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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Pinellas County district student body primarily comprised of white students 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

The majority of students in Pinellas County district were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 93,702 students attending Pinellas County district schools, 51.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity in Pinellas County district (19.8%).

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Pinellas County district, representing 53% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 1.8% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

“Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person,” said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Student Ethnicities in Pinellas County in 2022-23 School Year
White [51.2%]Black [19.1%]Hispanic [19.8%]Multiracial [5.5%]Ethnicities <5% [4.4%]
Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Pinellas County Districts in 2022-23 School Year
DistrictMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Pinellas County School DistrictWhite51.2%93,702

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