West Florida News

There were 16,834 students enrolled in Charlotte County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 66.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Charlotte County schools, followed by 17.4% of Hispanic students, 8.2% of Black students and 5.9% of multiracial students.

Charlotte High School registered the highest enrollment among Charlotte County's 24 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 1,994 students.

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 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	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Charlotte High School	1,950	1,994	2.3
Port Charlotte High School	1,559	1,649	5.8
Lemon Bay High School	1,226	1,360	10.9
Punta Gorda Middle School	1,228	1,120	-8.8
Port Charlotte Middle School	849	877	3.3
Deep Creek Elementary School	820	835	1.8
Babcock Neighborhood School	504	789	56.5
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	734	780	6.3
East Elementary School	683	761	11.4
L. A. Ainger Middle School	706	720	2
Meadow Park Elementary School	713	701	-1.7
Sallie Jones Elementary School	674	694	3
Liberty Elementary School	564	622	10.3
Myakka River Elementary School	588	608	3.4
Kingsway Elementary School	615	596	-3.1
Peace River Elementary School	576	581	0.9
Vineland Elementary School	603	579	-4
Murdock Middle School	651	577	-11.4
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	373	344	-7.8
The Academy	258	257	-0.4
Baker/Head Start	163	158	-3.1
Charlotte Harbor School	121	127	5
Charlotte Virtual Franchise	174	104	-40.2