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Wakulla County Education: 4,011 white students were enrolled in only school district 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 4,011 white students enrolled in Wakulla County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.5% decrease from the 4,112 white 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 at the time. Among them, white students comprised 78.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county. They were followed by Black students with a count of 551 (10.7%), and multiracial students, totaling 317, or 6.2% of the student population.

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.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.

Ethnicities in Wakulla County in 2023-24 School Year

White [78.1%]Black [10.7%]Multiracial [6.2%]Ethnicities with <5% [4.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Wakulla County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of white StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Wakulla County School District4,0115,13478.1%

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