Clay County Times

There were 39,212 students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 57.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Clay County schools, followed by 17.3% of Black students, 15.8% of Hispanic students and 6.5% of multiracial students.

Oakleaf High School registered the highest enrollment among Clay County's 47 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,371 students.

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 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.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Oakleaf High School	2,664	2,371	-11
Fleming Island High School	1,908	1,889	-1
Middleburg High School	1,708	1,852	8.4
Ridgeview High School	1,728	1,828	5.8
Orange Park High School	1,560	1,810	16
Clay High School	1,633	1,666	2
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School	1,236	1,205	-2.5
Oakleaf Junior High School	1,237	1,118	-9.6
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School	1,109	1,117	0.7
Lake Asbury Junior High School	1,093	1,037	-5.1
Tynes Elementary School	1,030	1,021	-0.9
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	964	1,001	3.8
Discovery Oaks Elementary School	858	977	13.9
Lake Asbury Elementary School	879	975	10.9
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	1,022	938	-8.2
Thunderbolt Elementary School	870	901	3.6
Lakeside Junior High School	723	870	20.3
St. Johns Classical Academy	800	845	5.6
Lakeside Elementary School	778	817	5
Keystone Heights Elementary School	775	803	3.6
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	794	799	0.6
Argyle Elementary School	700	793	13.3
Wilkinson Junior High School	734	752	2.5
Orange Park Junior High School	675	744	10.2
Clay Charter Academy	764	740	-3.1
Fleming Island Elementary School	736	739	0.4
Shadowlawn Elementary School	708	735	3.8
J. L. Wilkinson Elementary School	674	717	6.4
W. E. Cherry Elementary School	654	641	-2
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School	604	624	3.3
Coppergate Elementary School	511	609	19.2
Ridgeview Elementary School	576	588	2.1
Doctors Inlet Elementary School	591	580	-1.9
Middleburg Elementary School	562	559	-0.5
McRae Elementary School	510	536	5.1
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	459	509	10.9
Rideout Elementary School	505	502	-0.6
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School	489	495	1.2
Orange Park Elementary School	462	477	3.2
Grove Park Elementary School	452	445	-1.5
Clay Hill Elementary School	418	442	5.7
Montclair Elementary School	421	413	-1.9
R. C. Bannerman Learning Center	285	256	-10.2
Clay Virtual Franchise	453	152	-66.4
Pace Center for Girls Clay	39	39	0
Amikids Clay County	43	36	-16.3
Florida Youth Challenge Academy	12	30	150