Hernando County Education: 1,933 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Hernando Reporter

Dec 10, 2023

There were 1,933 Black students enrolled in Hernando County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 5.9% increase from the 1,826 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hernando County welcomed a total of 24,058 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Hernando County, Explorer K-8 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 168 students, making up 10.4% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

Ethnicities in Hernando County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Hernando County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Frank W. Springstead High School	6	1,896
Explorer K-8	10.4	1,617
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math	0.7	1,477
Weeki Wachee High School	6.2	1,435
Central High School	10.1	1,426
Hernando High School	12.3	1,299
Nature Coast Technical High School	6.1	1,298
Powell Middle School	7.2	1,004
Pine Grove Elementary School	4.4	991
John D. Floyd Elementary School	2.1	948
Spring Hill Elementary School	3.1	893
Fox Chapel Middle School	8.8	862
Deltona Elementary School	2.4	843
D. S. Parrott Middle School	13.3	835
Eastside Elementary School	11	737
West Hernando Middle School	12.4	695
Moton Elementary School	21.8	679
Brooksville Elementary School	7.2	652
Westside Elementary School	1.9	523