Key West Reporter

There were 3,810 white students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.2% decrease from the 3,857 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed a total of 8,929 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 42.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Monroe County, Key West High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 539 students, making up 39.9% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Key West High School	39.9	1,352
Horace O'Bryant School	19.9	1,014
Key Largo School	35.6	773
Coral Shores High School	52.5	767
Marathon School	41.7	707
Sugarloaf School	65.5	673
Gerald Adams Elementary School	20.5	669
Stanley Switlik Elementary School	38.9	592
Poinciana Elementary School	24.7	570
Plantation Key School	60.9	565
Sigsbee Charter School	62.7	531
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School	65.7	204
Ocean Studies Charter	56.1	180
Big Pine Academy	56.4	101
May Sands Montessori School	23.4	94
Somerset Island Prep	35.4	82