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Multiracial enrollment rises in Calhoun 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 133 multiracial students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.3% increase from the 130 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 6.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Calhoun County, Blountstown Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 44 students, making up 9.2% 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 multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Blountstown High School6%685
Altha Public School5%640
Blountstown Elementary School9.2%476
Carr Elementary & Middle School7.3%219

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