Key West Reporter

There were 8,929 students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 42.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Monroe County schools, followed by 40.3% of Hispanic students, 12% of Black students and 3.7% of multiracial students.

Key West High School registered the highest enrollment among Monroe County's 23 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 1,352 students.

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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Key West High School	1,315	1,352	2.8
Horace O'Bryant School	1,089	1,014	-6.9
Key Largo School	783	773	-1.3
Coral Shores High School	744	767	3.1
Marathon School	671	707	5.4
Sugarloaf School	634	673	6.2
Gerald Adams Elementary School	678	669	-1.3
Stanley Switlik Elementary School	564	592	5
Poinciana Elementary School	566	570	0.7
Plantation Key School	552	565	2.4
Sigsbee Charter School	537	531	-1.1
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School	205	204	-0.5
Ocean Studies Charter	151	180	19.2
Big Pine Academy	98	101	3.1
May Sands Montessori School	86	94	9.3
Somerset Island Prep	83	82	-1.2
Monroe Virtual Franchise	58	30	-48.3