Tallahassee Sun

There were 142 multiracial students enrolled in FSU Lab Schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that FSU Lab Schools welcomed 2,574 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

FSU Lab Schools roughly covers two schools within Leon County, and has a 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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total multiracial Students	multiracial %
2022-23	2,574	142	5.5%
2021-22	2,524	142	5.6%
2020-21	2,529	134	5.3%
2019-20	2,494	128	5.1%
2018-19	2,443	115	4.7%
2017-18	2,405	112	4.7%