Duval County Education: 53,579 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Duval Times

Dec 10, 2023

There were 53,579 Black students enrolled in Duval County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.4% decrease from the 54,332 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Duval County welcomed a total of 129,801 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 41.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 205 schools in Duval County, Jean Ribault High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,260 students, making up 91% 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.

Ethnicities in Duval County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Duval County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Sandalwood High School	25.5	2,771
Atlantic Coast High School	28.1	2,537
Mandarin High School	19.6	2,405
First Coast High School	59.2	2,117
Duncan U. Fletcher High School	13.2	2,067
Duval Virtual Instruction Academy	43.9	1,877
Englewood High School	30.5	1,741
Westside High School	61.7	1,583
Riverside High School	68.5	1,567
Edward H. White High School	70	1,538
Jean Ribault High School	91	1,385
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School	31.9	1,384
Duval Charter at Baymeadows	22.1	1,368
Stanton College Preparatory	13.4	1,363
Terry Parker High School	55.9	1,353
Paxon School/Advanced Studies	48.8	1,270
Westview K-8	56.3	1,222
William M. Raines High School	92.5	1,217
New Berlin Elementary School	34	1,200
Bartram Springs Elementary School	14.9	1,194
Mandarin Middle School	16.4	1,173
Duval Charter School at Coastal	11.2	1,141
Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School	10.6	1,140
Kernan Middle School	23.1	1,136
Kipp Jacksonville High School	90.8	1,101
Frank H. Peterson Academies	48.6	1,097
Chet's Creek Elementary School	4.4	1,095
Global Outreach Charter Academy	12.5	1,083
Landmark Middle School	38.1	1,077
Twin Lakes Academy Middle School	32	1,076
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts	21.6	1,068
Duval Charter School at Southside	30.4	1,025
Florida Cyber Charter Academy	27.2	1,018
Darnell Cookman Middle/High School	53.4	1,003
Lavilla School of the Arts	36.3	1,000
Loretto Elementary School	5.4	999
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at Osceola	21.1	999
Duval Charter School at Flagler Center	16.2	995
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School	14.6	988
James Weldon Johnson College Prepartory Middle School	39	986
River City Science Academy	16.1	979
Lake Shore Middle School	66	972
Charger Academy	56.1	961
Duval Charter School at Westside	55.2	957
Oceanway School	41.3	927
Samuel W. Wolfson High School	17.7	922
River City Science Academy at Mandarin	9.3	908
Crystal Springs Elementary School	37.7	907
Springfield Middle School	76.7	885
Chimney Lakes Elementary School	37.6	883
Twin Lakes Academy Elementary School	44.5	881
Andrew Jackson High School	82.8	870
Southside Middle School	24.9	844
Duval Charter School at Mandarin	20.5	843
Jacksonville Classical Academy	38.7	837
Mayport Middle School	20.5	833
Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development School	11.9	818
Kipp Impact K-8	91.5	808
Arlington Middle School	56.5	798
Biscayne Elementary School	84.9	796
Neptune Beach Elementary School	11.1	782
San Jose Elementary School	18.2	779
Crown Point Elementary School	21.5	767
Horizon Institute	63.9	765
Chaffee Trail Elementary School	45.5	765
River City Science Academy Innovation School	31.9	761
Alimacani Elementary School	4.9	752
Enterprise Learning Academy	51.1	726
Louis S. Sheffield Elementary School	31	725
River City Science Academy Intracoastal	11.6	718
Sabal Palm Elementary School	15.6	704
North Shore Elementary School	84.2	701
Highlands Middle School	77.2	697
Beauclerc Elementary School	31.8	689
Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School	87.6	688
Jean Ribault Middle School	88.1	679
San Jose Prep	25.8	677
Waterleaf Elementary School	18.9	673
Greenland Pines Elementary School	10.4	662
Kernan Trail Elementary School	19.2	646
Alfred I. Dupont Middle School	34.3	641
Oceanway Elementary School	27.8	637
Duval Charter High School at Baymeadows	21.1	631
John E. Ford K-8 School	74.4	622
Hendricks Avenue Elementary School	12.1	614
Joseph Stilwell Middle School	43.1	612
Abess Park Elementary School	22	600
