Clay County Times

There were 6,774 Black students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.2% increase from the 6,504 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Clay County welcomed a total of 39,212 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 17.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Clay County, Oakleaf High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 938 students, making up 39.6% of the school's total student body.

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.

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Oakleaf High School	39.6	2,371
Fleming Island High School	7.1	1,889
Middleburg High School	7	1,852
Ridgeview High School	20.2	1,828
Orange Park High School	29	1,810
Clay High School	12.4	1,666
Oakleaf Junior High School	37.7	1,118
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School	6.7	1,117
Lake Asbury Junior High School	9.5	1,037
Tynes Elementary School	12.8	1,021
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	30.8	1,001
Discovery Oaks Elementary School	36.7	977
Lake Asbury Elementary School	6.6	975
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	38	938
Thunderbolt Elementary School	10.7	901
Lakeside Junior High School	12.4	870
Lakeside Elementary School	15.2	817
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	14.6	799
Argyle Elementary School	36.8	793
Wilkinson Junior High School	8.8	752
Orange Park Junior High School	25.9	744
Clay Charter Academy	30.4	740
W. E. Cherry Elementary School	22.2	641
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School	18.6	624
Coppergate Elementary School	14.6	609
Ridgeview Elementary School	10.4	588
Doctors Inlet Elementary School	8.1	580
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	2	509
Rideout Elementary School	2	502
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School	28.1	495
Grove Park Elementary School	46.3	445
Montclair Elementary School	2.4	413
R. C. Bannerman Learning Center	7.4	256