Tallahassee Sun

There were 17,002 white students enrolled in Escambia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.2% decrease from the 17,206 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Escambia County welcomed a total of 37,851 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 44.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 68 schools in Escambia County, J. M. Tate Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,504 students, making up 71.3% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
J. M. Tate Senior High School	71.3	2,110
Pine Forest High School	27.5	1,870
Washington Senior High School	41.5	1,733
Escambia High School	39.3	1,655
West Florida High School/Technical	48.9	1,277
Pensacola High School	27.7	1,229
Ransom Middle School	66.7	1,224
Jim C. Bailey Middle School	48.3	1,159
Coastal Connections Academy	44.5	1,131
Ferry Pass Middle School	34.8	1,014
Bellview Middle School	23.5	992
Beulah Middle School	44.6	958
Beulah Elementary School	60	946
Kingsfield Elementary School	67	883
Scenic Heights Elementary School	50.4	809
Blue Angels Elementary School	54.4	789
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School	65.1	764
Pine Meadow Elementary School	67.3	710
J. H. Workman Middle School	20.6	705
Jim Allen Elementary School	68.8	677
Hellen Caro Elementary School	66.2	659
Cordova Park Elementary School	64.8	637
L. D. McArthur Elementary School	42.8	593
A. K. Suter Elementary School	61.2	587
Warrington Middle School	19.7	573
Ferry Pass Elementary School	30.7	567
Molino Park Elementary School	84.7	561
Brown Barge Middle School	52.5	549
Longleaf Elementary School	31.6	548
Bellview Elementary School	42.9	545
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	45.5	534
Northview High School	75	532
N. B. Cook Elementary School	51.6	514
Sherwood Elementary School	27.2	511
Bratt Elementary School	67.7	496
Ernest Ward Middle School	73.9	486
Global Learning Academy	2.3	470
Ensley Elementary School	12.5	465
West Pensacola Elementary School	30.5	459
Reinhardt Holm Elementary School	21	453
Myrtle Grove Elementary School	43	446
Navy Point Elementary School	24.7	430
Brentwood Elementary School	24.8	407
Beulah Academy of Science	72.8	309
Warrington Elementary School	10.7	307
Achieve Academy at McMillian	4.6	281
Success Academy	32	266
Escambia Virtual Academy Franchise	65.5	177
Byrneville Elementary School Inc.	71.3	174
Escambia Westgate Center	14.9	141
Pensacola Beach Elementary School Inc.	89.3	122
Escambia County Acceleration Academy	20.6	107
County Administrative Annex	37.5	72