The Bridge to Success Academy at W. Jacksonville	82.5	595
Dinsmore Elementary School	51.8	595
Westside Middle School	57.2	593
Greenfield Elementary School	23.3	592
River City Science Elementary Academy	22.9	577
J. Allen Axson Elementary School	6.8	574
Duval Charter Scholars Academy	63.4	547
Jacksonville Heights Elementary School	54.7	547
Andrew A. Robinson Elementary School	88.4	535
Woodland Acres Elementary School	43.8	534
San Mateo Elementary School	38.2	534
Gregory Drive Elementary School	61.9	530
Northwestern Legends Elementary School	88.8	528
Seabreeze Elementary School	18.1	519
Fort Caroline Elementary School	68	515
Bridgeprep Academy	32.6	512
Normandy Village Elementary School	61.4	495
Windy Hill Elementary School	31	494
San Pablo Elementary School	2	493
Timucuan Elementary School	55.6	491
Global Outreach Charter Academy High School	15.9	491
Holiday Hill Elementary School	16	489
Southside Estates Elementary School	30.7	486
Sadie T. Tillis Elementary School	58.2	483
Highlands Elementary School	70.9	475
Fishweir Elementary School	18.9	465
Pine Forest Elementary School	35.3	465
Hyde Grove Elementary School	73.1	465
Spring Park Elementary School	27.6	464
Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary School	32.2	450
Cedar Hills Elementary School	51.6	450
Seacoast Charter Academy	33.8	447
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	23.1	446
Englewood Elementary School	20.6	437
Mayport Elementary School	20.9	436
Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary School	24	430
Smart Pope Livingston Elementary School	88.3	428
Pinedale Elementary School	71.6	426
Brookview Elementary School	21.4	426
John Stockton Elementary School	12.2	425
Fort Caroline Middle School	65.1	424
Merrill Road Elementary School	53	419
Whitehouse Elementary School	19	405
A. Philip Randolph Academies	73.3	389
Lone Star Elementary School	34.5	386
Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School	92.2	384
Love Grove Elementary School	29.7	381
Garden City Elementary School	76.9	377
Venetia Elementary School	37.1	377
Ruth N. Upson Elementary School	36.2	376
Seaside Charter North Campus	34.8	362
Somerset Academy-Elementary Eagle Campus	90	361
Ortega Elementary School	40.9	359
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	94.9	355
Central Riverside Elementary School	69.7	353
Anchor Academy	19.7	340
Lake Lucina Elementary School	51.7	333
Young Mens/Womens Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler	85	333
Bayview Elementary School	52.1	330
Don Brewer Elementary School	58	324
Kings Trail Elementary School	19.9	311
George Washington Carver Elementary School	87.9	290
Arlington Heights Elementary School	47.6	290
West Riverside Elementary School	3.8	289
Long Branch Elementary School	84.4	289
Ramona Boulevard Elementary School	71.2	288
San Jose Primary School	21	281
Parkwood Heights Elementary School	58.3	276
Grasp Academy	39.5	271
Oak Hill Academy	47.5	263
Susie E. Tolbert Elementary School	89.9	248
Hyde Park Elementary School	71	245
Henry F. Kite Elementary School	89	237
Tiger Academy	96.1	233
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School	94.7	225
Reynolds Lane Elementary School	61.3	222
Pine Estates Elementary School	68.8	221
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at Clay	10.6	217
R. L. Brown Gifted and Talented Academy	85.9	213
R. V. Daniels Elementary School	81.7	213
Annie R. Morgan Elementary School	82.5	212
Arlington Elementary School	56.7	208
Duval Mycroschool of Integrated Academics and Technologies	54.4	206
Grand Park Career Center	78.3	203
Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School	85.6	201
Pickett Elementary School	48.5	200
Biltmore Elementary School	74.3	191
Palm Avenue Excep. Student Center	49.2	189
Somerset Academy-Middle Eagle Campus	83.5	188
Biscayne High School	78.5	186
Lone Star High School	64.1	184
Hidden Oaks Elementary School	63	181
Alden Road Excep. Student Center	23.9	159
S. A. Hull Elementary School	81.6	152
School of Success Academy-Sos	62.8	148
Wayman Academy of the Arts	93	142
San Jose Early College at Cecil	23.4	124
Mt. Herman Ese Center	11.8	110
Ese Pre Kindergarten Disabilities Center	41	105
Mattie V. Rutherford Alt Ed Center	65.9	82
Becoming Collegiate Academy	98.8	80
Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center	46.6	73
Waverly Academy	16.7	66
Pretrial Detention Facility	56.4	55