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 108 students enrolled in district’s eighth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.9% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the eighth-grade grew by 11.3% compared to the year before.
Franklin County School District also had a high enrollment for the seventh-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Franklin County School had the most eighth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year. Franklin County Learning Center, Franklin Virtual Instruction Program, and Franklin Virtual Instruction Program had the fewest.
Data showed that Franklin County School District enrolled a total of 1,208 students in the 2022-23 school year, the fifth lowest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked fifth lowest 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 |
|---|---|
| Apalachicola Bay Charter School | 359 |
| Franklin County Learning Center | 56 |
| Franklin County School | 785 |
| Franklin Virtual Instruction Program | 0 |
| Franklin Virtual Instruction Program | 0 |
| Total Franklin County School District | 1,208 |
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