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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Gulf County Education: 118 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 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 118 multiracial students enrolled in Gulf County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 8.3% increase from the 109 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Gulf County welcomed a total of 1,915 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Gulf County, Port St. Joe Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 43 students, making up 8.4% 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 Gulf County in 2023-24 School Year

White [76.8%]Black [10%]Multiracial [6.2%]Hispanic [5.2%]Ethnicities with <5% [0%]

Enrollment in Gulf County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Port St. Joe High School6.4%515
Port St. Joe Elementary School8.4%512
Wewahitchka Elementary School6.6%488
Wewahitchka High School2.6%381

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