Panama City Reporter

There were 1,484 white students enrolled in Gulf County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same as the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Gulf County welcomed a total of 1,928 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 77% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Gulf County, Wewahitchka Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 435 students, making up 86.3% 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.

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Port St. Joe Elementary School	69.7	534
Port St. Joe High School	69.9	512
Wewahitchka Elementary School	86.3	504
Wewahitchka High School	84	363