East Panhandle News

There were 1,046 white students enrolled in Madison County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Madison County School District welcomed 2,418 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 43.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Madison County School District roughly covers 10 schools within Madison County, and has a main office in Madison.

Among the 10 schools in Madison County School District, Madison Creative Arts Academy Inc. recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 322 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 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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total white Students	white %
2022-23	2,418	1,046	43.3%
2021-22	2,371	1,006	42.4%
2020-21	2,425	1,053	43.4%
2019-20	2,552	1,139	44.6%
2018-19	2,617	1,142	43.6%
2017-18	2,785	1,231	44.2%