Monroe County School District Education: More students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Key West Reporter

Oct 6, 2023

Monroe County School District had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 8,929 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

The most represented ethnicity among Monroe County School District students was white, accounting for 42.7% of the student population.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 43.3% of the total enrollment.

Monroe County School District covers 23 schools within Monroe County, with its main office in Key West.

Among the 23 schools in Monroe County School District, Key West High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,352 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

Enrollment in Monroe County School District Over 6 Years

School Enrollment Breakdown for Monroe County School District in 2022-23 School Year

School	Total Enrollment
Key West High School	1,352
Horace O'Bryant School	1,014
Key Largo School	773
Coral Shores High School	767
Marathon School	707
Sugarloaf School	673
Gerald Adams Elementary School	669
Stanley Switlik Elementary School	592
Plantation Key School	565
Sigsbee Charter School	531
Poinciana Elementary School	507
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School	204
Ocean Studies Charter	180
Big Pine Academy	101
May Sands Montessori School	94
Somerset Island Prep	82
Monroe Virtual Franchise	30
Monroe Juvenile Detention Center	0
Keys Center	0
Monroe Virtual Instruction Program	0
Monroe Virtual Instruction Program	0
Lower Keys Academic Connections for Excellence	0
Upper Keys Academic Connections for Excellence	0