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Black students made up 10.5% of Calhoun County schools enrollment 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 215 Black students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.3% decrease from the 220 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Calhoun County welcomed a total of 2,051 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 10.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Calhoun County, Blountstown High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 116 students, making up 16.9% 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 Calhoun County in 2023-24 School Year

White [77.3%]Black [10.5%]Multiracial [6.5%]Ethnicities with <5% [4.7%]

Enrollment in Calhoun County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Black Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Blountstown High School16.9%685
Blountstown Elementary School20.8%476

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