North Panhandle News

There were 3,350 white students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1% decrease from the 3,385 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed a total of 6,091 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55% 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 864 students, making up 48.7% 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
Marianna K-8 School	48.7%	1,775
Marianna High School	50.9%	670
Sneads Elementary School	74.7%	612
Malone School	46.6%	562
Graceville School	32.1%	474
Cottondale Elementary School	69%	461
Cottondale High School	72.1%	416
Sneads High School	65.8%	357
Grand Ridge School	70.8%	329
Jackson County Early Childhood Center	28.7%	174
Hope School	56.3%	103
Jackson Alternative School	49.4%	79
Jackson Virtual Instruction Program	61%	41
The Dove (Developing Opportunities Thru Voc. Ed.)	42.1%	38