Clay County Times

There were 22,635 white students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.5% decrease from the 22,988 white 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, white students comprised 57.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Clay County, Middleburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,432 students, making up 77.3% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Oakleaf High School	29.4	2,371
Fleming Island High School	69.6	1,889
Middleburg High School	77.3	1,852
Ridgeview High School	49.7	1,828
Orange Park High School	39	1,810
Clay High School	69.5	1,666
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School	87.6	1,205
Oakleaf Junior High School	28.4	1,118
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School	68	1,117
Lake Asbury Junior High School	67.7	1,037
Tynes Elementary School	62.8	1,021
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	32.7	1,001
Discovery Oaks Elementary School	34.1	977
Lake Asbury Elementary School	73.1	975
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	25.3	938
Thunderbolt Elementary School	65.3	901
Lakeside Junior High School	61.8	870
St. Johns Classical Academy	76.6	845
Lakeside Elementary School	54.2	817
Keystone Heights Elementary School	87	803
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	60.3	799
Argyle Elementary School	29	793
Wilkinson Junior High School	77.3	752
Orange Park Junior High School	36	744
Clay Charter Academy	34.1	740
Fleming Island Elementary School	68.5	739
Shadowlawn Elementary School	78.6	735
J. L. Wilkinson Elementary School	84.8	717
W. E. Cherry Elementary School	42.9	641
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School	57.5	624
Coppergate Elementary School	59.4	609
Ridgeview Elementary School	56.6	588
Doctors Inlet Elementary School	61.2	580
Middleburg Elementary School	82.6	559
McRae Elementary School	88.6	536
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	62.7	509
Rideout Elementary School	65.7	502
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School	28.3	495
Orange Park Elementary School	73	477
Grove Park Elementary School	24.5	445
Clay Hill Elementary School	92.1	442
Montclair Elementary School	54.7	413
R. C. Bannerman Learning Center	55.5	256
Clay Virtual Franchise	38.8	152