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Asian enrollment falls in Clay County schools during 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 819 Asian students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1.4% decrease from the 831 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Clay County, Oakleaf High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 116 students, making up 4.9% 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.

Ethnicities in Clay County in 2023-24 School Year

White [56.5%]Black [17.5%]Hispanic [16.3%]Multiracial [6.7%]Ethnicities with <5% [2.1%]

Enrollment in Clay County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Asian Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Oakleaf High School4.9%2,364
Orange Park High School3%1,926
Fleming Island High School4.5%1,862
Middleburg High School1.1%1,856
Ridgeview High School2.9%1,782
Clay High School0.7%1,706
Oakleaf Village Elementary School4.4%1,055
Oakleaf Junior High School5.1%993
Tynes Elementary School1.8%988
Plantation Oaks Elementary School4.3%959
Discovery Oaks Elementary School4%939
Lakeside Junior High School1.8%924
St. Johns Classical Academy2.2%858
Argyle Elementary School2.5%810
Thunderbolt Elementary School4.9%802
Orange Park Junior High School2%800
Green Cove Springs Junior High School3.3%792
Wilkinson Junior High School2.3%779
Lakeside Elementary School1.9%725
Robert M. Paterson Elementary School4.6%693
Clay Charter Academy1.6%693
Elementary School R2.5%677
Fleming Island Elementary School2.7%659
W. E. Cherry Elementary School1.7%640
Ridgeview Elementary School2.2%581
Doctors Inlet Elementary School2.3%569

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