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Calhoun County's student body primarily comprised of white students in 2022-23 school year

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FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

The majority of students in Calhoun County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 2,129 students attending Calhoun County schools, 77.3% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.5% of Calhoun County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Calhoun County, representing 76.2% of the student body.

Altha Public School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included Black, white, Hispanic, Asian, multiracial, and Alaskan Native or American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 1.2% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Ethnicities in Calhoun County in 2022-23 School Year
White [77.3%]Black [10.5%]Multiracial [6.2%]Hispanic [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [0.6%]
Students' Ethnicity Percentage in Calhoun County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School NameMost Prevalent EthnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Altha Public SchoolWhite90.4%674
Blountstown Elementary SchoolWhite63.3%490
Blountstown High SchoolWhite69.6%695
Calhoun Virtual Instruction ProgramWhite83.3%42
Carr Elementary & Middle SchoolWhite91.2%228

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