Key West Reporter

The most represented ethnicity among Monroe County students was white, accounting for 42.7% of the student population, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 8,929 students attending Monroe County schools, 42.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 40.3% of Monroe County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Monroe County, representing 43.2% of the student body.

Poinciana Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 37.5% Hispanic students, 33.3% Black students, 24.7% white students, and 3.3% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.9% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Big Pine Academy	White	71.3%	101
Coral Shores High School	White	52.5%	767
Gerald Adams Elementary School	Hispanic	38%	669
Horace O'Bryant School	Hispanic	47.6%	1,014
Key Largo School	Hispanic	56.5%	773
Key West High School	Hispanic	40.1%	1,352
Keys Center	White	< 10%	< 10
Lower Keys Academic Connections for Excellence	Black	< 10%	< 10
Marathon School	Hispanic	49.8%	707
May Sands Montessori School	White	72.3%	94
Monroe Juvenile Detention Center	Hispanic	< 10%	< 10
Monroe Virtual Franchise	White	63.3%	30
Monroe Virtual Instruction Program	White	< 10%	< 10
Ocean Studies Charter	White	57.2%	180
Plantation Key School	White	60.9%	565
Poinciana Elementary School	Hispanic	37.5%	570
Sigsbee Charter School	White	62.7%	531
Somerset Island Prep	White	52.4%	82
Stanley Switlik Elementary School	Hispanic	53.4%	592
Sugarloaf School	White	65.5%	673
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School	White	69.1%	204
Upper Keys Academic Connections for Excellence	Black	< 10%	< 10