FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Data showed that School District of Osceola welcomed 73,558 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 11.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
School District of Osceola roughly covers 76 schools within Osceola County, and has a main office in Kissimmee.
Among the 76 schools in School District of Osceola, Gateway High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 592 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 Black Students | Black % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 73,558 | 8,555 | 11.6% |
| 2021-22 | 72,427 | 8,348 | 11.5% |
| 2020-21 | 68,640 | 7,551 | 11% |
| 2019-20 | 69,932 | 7,615 | 10.9% |
| 2018-19 | 68,561 | 7,457 | 10.9% |
| 2017-18 | 65,982 | 7,197 | 10.9% |
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