Key West Reporter

There were 3,597 Hispanic students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2% increase from the 3,528 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 40.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Monroe County, Key West High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 542 students, making up 40.1% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Key West High School	40.1	1,352
Horace O'Bryant School	47.6	1,014
Key Largo School	56.5	773
Coral Shores High School	41.9	767
Marathon School	49.8	707
Sugarloaf School	25.9	673
Gerald Adams Elementary School	38	669
Stanley Switlik Elementary School	53.4	592
Poinciana Elementary School	37.5	570
Plantation Key School	36.3	565
Sigsbee Charter School	13.6	531
Ocean Studies Charter	12.2	180