FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 1,546 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 9.2% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 9.6% compared to the year before.
Charlotte County School District also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Charlotte High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Charlotte County School District enrolled a total of 16,834 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 32nd highest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 32nd highest in the year before.
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.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Babcock Neighborhood School | 789 |
| Baker/Head Start | 158 |
| Charlotte Harbor School | 127 |
| Charlotte High School | 1,994 |
| Charlotte Technical College | 0 |
| Charlotte Virtual Franchise | 104 |
| Deep Creek Elementary School | 835 |
| East Elementary School | 761 |
| Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School | 344 |
| Kingsway Elementary School | 596 |
| L. A. Ainger Middle School | 720 |
| Lemon Bay High School | 1,360 |
| Liberty Elementary School | 732 |
| Meadow Park Elementary School | 701 |
| Murdock Middle School | 577 |
| Myakka River Elementary School | 608 |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School | 780 |
| Peace River Elementary School | 581 |
| Port Charlotte High School | 1,649 |
| Port Charlotte Middle School | 877 |
| Punta Gorda Middle School | 1,120 |
| Sallie Jones Elementary School | 694 |
| The Academy | 257 |
| Vineland Elementary School | 579 |
| Total Charlotte County School District | 16,834 |
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