Tallahassee Sun

There were 200 Hispanic students enrolled in Wakulla County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3.1% increase from the 194 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Wakulla County, Wakulla High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 64 students, making up 4.6% 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
Wakulla High School	4.6%	1,386
Crawfordville Elementary School	4.6%	659
Shadeville Elementary School	2.3%	648
Riversprings Middle School	4.5%	529
Riversink Elementary School	3.5%	517
Wakulla Middle School	4.4%	505
Medart Elementary School	2.9%	413
Wakulla Coast Charter School of Arts Science & Technology	9.1%	165