Tallahassee Sun

There were 551 Black students enrolled in Wakulla County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 14.6% increase from the 481 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Wakulla County welcomed a total of 5,134 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 10.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Wakulla County, Wakulla High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 162 students, making up 11.7% 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 Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Wakulla High School	11.7%	1,386
Crawfordville Elementary School	10.2%	659
Shadeville Elementary School	11.7%	648
Riversprings Middle School	11.5%	529
Riversink Elementary School	7.2%	517
Wakulla Middle School	12.9%	505
Medart Elementary School	5.1%	413
District Pre-K Programs	13.7%	248
Wakulla Coast Charter School of Arts Science & Technology	8.5%	165
Wakulla Institute	21.9%	64