Tallahassee Sun

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

Of the 1,295 students attending Liberty County schools, 77.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 11% of Liberty County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Liberty County, representing 77.1% of the student body.

Liberty Wilderness Crossroads had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 48.1% white students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% 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
Apalachicola Forest Youth Academy	Black	61.1%	36
Hosford Elementary Junior High School	White	91.6%	355
Liberty County High School	White	82.1%	341
Liberty Early Learning Center	White	84.6%	26
Liberty Virtual Franchise	White	< 10%	11
Liberty Wilderness Crossroads	White	48.2%	27
W. R. Tolar K-8 School	White	69.7%	499