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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Pinellas County Education: 17,864 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

There were 17,864 Black students enrolled in Pinellas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2% decrease from the 18,232 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Pinellas County welcomed a total of 93,702 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 19.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 151 schools in Pinellas County, Boca Ciega High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 742 students, making up 52.1% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

Ethnicities in Pinellas County in 2022-23 School Year
White [51.2%]Hispanic [19.8%]Black [19.1%]Multiracial [5.5%]Ethnicities with <5% [4.1%]

Enrollment in Pinellas County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Black Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Palm Harbor University High School2.32,474
East Lake High School3.82,286
Largo High School162,055
Pinellas Park High School171,919
Dixie M. Hollins High School12.51,822
Countryside High School9.81,741
Northeast High School19.81,736
St. Petersburg High School14.71,723
Osceola Fundamental High School0.61,715
Clearwater High School22.41,664
Seminole High School4.91,546
Boca Ciega High School52.11,423
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-80.71,343
Dunedin High School10.11,203
Gibbs High School58.71,160
Tarpon Springs High School10.41,139
Pinellas Park Middle School15.51,126
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School6.51,098
Palm Harbor Middle School3.71,080
Fitzgerald Middle School14.91,033
Osceola Middle School8.71,009
Safety Harbor Middle School9.8974
Lakewood High School59.9915
Dunedin Highland Middle School18.4899
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental40.4888
Largo Middle School21.7882
Pinellas Academy of Math and Science6.7879
Tyrone Middle School26.2847
Oak Grove Middle School14.8843
Meadowlawn Middle School23.7832
Seminole Middle School13.5824
James B. Sanderlin K-837775
Bay Point Middle School66770
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School1.7753
John Hopkins Middle School49.1723
Shore Acres Elementary School7.8709
Azalea Middle School49678
Eisenhower Elementary School21.2661
Frontier Elementary School12.9651
Tarpon Springs Middle School12.4644
Curlew Creek Elementary School1.6634
Plumb Elementary School1.6622
New Heights Elementary School27615
High Point Elementary School15.6609
Sawgrass Lake Elementary School22.3596
Skyview Elementary School2.2595
Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School37.9589
Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School at Seminole7.1578
Ridgecrest Elementary School31.2574
Ponce De Leon Elementary School31568
Skycrest Elementary School9.9565
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School1.8562
Southern Oak Elementary School7.4556
Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School45.3554
Westgate Elementary School10.9541
Perkins Elementary School54.5539
Mildred Helms Elementary School13.4514
Azalea Elementary School6.9507
Tarpon Springs Elementary School32.6506
North Shore Elementary School22501
Blanton Elementary School22500
Fairmount Park Elementary School84.2500
Pinellas Central Elementary School18.3498
Belcher Elementary School11489
Lynch Elementary School8486
Lealman Innovation Academy62.7485
Fuguitt Elementary School18.6479
Northwest Elementary School13.6477
Dunedin Elementary School16.2476
Belleair Elementary School24.8472
Campbell Park Elementary School86.1462
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School17.8460
McMullen-Booth Elementary School12.7458
Bay Point Elementary School73.7453
Pinellas Park Elementary School17.9452
Bardmoor Elementary School2.2449
John M. Sexton Elementary School20.7449
Maximo Elementary School83.1445
Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary School10.8444
Gulfport Montessori Elementary School64.6435
Lealman Avenue Elementary School38.7434
Seminole Elementary School2.3428
Lakewood Elementary School75.5425
Enterprise Charter High School16.8394
Walsingham Elementary School9.7392
Dropout Prevention School29.3379
Cross Bayou Elementary School3.9356
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary School38.7351
Mount Vernon Elementary School29.6345
Midtown Academy33.8337
Melrose Elementary School85.4322
Sandy Lane Elementary School60.5304
Bear Creek Elementary School52.1286
Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy13.3285
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School53.6278
Woodlawn Elementary School40.8267
Bayside High School37.8201
Pinellas Secondary School51.5194
Ese Countywide20190
Clearwater Intermediate School39.4165
Nina Harris Ese Center7.1154
Pinellas Mycroschool of Integrated Academics and Technologie43.4143
Pinellas Teleschool44.7141
Disston Academy52.8106

