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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

White students made up 3.8% of Gadsden County's only school district enrollment 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 177 white students enrolled in Gadsden County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.3% increase over the 173 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Gadsden County welcomed a total of 4,705 students at the time. Among them, white students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was Black, accounting for 70.9% of the students (3,334), followed by Hispanic students who made up 23% of the student population (1,081).

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 Gadsden County in 2023-24 School Year

Black [70.9%]Hispanic [23%]Ethnicities with <5% [5.8%]

Enrollment Demographics in Gadsden County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of white StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Gadsden County School District1774,7053.8%

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