Clay County Times

Oakleaf High School had the highest enrollment among Clay County schools, welcoming 2,364 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

The most represented ethnicity among Oakleaf High School students was Black or African American, accounting for 39% of the student population.

Oakleaf High School is part of the Clay County District Schools, which generally encompasses schools within Clay County with its main office in Orange Park.

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	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Oakleaf High School	Orange Park	2,364
Orange Park High School	Orange Park	1,926
Fleming Island High School	Orange Park	1,862
Middleburg High School	Middleburg	1,856
Ridgeview High School	Orange Park	1,782
Clay High School	Green Cove Springs	1,706
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School	Keystone Heights	1,169
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	Orange Park	1,055
Lake Asbury Junior High School	Green Cove Springs	994
Oakleaf Junior High School	Orange Park	993
Tynes Elementary School	Middleburg	988
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	Orange Park	959
Discovery Oaks Elementary School	Orange Park	939
Lakeside Junior High School	Orange Park	924
St. Johns Classical Academy	Fleming Island	858
Lake Asbury Elementary School	Green Cove Springs	849
Keystone Heights Elementary School	Keystone Heights	821
Argyle Elementary School	Orange Park	810
Thunderbolt Elementary School	Fleming Island	802
Orange Park Junior High School	Orange Park	800
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	Green Cove Springs	792
Wilkinson Junior High School	Middleburg	779
Lakeside Elementary School	Orange Park	725
Shadowlawn Elementary School	Green Cove Springs	716
Rideout Elementary School	Middleburg	696
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School	Orange Park	693
Clay Charter Academy	Middleburg	693
J. L. Wilkinson Elementary School	Middleburg	679
Elementary School R	Green Cove Springs	677
Fleming Island Elementary School	Orange Park	659
W. E. Cherry Elementary School	Orange Park	640
Coppergate Elementary School	Middleburg	606
Ridgeview Elementary School	Orange Park	581
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School	Green Cove Springs	574
Doctors Inlet Elementary School	Middleburg	569
Middleburg Elementary School	Middleburg	545
McRae Elementary School	Keystone Heights	542
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School	Orange Park	497
Orange Park Elementary School	Orange Park	480
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	Middleburg	474
Clay Hill Elementary School	Jacksonville	450
Montclair Elementary School	Orange Park	420
Grove Park Elementary School	Orange Park	394
R. C. Bannerman Learning Center	Green Cove Springs	213
Clay Virtual Franchise	Orange Park	141
Pace Center for Girls Clay	Orange Park	49
Amikids Clay County	Green Cove Springs	43
Florida Youth Challenge Academy	Starke	22