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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Hispanic enrollment rises in Franklin County schools during 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 130 Hispanic students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 10.2% increase from the 118 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Franklin County welcomed a total of 1,195 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Franklin County, Franklin County School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 94 students, making up 11.5% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

Ethnicities in Franklin County in 2023-24 School Year

White [71%]Hispanic [10.9%]Multiracial [8.9%]Black [8.5%]Ethnicities with <5% [0%]

Enrollment in Franklin County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Hispanic Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Franklin County School11.5%815
Apalachicola Bay Charter School9.8%367

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