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Sunset Hills Elementary SchoolSafety Harbor Elementary SchoolBlanton Elementary SchoolPinellas Central Elementary SchoolKings Highway Elementary Magnet SchoolMeadowlawn Middle SchoolSkycrest Elementary SchoolLake St. George Elementary SchoolEast Lake High SchoolMcMullen-Booth Elementary SchoolAlfred Adler Elementary SchoolJoseph L. Carwise Middle SchoolOakhurst Elementary SchoolPlato Academy Pinellas Park Charter SchoolMelrose Elementary SchoolOsceola Middle SchoolBelcher Elementary SchoolBardmoor Elementary SchoolEisenhower Elementary SchoolGulf Beaches Elementary Magnet SchoolLakeview Fundamental Elementary SchoolSafety Harbor Middle SchoolTyrone Middle SchoolDunedin Elementary SchoolLakewood Elementary SchoolPlumb Elementary SchoolLynch Elementary SchoolLargo Middle SchoolMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary SchoolFairmount Park Elementary SchoolOldsmar Elementary SchoolNina Harris Ese CenterPinellas Gulf Coast AcademyPinellas Secondary SchoolMaximo Elementary SchoolSeventy-Fourth St. Elementary SchoolPinellas Park Elementary SchoolWoodlawn Elementary SchoolLakewood High SchoolOrange Grove Elementary SchoolNortheast High SchoolSeminole Elementary SchoolJames B. Sanderlin PK-8Pinellas TeleschoolNorth Shore Elementary SchoolFuguitt Elementary SchoolSeminole High SchoolCountryside High SchoolPinellas Academy of Math and ScienceSkyview Elementary SchoolAnona Elementary SchoolBauder Elementary SchoolPasadena Fundamental Elementary SchoolLealman Innovation AcademyClearwater High SchoolPinellas Park Middle SchoolBay Point Elementary SchoolOak Grove Middle SchoolCypress Woods Elementary SchoolSan Jose Elementary SchoolJohn Hopkins Middle SchoolJohn M. Sexton Elementary SchoolPlato SeminoleAcademie Da Vinci Charter SchoolPlato Academy ClearwaterFitzgerald Middle SchoolDixie M. Hollins High SchoolHigh Point Elementary SchoolChi Chi Rodriquez AcademyPaul B. Stephens Ese CenterAzalea Middle SchoolLealman Avenue Elementary SchoolFlorida Department of EducationMadeira Beach Fundamental K-8Discovery Academy of Science Charter SchoolOzona Elementary SchoolBay Point Middle SchoolSawgrass Lake Elementary SchoolSt. Petersburg High SchoolWalsingham Elementary SchoolBelleair Elementary SchoolSutherland Elementary SchoolDisston AcademyTarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary SchoolClearwater Fundamental Middle SchoolPerkins Elementary SchoolClearwater IntermediateCross Bayou Elementary SchoolTarpon Springs High SchoolPalm Harbor Middle SchoolGibbs High SchoolMildred Helms Elementary SchoolDunedin High SchoolMycroschool PinellasGarrison-Jones Elementary SchoolAzalea Elementary SchoolLargo High SchoolLeila Davis Elementary SchoolRidgecrest Elementary SchoolBay Vista Fundamental Elementary SchoolPonce De Leon Elementary SchoolEnterprise Charter High SchoolFrontier Elementary SchoolNorthwest Elementary SchoolEse CountywidePlato Academy of St. petersburgHospital/HomeboundCurtis Fundamental Elementary SchoolPinellas Virtual FranchiseCurlew Creek Elementary SchoolMidtown AcademyPinellas Park High SchoolOsceola Fundamental High SchoolNew Heights Elementary SchoolSeminole Middle SchoolWestgate Elementary SchoolPinellas Juvenile Det CenterPlato Academy Palm Harbor Charter SchoolGulfport Montessouri Elementary SchoolCalvin A. Hunsinger SchoolPlato Academy Largo Charter SchoolDunedin Highland Middle SchoolAthenian AcademyBoca Ciega High SchoolSt. Petersburg Collegiate High SchoolPinellas County JailPinellas Technical High School at SeminoleStarkey Elementary SchoolTarpon Springs Elementary SchoolPlato Academy Charter School Tarpon SpringsCampbell Park Elementary SchoolForest Lakes Elementary SchoolMount Vernon Elementary SchoolRichard L. Sanders SchoolSouthern Oak Elementary SchoolShore Acres Elementary SchoolPinellas Preparatory AcademyBayside High SchoolDropout Prevention SchoolPalm Harbor University High SchoolBear Creek Elementary SchoolHighland Lakes Elementary SchoolTarpon Springs Middle SchoolBrooker Creek Elementary SchoolSandy Lane Elementary SchoolThurgood Marshall Fundamental

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