Tallahassee Sun

There were 3,318 Black students enrolled in Gadsden County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.5% increase from the 3,238 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Gadsden County welcomed a total of 4,695 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 70.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Gadsden County, Gadsden County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 757 students, making up 71.5% 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
Gadsden County High School	71.5%	1,059
Havana Magnet School	78%	558
Crossroad Academy	64.9%	536
James A. Shanks Middle School	67.1%	526
George W. Munroe Elementary School	65.3%	504
Stewart Street Elementary School	89%	473
West Gadsden Middle School	54.5%	323
Greensboro Elementary School	56.7%	298
Chattahoochee Elementary School	81.4%	161
Gadsden Elementary Magnet School	78.5%	130
Carter Parramore Academy	87.3%	55
Head Start Program	83.9%	31
Gadsden Central Academy	92%	25