Clay County Times

There were 6,335 Hispanic students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3.8% increase from the 6,104 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Clay County welcomed a total of 38,806 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 16.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Clay County, Oakleaf High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 441 students, making up 18.7% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Oakleaf High School	18.7%	2,364
Orange Park High School	21.7%	1,926
Fleming Island High School	14.2%	1,862
Middleburg High School	10.5%	1,856
Ridgeview High School	20.2%	1,782
Clay High School	14.8%	1,706
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School	5.7%	1,169
Oakleaf Village Elementary School	22.3%	1,055
Lake Asbury Junior High School	13.5%	994
Oakleaf Junior High School	20.3%	993
Tynes Elementary School	15.9%	988
Plantation Oaks Elementary School	22.1%	959
Discovery Oaks Elementary School	17.4%	939
Lakeside Junior High School	18.7%	924
St. Johns Classical Academy	13.5%	858
Lake Asbury Elementary School	9.5%	849
Keystone Heights Elementary School	6.5%	821
Argyle Elementary School	21%	810
Thunderbolt Elementary School	13.3%	802
Orange Park Junior High School	26%	800
Green Cove Springs Junior High School	16%	792
Wilkinson Junior High School	9.9%	779
Lakeside Elementary School	20.1%	725
Shadowlawn Elementary School	10.6%	716
Rideout Elementary School	15.7%	696
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School	13.9%	693
Clay Charter Academy	32%	693
J. L. Wilkinson Elementary School	8.8%	679
Elementary School R	17%	677
Fleming Island Elementary School	14.6%	659
W. E. Cherry Elementary School	24.1%	640
Coppergate Elementary School	16.7%	606
Ridgeview Elementary School	21.3%	581
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School	18.3%	574
Doctors Inlet Elementary School	19.2%	569
Middleburg Elementary School	8.4%	545
McRae Elementary School	7.4%	542
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School	28.6%	497
Orange Park Elementary School	14%	480
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School	14.6%	474
Clay Hill Elementary School	4.4%	450
Montclair Elementary School	24.5%	420
Grove Park Elementary School	18.5%	394
R. C. Bannerman Learning Center	14.6%	213
Clay Virtual Franchise	12.8%	141