Clay County Times

There were 6,181 Hispanic students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 8.9% increase from the 5,678 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 15.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Clay County, Oakleaf High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 428 students, making up 18.1% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Oakleaf High School	18.1	2,371
Fleming Island High School	13	1,889
Middleburg High School	10.4	1,852
Ridgeview High School	19.3	1,828
Orange Park High School	20.4	1,810
Clay High School	13.3	1,666
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School	4.6	1,205
Oakleaf Junior High School	21.1	1,118
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School	15.8	1,117
Lake Asbury Junior High School	13.5	1,037
Tynes Elementary School	13.1	1,021
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	23.7	1,001
Discovery Oaks Elementary School	14.8	977
Lake Asbury Elementary School	10.9	975
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	20.7	938
Thunderbolt Elementary School	13.3	901
Lakeside Junior High School	16.3	870
St. Johns Classical Academy	7.6	845
Lakeside Elementary School	18.4	817
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	15.6	799
Argyle Elementary School	20.4	793
Wilkinson Junior High School	7.8	752
Orange Park Junior High School	25.3	744
Clay Charter Academy	26.9	740
Fleming Island Elementary School	15.3	739
Shadowlawn Elementary School	9.9	735
J. L. Wilkinson Elementary School	6.1	717
W. E. Cherry Elementary School	22.8	641
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School	13.8	624
Coppergate Elementary School	13.1	609
Ridgeview Elementary School	19.2	588
Doctors Inlet Elementary School	18.3	580
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	9.6	509
Rideout Elementary School	9.4	502
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School	25.9	495
Orange Park Elementary School	5	477
Grove Park Elementary School	19.3	445
Montclair Elementary School	18.6	413
R. C. Bannerman Learning Center	9.8	256