Gadsden County School District had most of their students enrolled in first-grade during 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Tallahassee Sun

Gadsden County School District's first-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 393 students enrolled in district’s first-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.5% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the first-grade grew by 13.3% compared to the year before.

Gadsden County School District also had a high enrollment for the third-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, George W. Munroe Elementary School had the most first-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that Gadsden County School District enrolled a total of 4,616 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 23rd lowest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 23rd lowest in the year before.

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.

Gadsden County School District Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Enrollment Numbers Among Gadsden County School District in 2022-23 School Year

Schools	Number of Students
Bold Step Infant Care	0
Carter Parramore Academy	43
Chattahoochee Elementary School	133
Crossroad Academy	553
Gadsden Central Academy	21
Gadsden County High School	1,006
Gadsden Elementary Magnet School	128
Gadsden Technical College	10
Gadsden Virtual Instruction Program	0
George W. Munroe Elementary School	503
Greensboro Elementary School	294
Havana Magnet School	505
Head Start Program	32
James A. Shanks Middle School	574
Stewart Street Elementary School	484
West Gadsden Middle School	320
Total Gadsden County School District	4,616