Tallahassee Sun

The majority of students in Gadsden County schools were Black in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 4,616 students attending Gadsden County schools, 70.5% were Black. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22.9% of Gadsden County students.

In the previous school year, Black students were also the most common ethnicity in Gadsden County, representing 71.2% of the student body.

West Gadsden Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 52.2% Black students, 34.7% Hispanic students, 7.2% white students, and 4.4% Alaskan Native or American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bold Step Infant Care	Black	< 10%	< 10
Carter Parramore Academy	Black	100%	43
Chattahoochee Elementary School	Black	83.5%	133
Crossroad Academy	Black	67.1%	553
Gadsden Central Academy	Black	95.2%	21
Gadsden County High School	Black	70.8%	1,006
Gadsden Elementary Magnet School	Black	80.5%	128
Gadsden Technical College	Black	< 10%	10
Gadsden Virtual Instruction Program	White	< 10%	< 10
George W. Munroe Elementary School	Black	65%	503
Greensboro Elementary School	Black	54.8%	294
Havana Magnet School	Black	75.3%	505
Head Start Program	Black	84.4%	32
James A. Shanks Middle School	Black	67.8%	574
Stewart Street Elementary School	Black	88.2%	484
West Gadsden Middle School	Black	52.2%	320