Middle School	695
Moton Elementary School	679
Brooksville Elementary School	652
Eastside Elementary School	631
Westside Elementary School	544
Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology	212
Endeavor Academy	132
Gulf Coast Elementary School	110
Central High School	93
Hernando Eschool Virtual Franchise	62
Pace Center for Girls	28
Contracted Services	16
Hernando County Jail	0