Hernando County Education: 13,987 white 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 11, 2023

There were 13,987 white students enrolled in Hernando County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.1% increase from the 13,980 white 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, white students comprised 58.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Hernando County, Winding Waters K-8 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,153 students, making up 71.1% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Frank W. Springstead High School	57.3	1,896
Winding Waters K-8	71.1	1,622
Explorer K-8	46.4	1,617
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math	67.6	1,477
Weeki Wachee High School	66.9	1,435
Central High School	52.2	1,426
Hernando High School	63.7	1,299
Nature Coast Technical High School	61.1	1,298
Powell Middle School	53.1	1,004
Pine Grove Elementary School	58.1	991
John D. Floyd Elementary School	50.8	948
Suncoast Elementary School	54.2	899
Spring Hill Elementary School	50.8	893
Fox Chapel Middle School	54.9	862
Deltona Elementary School	54.2	843
D. S. Parrott Middle School	59.3	835
Chocachatti Elementary School	60.9	783
Eastside Elementary School	59.4	737
West Hernando Middle School	49.5	695
Moton Elementary School	46.8	679
Brooksville Elementary School	66	652
Westside Elementary School	60.2	523
Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology	67	212
Endeavor Academy	45.5	132
Gulf Coast Elementary School	62.7	110
Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.) a	51.3	78
Hernando Eschool Virtual Franchise	27.4	62