West Florida News

There were 11,189 white students enrolled in Charlotte County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.1% increase from the 10,960 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Charlotte County welcomed a total of 16,834 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 66.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Charlotte County, Charlotte High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,312 students, making up 65.8% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Charlotte High School	65.8	1,994
Port Charlotte High School	53.9	1,649
Lemon Bay High School	82.5	1,360
Punta Gorda Middle School	70.4	1,120
Port Charlotte Middle School	52.3	877
Deep Creek Elementary School	64.3	835
Babcock Neighborhood School	77.3	789
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	51.2	780
East Elementary School	78.3	761
L. A. Ainger Middle School	81.1	720
Meadow Park Elementary School	63.6	701
Sallie Jones Elementary School	65.3	694
Liberty Elementary School	59.6	622
Myakka River Elementary School	79.3	608
Kingsway Elementary School	59.7	596
Peace River Elementary School	52.2	581
Vineland Elementary School	85.1	579
Murdock Middle School	57.2	577
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	66.6	344
The Academy	60.3	257
Baker/Head Start	47.5	158
Charlotte Harbor School	19.7	127
Charlotte Virtual Franchise	55.8	104