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Enrollment Analysis: Alaska Native students comprised 0.1% of Leon County's districts student body in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 42 Alaska Native students enrolled in Leon County districts in the 2023-24 school year, a 17.6% decrease from the 51 Alaska Native students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Leon County welcomed a total of 34,909 students at the time. Among them, Alaska Native students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was Black, accounting for 41.3% of the students (14,421), followed by white students who made up 36.8% of the student population (12,841).

Among the three districts in Leon County, Leon County Schools District recorded the highest enrollment of Alaska Native students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 42 students, making up 0.1% of the school's total student body. This marks a 0.1% decrease from 0.2% of Alaska Native students in the district during the previous 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.

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 Leon County in 2023-24 School Year

Black [41.3%]White [36.8%]Hispanic [11%]Multiracial [6.3%]Ethnicities with <5% [4.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Leon County Districts During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of Alaska Native StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Leon County Schools District4231,7690.1%
FAMU Lab School District05690%