FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 2,892 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 9.0% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 1.5% compared to the year before.
Leon County Schools District also had a high enrollment for the first-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Leon High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Leon County Schools District enrolled a total of 32,212 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 25th highest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 25th highest 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.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Amos P. Godby High School | 1,444 |
| Apalachee Elementary School | 544 |
| Astoria Park Elementary School | 527 |
| Bond Elementary School | 536 |
| Buck Lake Elementary School | 730 |
| Canopy Oaks Elementary School | 640 |
| Chaires Elementary School | 479 |
| Deerlake Middle School | 894 |
| Desoto Trail Elementary School | 654 |
| Elizabeth Cobb Middle School | 769 |
| Fairview Middle School | 747 |
| Fort Braden School | 636 |
| Frank Hartsfield Elementary School | 309 |
| Gilchrist Elementary School | 864 |
| Governor's Charter School | 319 |
| Gretchen Everhart School | 105 |
| Griffin Middle School | 532 |
| Hawks Rise Elementary School | 805 |
| Heritage Trails Community School | 12 |
| Hospital Homebound | 36 |
| J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood | 657 |
| James Rickards High School | 1,581 |
| John G. Riley Elementary School | 528 |
| Kate Sullivan Elementary School | 759 |
| Killearn Lakes Elementary School | 777 |
| Lawton Chiles High School | 1,900 |
| Leon County Juvenile Detention Center | 10 |
| Leon County Virtual School Franchise | 159 |
| Leon High School | 1,935 |
| Lincoln High School | 1,861 |
| Oak Ridge Elementary School | 419 |
| Pace Center for Girls | 28 |
| Pineview Elementary School | 362 |
| PreK | 51 |
| R. Frank Nims Middle School | 609 |
| Raa Middle School | 855 |
| Roberts Elementary School | 870 |
| Ruediger Elementary School | 484 |
| Sabal Palm Elementary School | 664 |
| Sail | 384 |
| Sealey Elementary School | 405 |
| Second Chance at Ghazvini Learning Center | 39 |
| Springwood Elementary School | 423 |
| Success Academy at Ghazvini Learning Center | 226 |
| Swift Creek Middle School | 772 |
| Tallahassee Classical School | 525 |
| Tallahassee School of Math & Sciences | 568 |
| The School of Arts & Sciences Centre | 447 |
| W. T. Moore Elementary School | 579 |
| William J. Montford III Middle School | 921 |
| Woodville School | 492 |
| Total Leon County Schools District | 32,212 |
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