Tallahassee Sun

There were 37,851 students enrolled in Escambia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 44.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Escambia County schools, followed by 34.3% of Black students, 9.8% of Hispanic students and 8% of multiracial students.

J. M. Tate Senior High School registered the highest enrollment among Escambia County's 68 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,110 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
J. M. Tate Senior High School	2,080	2,110	1.4
Pine Forest High School	1,792	1,870	4.4
Washington Senior High School	1,753	1,733	-1.1
Escambia High School	1,735	1,655	-4.6
West Florida High School/Technical	1,209	1,277	5.6
Pensacola High School	1,329	1,229	-7.5
Ransom Middle School	1,303	1,224	-6.1
Jim C. Bailey Middle School	1,159	1,159	0
Coastal Connections Academy	1,364	1,131	-17.1
Ferry Pass Middle School	975	1,014	4
Bellview Middle School	1,048	992	-5.3
Beulah Middle School	984	958	-2.6
Beulah Elementary School	865	946	9.4
Kingsfield Elementary School	827	883	6.8
Scenic Heights Elementary School	769	809	5.2
Blue Angels Elementary School	748	789	5.5
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School	765	764	-0.1
Pine Meadow Elementary School	750	710	-5.3
J. H. Workman Middle School	739	705	-4.6
Jim Allen Elementary School	636	677	6.4
Hellen Caro Elementary School	670	659	-1.6
Cordova Park Elementary School	604	637	5.5
L. D. McArthur Elementary School	656	593	-9.6
A. K. Suter Elementary School	510	587	15.1
Warrington Middle School	704	573	-18.6
Ferry Pass Elementary School	529	567	7.2
Molino Park Elementary School	527	561	6.5
Brown Barge Middle School	516	549	6.4
Longleaf Elementary School	560	548	-2.1
Bellview Elementary School	549	545	-0.7
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	462	534	15.6
Northview High School	522	532	1.9
N. B. Cook Elementary School	519	514	-1
Sherwood Elementary School	506	511	1
Bratt Elementary School	504	496	-1.6
Oakcrest Elementary School	487	491	0.8
Ernest Ward Middle School	491	486	-1
Global Learning Academy	475	470	-1.1
C. A. Weis Elementary School	461	466	1.1
Ensley Elementary School	404	465	15.1
West Pensacola Elementary School	544	459	-15.6
Reinhardt Holm Elementary School	427	453	6.1
Myrtle Grove Elementary School	461	446	-3.3
Navy Point Elementary School	411	430	4.6
Brentwood Elementary School	352	407	15.6
Montclair Elementary School	382	379	-0.8
Beulah Academy of Science	305	309	1.3
Warrington Elementary School	300	307	2.3
O. J. Semmes Elementary School	422	302	-28.4
Achieve Academy at McMillian	189	281	48.7
Success Academy	242	266	9.9
Lincoln Park Elementary School	241	230	-4.6
Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy	205	203	-1
Escambia Virtual Academy Franchise	197	177	-10.2
Byrneville Elementary School Inc.	159	174	9.4
Escambia Westgate Center	142	141	-0.7
Pensacola Beach Elementary School Inc.	131	122	-6.9
Escambia County Acceleration Academy	150	107	-28.7
County Administrative Annex	78	72	-7.7
Escambia Virtual Instruction Program	133	66	-50.4
Pace Program	60	55	-8.3
Escambia Juvenile Detention	29	28	-3.4
Hope Horizion at Judy Andrews Center	38	26	-31.6
Escambia Boys' Base	15	22	46.7
Hospital & Homebound	35	21	-40
Capstone Academy	25	16	-36