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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Fewer Alaska Native students enrolled in Pinellas County 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 140 Alaska Native students enrolled in Pinellas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 8.5% decrease from the 153 Alaska Native 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, Alaska Native students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

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%]

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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