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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 59% of Suwannee County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 3,520 white students enrolled in Suwannee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.9% increase from the 3,487 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Suwannee County welcomed a total of 5,968 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Suwannee County, Suwannee High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 627 students, making up 52.2% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

Ethnicities in Suwannee County in 2023-24 School Year

White [59%]Hispanic [22.6%]Black [12.1%]Ethnicities with <5% [5.4%]

Enrollment in Suwannee County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of white Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Suwannee High School52.2%1,202
Suwannee Middle School52.2%947
Suwannee Riverside Elementary School56.7%867
Branford High School78.4%782
Branford Elementary School76.7%729
Suwannee Pineview Elementary School49%676
Suwannee Springcrest Elementary School53%619
Suwannee Virtual School63.4%71
Suwannee Opportunity School55.4%56

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