Pensacola Times

There were 17,002 white students enrolled in Escambia County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Escambia County School District welcomed 37,851 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 44.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Escambia County School District roughly covers 65 schools within Escambia County, and has a main office in Pensacola.

Among the 65 schools in Escambia County School District, J. M. Tate Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,504 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 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.

School Year	Total District Enrollment	Total white Students	white %
2022-23	37,851	17,002	44.9%
2021-22	37,804	17,206	45.5%
2020-21	38,465	17,723	46.1%
2019-20	39,739	18,461	46.5%
2018-19	39,974	18,724	46.8%
2017-18	40,292	19,215	47.7%