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Liberty County Education: 27 multiracial students were enrolled in school in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 27 multiracial students enrolled in Liberty County school in the 2023-24 school year, a 28.6% increase from the 21 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Liberty County welcomed a total of 1,288 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

W. R. Tolar K-8 School was the only school in the county that enrolled multiracial 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.

Ethnicities in Liberty County in 2023-24 School Year

White [74.7%]Hispanic [9.9%]Black [7.9%]Ethnicities with <5% [2.1%]

Enrollment in Liberty County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
W. R. Tolar K-8 School5.3%506

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