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Holmes County Education: 137 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 137 Hispanic students enrolled in Holmes County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 45.7% increase from the 94 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Holmes County welcomed a total of 3,201 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Holmes County, Bonifay K-8 School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 49 students, making up 4.1% 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 Holmes County in 2023-24 School Year

White [86.2%]Multiracial [5.3%]Ethnicities with <5% [7.4%]

Enrollment in Holmes County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Hispanic Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Bonifay K-8 School4.1%1,182
Holmes County High School4.3%485
Poplar Springs High School6.2%452
Bethlehem High School4%378
Ponce De Leon High School3.2%313
Ponce De Leon Elementary School4.9%286

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