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Multiracial enrollment rises in Jackson County schools during 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 452 multiracial students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 5.6% increase from the 428 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 7.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Jackson County, Marianna K-8 School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 130 students, making up 7.3% 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.

Ethnicities in Jackson County in 2023-24 School Year

White [55%]Black [30.8%]Multiracial [7.4%]Hispanic [5.5%]Ethnicities with <5% [0.3%]

Enrollment in Jackson County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Marianna K-8 School7.3%1,775
Marianna High School7.2%670
Sneads Elementary School7.5%612
Malone School8.7%562
Graceville School6.8%474
Cottondale Elementary School10.2%461
Cottondale High School7.2%416
Sneads High School5%357
Grand Ridge School7.6%329
Jackson County Early Childhood Center9.8%174
Hope School9.7%103

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