FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 1,967 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.2% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 3.1% compared to the year before.
Hernando County School District also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Frank W. Springstead High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Hernando County School District enrolled a total of 24,058 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 29th highest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 29th highest in the year before.
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.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Brooksville Elementary School | 652 |
| Central High School | 93 |
| Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math | 1,477 |
| Chocachatti Elementary School | 783 |
| Contracted Services | 16 |
| D. S. Parrott Middle School | 835 |
| Deltona Elementary School | 843 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 631 |
| Endeavor Academy | 132 |
| Explorer K-8 | 1,617 |
| Fox Chapel Middle School | 862 |
| Frank W. Springstead High School | 1,896 |
| Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology | 212 |
| Gulf Coast Elementary School | 110 |
| Hernando County Jail | 0 |
| Hernando Eschool Virtual Franchise | 62 |
| Hernando High School | 1,299 |
| John D. Floyd Elementary School | 948 |
| Moton Elementary School | 679 |
| Nature Coast Technical High School | 1,298 |
| Pace Center for Girls | 28 |
| Pine Grove Elementary School | 991 |
| Powell Middle School | 1,004 |
| Spring Hill Elementary School | 893 |
| Suncoast Elementary School | 899 |
| Weeki Wachee High School | 1,435 |
| West Hernando Middle School | 695 |
| Westside Elementary School | 544 |
| Winding Waters K-8 | 1,622 |
| Total Hernando County School District | 24,058 |
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