Tallahassee Sun

There were 3,026 multiracial students enrolled in Escambia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.2% increase from the 2,991 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 8% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 68 schools in Escambia County, Escambia High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 203 students, making up 12.3% 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 multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
J. M. Tate Senior High School	6.5	2,110
Pine Forest High School	6.7	1,870
Washington Senior High School	7.4	1,733
Escambia High School	12.3	1,655
West Florida High School/Technical	8.7	1,277
Pensacola High School	6.5	1,229
Ransom Middle School	5.3	1,224
Jim C. Bailey Middle School	11.8	1,159
Coastal Connections Academy	2	1,131
Ferry Pass Middle School	8.8	1,014
Bellview Middle School	8.6	992
Beulah Middle School	8.2	958
Beulah Elementary School	7.8	946
Kingsfield Elementary School	7.4	883
Scenic Heights Elementary School	4.4	809
Blue Angels Elementary School	9.8	789
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School	5.1	764
Pine Meadow Elementary School	5.4	710
J. H. Workman Middle School	6	705
Hellen Caro Elementary School	6.1	659
Cordova Park Elementary School	1.7	637
L. D. McArthur Elementary School	4.6	593
A. K. Suter Elementary School	1.9	587
Warrington Middle School	8.9	573
Ferry Pass Elementary School	1.9	567
Brown Barge Middle School	13.1	549
Bellview Elementary School	2	545
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	8.6	534
N. B. Cook Elementary School	4.9	514
Sherwood Elementary School	2	511
Bratt Elementary School	2	496
Ernest Ward Middle School	4.3	486
C. A. Weis Elementary School	2.1	466
West Pensacola Elementary School	2.4	459
Myrtle Grove Elementary School	5.4	446
Navy Point Elementary School	2.6	430
Beulah Academy of Science	3.2	309