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 240 students enrolled in district’s second-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.6% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the second-grade grew by 29% compared to the year before.
Taylor County School District also had a high enrollment for the first-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Taylor County Primary School had the most second-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Taylor County School District enrolled a total of 2,783 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 16th lowest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 16th 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 |
|---|---|
| Steinhatchee School | 124 |
| Taylor County Elementary School | 528 |
| Taylor County High School | 641 |
| Taylor County Middle School | 627 |
| Taylor County Pre-K | 209 |
| Taylor County Primary School | 646 |
| Total Taylor County School District | 2,783 |
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