East Panhandle News

The only school district in Taylor County experienced an increase in student numbers, growing by 1.1% and welcoming 2,783 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 64.4% of Taylor County School District’s total enrollment.

Taylor County School District has a main office in Perry and is the only school district within Taylor County.

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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Taylor County Primary School	646	605	6.8%
Taylor County High School	641	622	3.1%
Taylor County Middle School	627	610	2.8%
Taylor County Elementary School	528	583	-9.4%
Taylor County Pre-K	209	178	17.4%
Steinhatchee School	124	105	18.1%