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Suwannee County Education: 43 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 43 Asian students enrolled in Suwannee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 53.6% increase from the 28 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Suwannee County, Suwannee Pineview Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 18 students, making up 2.7% 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 Asian Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Suwannee High School0.8%1,202
Suwannee Middle School1.6%947
Suwannee Pineview Elementary School2.7%676

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