Key West Reporter

There were 3,662 Hispanic students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.3% increase from the 3,580 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed a total of 8,832 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 41.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Monroe County, Key West High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 523 students, making up 40.2% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Key West High School	40.2%	1,302
Horace O'Bryant School	49%	994
Marathon School	52.7%	772
Key Largo School	60.3%	759
Coral Shores High School	42.5%	753
Sugarloaf School	27.9%	678
Gerald Adams Elementary School	38%	665
Stanley Switlik Elementary School	56.3%	593
Plantation Key School	37.1%	552
Poinciana Elementary School	37.5%	552
Sigsbee Charter School	17.2%	545
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School	29.2%	195
Ocean Studies Charter	31.7%	180
Big Pine Academy	26.3%	99
Somerset Island Prep	34.8%	89
May Sands Montessori School	16.3%	86