FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 115 students enrolled in district’s eighth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 10.1% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the eighth-grade grew by 30.7% compared to the year before.
Lafayette School District also had a high enrollment for the first-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Lafayette High School had the most eighth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year. Lafayette Elementary School had the fewest.
Data showed that Lafayette School District enrolled a total of 1,144 students in the 2022-23 school year, the fourth lowest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked fourth lowest in the year before.
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.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Lafayette Elementary School | 515 |
| Lafayette High School | 629 |
| Total Lafayette School District | 1,144 |
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