North Panhandle News

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

Of the 6,076 students attending Jackson County schools, 55.8% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 30.1% of Jackson County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Jackson County, representing 55.5% of the student body.

Malone School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 48.5% white students, 32.3% Black students, 10.7% Hispanic students, and 8.2% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.7% 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.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cottondale Elementary School	White	68.6%	459
Cottondale High School	White	74.4%	402
District Wide Homebound Program	Black	< 10%	< 10
Graceville School	Black	49.1%	462
Grand Ridge School	White	68.7%	326
Hope School	White	60.6%	104
Jackson Alternative School	White	48.8%	127
Jackson County Early Childhood Center	Black	55.8%	197
Jackson Virtual Instruction Program	White	62.5%	48
Jcsb Tapp Contract Site	Black	< 10%	< 10
Malone School	White	48.5%	582
Marianna High School	White	53.2%	634
Marianna K-8 School	White	48.9%	1,768
Sneads Elementary School	White	74.6%	579
Sneads High School	White	69.2%	360
The Dove (Developing Opportunities Thru Voc. Ed.)	Black	56.5%	23