Pensacola Times

There were 12,729 Black students enrolled in Escambia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3.6% decrease from the 13,202 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Escambia County welcomed a total of 37,371 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 34.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 68 schools in Escambia County, Pine Forest High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 873 students, making up 50.3% 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.

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
J. M. Tate Senior High School	14.1%	2,156
Pine Forest High School	50.3%	1,737
Washington Senior High School	40.3%	1,691
Escambia High School	38.9%	1,654
West Florida High School/Technical	25.1%	1,345
Pensacola High School	44.6%	1,205
Ransom Middle School	18.9%	1,198
Jim C. Bailey Middle School	27%	1,097
Beulah Middle School	35.4%	1,004
Ferry Pass Middle School	39.9%	959
Beulah Elementary School	18.2%	952
Kingsfield Elementary School	16.1%	931
Bellview Middle School	51.3%	816
Scenic Heights Elementary School	19.5%	804
Pine Meadow Elementary School	14.3%	761
Blue Angels Elementary School	19%	758
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School	18.8%	744
J. H. Workman Middle School	56.8%	666
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	28.8%	646
Jim Allen Elementary School	17.4%	634
Cordova Park Elementary School	22.6%	598
Warrington Middle School	62.5%	582
Ferry Pass Elementary School	46.5%	578
Molino Park Elementary School	5.7%	560
Brown Barge Middle School	15.7%	549
L. D. McArthur Elementary School	34.8%	549
A. K. Suter Elementary School	27%	538
N. B. Cook Elementary School	25.4%	532
Northview High School	15.5%	530
Hellen Caro Elementary School	9.3%	529
Bellview Elementary School	32.8%	522
Longleaf Elementary School	49.5%	509
C. A. Weis Elementary School	77.5%	503
Sherwood Elementary School	51.7%	495
Ernest Ward Middle School	13.1%	490
Global Learning Academy	73.5%	487
Bratt Elementary School	19.4%	484
Oakcrest Elementary School	49.9%	483
Ensley Elementary School	37.4%	463
West Pensacola Elementary School	42.5%	449
Reinhardt Holm Elementary School	64.6%	443
Navy Point Elementary School	36.9%	428
Myrtle Grove Elementary School	32.4%	407
Brentwood Elementary School	54.7%	402
Montclair Elementary School	78.7%	328
Beulah Academy of Science	5.9%	305
O. J. Semmes Elementary School	80.2%	288
Achieve Academy at McMillian	78.6%	271
Warrington Elementary School	63.3%	267
Success Academy	48.8%	260
Coastal Connections Academy	21.9%	260
Lincoln Park Elementary School	76.1%	218
Escambia County Acceleration Academy	25.9%	216
Byrneville Elementary School Inc.	21.8%	188
Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy	80.9%	188
Escambia Virtual Academy Franchise	7.2%	153
Escambia Westgate Center	40.6%	133
County Administrative Annex	43.8%	73
Escambia Juvenile Detention	51.9%	54
Pace Program	41.2%	51
Escambia Boys' Base	66.7%	27