Tallahassee Sun

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

Of the 5,156 students attending Wakulla County schools, 79.8% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9.5% of Wakulla County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Wakulla County, representing 79.1% of the student body.

Wakulla Institute had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 67.7% white students and 15.4% Black students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 1.9% 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
Crawfordville Elementary School	White	78.8%	684
District Pre-K Programs	White	78.9%	223
Medart Elementary School	White	84.7%	419
Riversink Elementary School	White	83.7%	503
Riversprings Middle School	White	75.8%	549
Shadeville Elementary School	White	82.5%	640
Wakulla Coast Charter School of Arts Science & Technology	White	81.7%	169
Wakulla High School	White	79.3%	1,418
Wakulla Institute	White	67.7%	65
Wakulla Middle School	White	76.3%	486