Tallahassee Sun

The only school district in Wakulla County experienced an increase in student numbers, growing by 1.9% and welcoming 5,156 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 79.8% of Wakulla County School District ’s total enrollment.

Wakulla County School District has a main office in Crawfordville and is the only school district within Wakulla County.

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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Wakulla High School	1,418	1,409	0.6%
Crawfordville Elementary School	684	637	7.4%
Shadeville Elementary School	640	605	5.8%
Riversprings Middle School	549	547	0.4%
Riversink Elementary School	503	487	3.3%
Wakulla Middle School	486	523	-7.1%
Medart Elementary School	419	389	7.7%
District Pre-K Programs	223	242	-7.9%
Wakulla Coast Charter School of Arts Science & Technology	169	156	8.3%
Wakulla Institute	65	66	-1.5%