East Panhandle News

There were 1,208 students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 71.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Franklin County schools, followed by 10.4% of Hispanic students, 17.8% of Black and multiracial students and 0% of Asian, Pacific_islander, and Alaska Native students.

Franklin County School registered the highest enrollment among Franklin County's four schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 785 students.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Franklin County School	807	785	-2.7
Apalachicola Bay Charter School	354	359	1.4
Franklin County Learning Center	59	56	-5.1