Panama City Reporter

Gulf County School District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 1,928 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 77% of the Gulf County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 43.3% of the total enrollment.

Gulf County School District covers five schools within Gulf County, with its main office in Port St. Joe.

Among the five schools in Gulf County School District, Port St. Joe Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 534 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
Port St. Joe Elementary School	534
Port St. Joe High School	512
Wewahitchka Elementary School	504
Wewahitchka High School	363
PreK Ese	0