Clay County Times

Clay County District Schools had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 39,212 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 57.7% of the Clay County District Schools total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 42.1% of the total enrollment.

Clay County District Schools covers 48 schools within Clay County, with its main office in Green Cove Springs.

Among the 48 schools in Clay County District Schools, Oakleaf High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,371 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

School	Total Enrollment
Oakleaf High School	2,371
Fleming Island High School	1,889
Middleburg High School	1,852
Ridgeview High School	1,828
Orange Park High School	1,810
Clay High School	1,666
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School	1,205
Oakleaf Junior High School	1,118
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School	1,117
Lake Asbury Junior High School	1,037
Tynes Elementary School	1,021
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	1,001
Discovery Oaks Elementary School	977
Lake Asbury Elementary School	975
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	938
Thunderbolt Elementary School	901
Lakeside Junior High School	870
St. Johns Classical Academy	845
Keystone Heights Elementary School	803
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	799
Argyle Elementary School	793
Wilkinson Junior High School	752
Orange Park Junior High School	744
Clay Charter Academy	740
Fleming Island Elementary School	739
Shadowlawn Elementary School	735
J. L. Wilkinson Elementary School	717
W. E. Cherry Elementary School	641
Lakeside Elementary School	631
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School	624
Coppergate Elementary School	609
Ridgeview Elementary School	588
Doctors Inlet Elementary School	580
Middleburg Elementary School	559
McRae Elementary School	536
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	509
Rideout Elementary School	502
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School	495
Orange Park Elementary School	477
Grove Park Elementary School	445
Clay Hill Elementary School	442
Montclair Elementary School	413
R. C. Bannerman Learning Center	256
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at Clay	217
Clay Virtual Franchise	152
Pace Center for Girls Clay	39
Amikids Clay County	36
Florida Youth Challenge Academy	30