Tallahassee Sun

There were 32,212 students enrolled in Leon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 42.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Leon County schools, followed by 37.4% of white students, 9.9% of Hispanic students and 6% of multiracial students.

Leon High School registered the highest enrollment among Leon County's 54 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 1,935 students.

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 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	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Leon High School	1,944	1,935	-0.5
Lawton Chiles High School	2,021	1,900	-6
Florida State University School	1,825	1,875	2.7
Lincoln High School	1,810	1,861	2.8
James Rickards High School	1,587	1,581	-0.4
Amos P. Godby High School	1,423	1,444	1.5
William J. Montford III Middle School	917	921	0.4
Deerlake Middle School	942	894	-5.1
Roberts Elementary School	835	870	4.2
Gilchrist Elementary School	831	864	4
Raa Middle School	796	855	7.4
Hawks Rise Elementary School	779	805	3.3
Killearn Lakes Elementary School	776	777	0.1
Swift Creek Middle School	727	772	6.2
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	777	769	-1
Kate Sullivan Elementary School	710	759	6.9
Fairview Middle School	743	747	0.5
Buck Lake Elementary School	717	730	1.8
J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood	693	657	-5.2
Desoto Trail Elementary School	657	654	-0.5
Canopy Oaks Elementary School	627	640	2.1
Fort Braden School	670	636	-5.1
Florida A&m University Developmental Research School	616	621	0.8
R. Frank Nims Middle School	518	609	17.6
W. T. Moore Elementary School	560	579	3.4
Tallahassee School of Math & Sciences	556	568	2.2
Apalachee Elementary School	540	544	0.7
Bond Elementary School	534	536	0.4
Griffin Middle School	592	532	-10.1
John G. Riley Elementary School	486	528	8.6
Astoria Park Elementary School	521	527	1.2
Tallahassee Classical School	534	525	-1.7
Sabal Palm Elementary School	460	492	7
Woodville School	460	492	7
Ruediger Elementary School	443	484	9.3
Chaires Elementary School	450	479	6.4
The School of Arts and Sciences on Thomasville	452	457	1.1
The School of Arts & Sciences Centre	411	447	8.8
Springwood Elementary School	464	423	-8.8
Oak Ridge Elementary School	384	419	9.1
Sealey Elementary School	436	405	-7.1
Sail	365	384	5.2
Pineview Elementary School	354	362	2.3
Governor's Charter School	399	319	-20.1
Frank Hartsfield Elementary School	339	309	-8.8
Success Academy at Ghazvini Learning Center	255	226	-11.4
Leon County Virtual School Franchise	701	159	-77.3
Gretchen Everhart School	101	105	4
Pace Center for Girls	59	64	8.5
PreK	32	51	59.4
Second Chance at Ghazvini Learning Center	16	39	143.8
Heritage Trails Community School	66	12	-81.8
Leon County Juvenile Detention Center	34	10	-70.6