Tallahassee Sun

There were 10 Asian students enrolled in Wakulla County school in the 2023-24 school year, a 9.1% decrease from the 11 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Wakulla High School was the only school in the county that enrolled Asian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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 Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Wakulla High School	0.7%	1,386