Tallahassee Sun

There were 1,393 Asian students enrolled in Leon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 9.9% increase from the 1,267 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Leon County welcomed a total of 32,212 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Leon County, Lawton Chiles High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 157 students, making up 8.3% 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 Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Leon High School	2.9	1,935
Lawton Chiles High School	8.3	1,900
Florida State University School	2.5	1,875
Lincoln High School	4.5	1,861
James Rickards High School	7.4	1,581
William J. Montford III Middle School	2.5	921
Deerlake Middle School	7.3	894
Gilchrist Elementary School	4.2	864
Hawks Rise Elementary School	16.3	805
Killearn Lakes Elementary School	1.3	777
Swift Creek Middle School	2.2	772
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	1.3	769
Kate Sullivan Elementary School	11.7	759
Fairview Middle School	10.2	747
Buck Lake Elementary School	11	730
J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood	2	657
Tallahassee Classical School	4.6	525