Duval Times

There were 53,579 Black students enrolled in Duval County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Duval County School District welcomed 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 district.

Duval County School District roughly covers 199 schools within Duval County, and has a main office in Jacksonville.

Among the 199 schools in Duval County School District, Jean Ribault High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,260 students.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	129,801	53,579	41.3%
2021-22	128,948	54,332	42.1%
2020-21	126,815	54,020	42.6%
2019-20	130,299	55,817	42.8%
2018-19	130,245	56,513	43.4%
2017-18	129,583	56,548	43.6%