Tallahassee Sun

Lawton Chiles High School had the highest enrollment among Leon County schools, welcoming 1,928 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 70% of Lawton Chiles High School’s total enrollment.

Lawton Chiles High School is part of the Leon County Schools District, which generally encompasses schools within Leon County with its main office in Tallahassee.

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	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Lawton Chiles High School	Tallahassee	1,928
Leon High School	Tallahassee	1,923
Florida State University School	Tallahassee	1,871
Lincoln High School	Tallahassee	1,860
James Rickards High School	Tallahassee	1,575
Amos P. Godby High School	Tallahassee	1,396
William J. Montford III Middle School	Tallahassee	934
Gilchrist Elementary School	Tallahassee	891
Deerlake Middle School	Tallahassee	879
Raa Middle School	Tallahassee	871
Roberts Elementary School	Tallahassee	844
Hawks Rise Elementary School	Tallahassee	800
Swift Creek Middle School	Tallahassee	781
Killearn Lakes Elementary School	Tallahassee	758
Kate Sullivan Elementary School	Tallahassee	744
Fairview Middle School	Tallahassee	731
Buck Lake Elementary School	Tallahassee	728
J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood	Tallahassee	708
Fort Braden School	Tallahassee	693
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	Tallahassee	680
Desoto Trail Elementary School	Tallahassee	659
Canopy Oaks Elementary School	Tallahassee	624
Tallahassee School of Math & Sciences	Tallahassee	589
Bond Elementary School	Tallahassee	576
John G. Riley Elementary School	Tallahassee	571
Florida A&m University Developmental Research School	Tallahassee	569
R. Frank Nims Middle School	Tallahassee	564
W. T. Moore Elementary School	Tallahassee	546
Griffin Middle School	Tallahassee	486
Woodville School	Tallahassee	483
Apalachee Elementary School	Tallahassee	477
Ruediger Elementary School	Tallahassee	474
Sabal Palm Elementary School	Tallahassee	473
Chaires Elementary School	Tallahassee	462
The School of Arts and Sciences on Thomasville	Tallahassee	462
Astoria Park Elementary School	Tallahassee	452
The School of Arts & Sciences Centre	Tallahassee	448
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Tallahassee	434
Tallahassee Classical School	Tallahassee	424
Springwood Elementary School	Tallahassee	419
Pineview Elementary School	Tallahassee	410
Sealey Elementary School	Tallahassee	388
Sail	Tallahassee	381
Frank Hartsfield Elementary School	Tallahassee	324
Governor's Charter School	Tallahassee	244
Success Academy at Ghazvini Learning Center	Tallahassee	154
Leon County Virtual School Franchise	Tallahassee	112
Gretchen Everhart School	Tallahassee	98
Second Chance at Ghazvini Learning Center	Tallahassee	79
PreK	Tallahassee	65
Pace Center for Girls	Tallahassee	58
Leon County Juvenile Detention Center	Tallahassee	36