Tallahassee Sun

There were 3,495 Hispanic students enrolled in Leon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1.4% increase from the 3,447 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Leon County welcomed a total of 34,136 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 52 schools in Leon County, Florida State University School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 222 students, making up 11.9% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Lawton Chiles High School	8.5%	1,928
Leon High School	9.9%	1,923
Florida State University School	11.9%	1,871
Lincoln High School	10.5%	1,860
James Rickards High School	9.9%	1,575
Amos P. Godby High School	13.5%	1,396
William J. Montford III Middle School	9.9%	934
Gilchrist Elementary School	11.6%	891
Deerlake Middle School	10%	879
Raa Middle School	7.1%	871
Roberts Elementary School	10.3%	844
Hawks Rise Elementary School	8.6%	800
Swift Creek Middle School	9.6%	781
Killearn Lakes Elementary School	9.8%	758
Kate Sullivan Elementary School	7.9%	744
Fairview Middle School	7.7%	731
Buck Lake Elementary School	9.1%	728
J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood	12.6%	708
Fort Braden School	31%	693
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	8.8%	680
Desoto Trail Elementary School	11.4%	659
Canopy Oaks Elementary School	6.9%	624
Tallahassee School of Math & Sciences	22.1%	589
Bond Elementary School	6.9%	576
John G. Riley Elementary School	9.8%	571
Florida A&m University Developmental Research School	5.6%	569
R. Frank Nims Middle School	9.2%	564
W. T. Moore Elementary School	9.2%	546
Griffin Middle School	10.3%	486
Woodville School	10.4%	483
Apalachee Elementary School	9%	477
Ruediger Elementary School	8%	474
Sabal Palm Elementary School	13.7%	473
The School of Arts and Sciences on Thomasville	10.4%	462
Chaires Elementary School	6.7%	462
Astoria Park Elementary School	6.4%	452
The School of Arts & Sciences Centre	11.2%	448
Oak Ridge Elementary School	12%	434
Tallahassee Classical School	16.5%	424
Springwood Elementary School	8.1%	419
Pineview Elementary School	9.5%	410
Sealey Elementary School	8.5%	388
Sail	7.3%	381
Frank Hartsfield Elementary School	5.9%	324
Governor's Charter School	6.1%	244
Leon County Virtual School Franchise	10.7%	112