Tallahassee Sun

Black students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in Leon County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 34,909 students attending Leon County schools, 41.3% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36.8% of Leon County students.

In the previous school year, Black students were also the most common ethnicity in Leon County, representing 42.2% of the student body.

Tallahassee Classical School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 40.1% white students, 26.2% Black students, 16.5% Hispanic students, 11.1% Asian students, and 5.7% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 1.4% when compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Amos P. Godby High School	Black	68.9%	1,396
Apalachee Elementary School	Black	73.6%	477
Astoria Park Elementary School	Black	81.2%	452
Bond Elementary School	Black	83.7%	576
Buck Lake Elementary School	White	58.9%	728
Canopy Oaks Elementary School	White	52.9%	624
Chaires Elementary School	White	55.2%	462
Deerlake Middle School	White	66.6%	879
Desoto Trail Elementary School	White	72.1%	659
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	Black	50.9%	680
Fairview Middle School	Black	66.4%	731
Florida A&m University Developmental Research School	Black	93.7%	569
Florida State University School	White	55.3%	1,871
Fort Braden School	White	51.2%	693
Frank Hartsfield Elementary School	Black	78.1%	324
Gilchrist Elementary School	White	60.4%	891
Governor's Charter School	Black	77.1%	244
Gretchen Everhart School	White	44.9%	98
Griffin Middle School	Black	76.3%	486
Hawks Rise Elementary School	White	55.5%	800
J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood	Black	48.3%	708
James Rickards High School	Black	71.6%	1,575
John G. Riley Elementary School	Black	77.4%	571
Kate Sullivan Elementary School	Black	44.6%	744
Killearn Lakes Elementary School	White	69.5%	758
Lawton Chiles High School	White	70.2%	1,928
Leon County Juvenile Detention Center	Black	69.4%	36
Leon County Virtual School Franchise	White	49.1%	112
Leon High School	White	40.7%	1,923
Lincoln High School	White	43.4%	1,860
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Black	77.2%	434
Pace Center for Girls	Black	72.4%	58
Pineview Elementary School	Black	82.2%	410
PreK	Black	73.9%	65
R. Frank Nims Middle School	Black	80.9%	564
Raa Middle School	Black	57.1%	871
Roberts Elementary School	White	69.3%	844
Ruediger Elementary School	Black	74.7%	474
Sabal Palm Elementary School	Black	71.5%	473
Sail	White	65.1%	381
Sealey Elementary School	Black	59.8%	388
Second Chance at Ghazvini Learning Center	Black	74.7%	79
Springwood Elementary School	Black	73.3%	419
Success Academy at Ghazvini Learning Center	Black	83.1%	154
Swift Creek Middle School	White	46.7%	781
Tallahassee Classical School	White	40.1%	424
Tallahassee School of Math & Sciences	Black	48.7%	589
The School of Arts & Sciences Centre	White	57.1%	448
The School of Arts and Sciences on Thomasville	White	66.2%	462
W. T. Moore Elementary School	Black	46.5%	546
William J. Montford III Middle School	White	65.6%	934
Woodville School	Black	41.2%	483