There were 45,805 white students enrolled in Pinellas County’s only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 4.6% decrease from the 47,990 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.
Data showed that Pinellas County welcomed a total of 91,021 students at the time. Among them, white students comprised 50.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county. They were followed by Hispanic students with a count of 18,576 (20.4%), and Black students, totaling 17,424, or 19.1% of the student population.
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.
According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.
| District | No. of white Students | Total District Enrollment | % of Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinellas County School District | 45,805 | 91,021 | 50.3% |
