North Panhandle News

There were 3,392 white students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.6% increase from the 3,372 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed a total of 6,076 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Jackson County, Marianna K-8 School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 865 students, making up 48.9% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Marianna K-8 School	48.9	1,768
Marianna High School	53.2	634
Malone School	48.5	582
Sneads Elementary School	74.6	579
Graceville School	29.9	462
Cottondale Elementary School	68.6	459
Cottondale High School	74.4	402
Sneads High School	69.2	360
Grand Ridge School	68.7	326
Jackson County Early Childhood Center	30.5	197
Jackson Alternative School	8.7	127
Hope School	13.5	104