Pensacola Times

There were 16,554 white students enrolled in Escambia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 5.1% decrease from the 17,448 white 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, white students comprised 44.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 68 schools in Escambia County, J. M. Tate Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,486 students, making up 68.9% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
J. M. Tate Senior High School	68.9%	2,156
Pine Forest High School	27.9%	1,737
Washington Senior High School	38.9%	1,691
Escambia High School	38.6%	1,654
West Florida High School/Technical	49%	1,345
Pensacola High School	25.3%	1,205
Ransom Middle School	67.2%	1,198
Jim C. Bailey Middle School	46.1%	1,097
Beulah Middle School	42.7%	1,004
Ferry Pass Middle School	36.5%	959
Beulah Elementary School	60%	952
Kingsfield Elementary School	64.4%	931
Bellview Middle School	21%	816
Scenic Heights Elementary School	47.5%	804
Pine Meadow Elementary School	65.6%	761
Blue Angels Elementary School	53.3%	758
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School	64%	744
J. H. Workman Middle School	17.7%	666
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	46.9%	646
Jim Allen Elementary School	67%	634
Cordova Park Elementary School	62.7%	598
Warrington Middle School	19.4%	582
Ferry Pass Elementary School	30.6%	578
Molino Park Elementary School	85.4%	560
Brown Barge Middle School	55.7%	549
L. D. McArthur Elementary School	44.1%	549
A. K. Suter Elementary School	58.2%	538
N. B. Cook Elementary School	50.4%	532
Northview High School	73.8%	530
Hellen Caro Elementary School	66.7%	529
Bellview Elementary School	41.2%	522
Longleaf Elementary School	32.4%	509
C. A. Weis Elementary School	8.9%	503
Sherwood Elementary School	28.9%	495
Ernest Ward Middle School	73.1%	490
Global Learning Academy	8.4%	487
Bratt Elementary School	66.3%	484
Oakcrest Elementary School	6.6%	483
Ensley Elementary School	17.9%	463
West Pensacola Elementary School	33%	449
Reinhardt Holm Elementary School	18.5%	443
Navy Point Elementary School	28%	428
Myrtle Grove Elementary School	44%	407
Brentwood Elementary School	27.4%	402
Montclair Elementary School	8.2%	328
Beulah Academy of Science	72.8%	305
O. J. Semmes Elementary School	5.9%	288
Achieve Academy at McMillian	13.3%	271
Warrington Elementary School	21%	267
Success Academy	35.4%	260
Coastal Connections Academy	36.2%	260
Lincoln Park Elementary School	7.3%	218
Escambia County Acceleration Academy	57.4%	216
Byrneville Elementary School Inc.	66%	188
Escambia Virtual Academy Franchise	77.1%	153
Escambia Westgate Center	48.1%	133
Pensacola Beach Elementary School Inc.	91.3%	104
County Administrative Annex	38.4%	73
Escambia Juvenile Detention	31.5%	54
Pace Program	43.1%	51
Escambia Virtual Instruction Program	74.3%	35
Hope Horizion at Judy Andrews Center	61.8%	34
Capstone Academy	52%	25
Hospital & Homebound	60%	25