FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 3,283 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.4% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 1.5% compared to the year before.
Clay County District Schools also had a high enrollment for the 11th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Oakleaf High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Clay County District Schools enrolled a total of 39,212 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 22nd highest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 22nd highest in the year before.
In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Amikids Clay County | 36 |
| Argyle Elementary School | 793 |
| Charles E. Bennett Elementary School | 624 |
| Clay Charter Academy | 740 |
| Clay High School | 1,666 |
| Clay Hill Elementary School | 442 |
| Clay Virtual Franchise | 152 |
| Coppergate Elementary School | 609 |
| Discovery Oaks Elementary School | 977 |
| Doctors Inlet Elementary School | 580 |
| Fleming Island Elementary School | 739 |
| Fleming Island High School | 1,889 |
| Florida Cyber Charter Academy at Clay | 217 |
| Florida Youth Challenge Academy | 30 |
| Green Cove Springs Junior High School | 799 |
| Grove Park Elementary School | 445 |
| J. L. Wilkinson Elementary School | 717 |
| Keystone Heights Elementary School | 803 |
| Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School | 1,205 |
| Lake Asbury Elementary School | 975 |
| Lake Asbury Junior High School | 1,037 |
| Lakeside Elementary School | 631 |
| Lakeside Junior High School | 870 |
| McRae Elementary School | 536 |
| Middleburg Elementary School | 559 |
| Middleburg High School | 1,852 |
| Montclair Elementary School | 413 |
| Oakleaf High School | 2,371 |
| Oakleaf Junior High School | 1,118 |
| Oakleaf Village Elementary School | 1,001 |
| Orange Park Elementary School | 477 |
| Orange Park High School | 1,810 |
| Orange Park Junior High School | 744 |
| Pace Center for Girls Clay | 39 |
| Plantation Oaks Elementary School | 938 |
| R. C. Bannerman Learning Center | 256 |
| Rideout Elementary School | 502 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 588 |
| Ridgeview High School | 1,828 |
| Robert M. Paterson Elementary School | 1,117 |
| S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School | 495 |
| Shadowlawn Elementary School | 735 |
| St. Johns Classical Academy | 845 |
| Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School | 509 |
| Thunderbolt Elementary School | 901 |
| Tynes Elementary School | 1,021 |
| W. E. Cherry Elementary School | 641 |
| Wilkinson Junior High School | 752 |
| Total Clay County District Schools | 39,212 |
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