Duval Times

Duval County School District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 341 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year were African American, representing 75% of the Duval County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 47.4% of the total enrollment.

Duval County School District covers 195 schools within Duval County, with its main office in Jacksonville.

Among the 195 schools in Duval County School District, Atlantic Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,768 students in the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School	Total Enrollment
Atlantic Coast High School	2,768
Sandalwood High School	2,726
Mandarin High School	2,398
Duncan U. Fletcher High School	2,192
First Coast High School	2,137
Englewood High School	1,797
Edward H. White High School	1,666
Westside High School	1,617
Riverside High School	1,593
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School	1,479
Terry Parker High School	1,411
Duval Charter at Baymeadows	1,335
Jean Ribault High School	1,331
William M. Raines High School	1,331
Florida Cyber Charter Academy	1,331
Paxon School/Advanced Studies	1,285
Stanton College Preparatory	1,283
Westview K-8	1,242
Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School	1,204
New Berlin Elementary School	1,187
Mandarin Middle School	1,143
Frank H. Peterson Academies	1,129
Bartram Springs Elementary School	1,111
Duval Charter School at Coastal	1,098
Chet's Creek Elementary School	1,090
Kernan Middle School	1,084
Global Outreach Charter Academy	1,075
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts	1,053
Duval Virtual Instruction Academy	1,041
Loretto Elementary School	1,030
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School	1,025
Landmark Middle School	1,022
Duval Charter School at Southside	1,019
Lavilla School of the Arts	993
River City Science Academy	989
Samuel W. Wolfson High School	978
Darnell Cookman Middle/High School	978
Twin Lakes Academy Middle School	975
Duval Charter School at Westside	975
Charger Academy	964
Duval Charter School at Flagler Center	950
Crystal Springs Elementary School	921
River City Science Academy at Mandarin	903
Oceanway School	880
Springfield Middle School	875
Lake Shore Middle School	875
Duval Charter School at Mandarin	871
Cornerstone Classical Academy	858
Andrew Jackson High School	837
Chimney Lakes Elementary School	831
Idea Bassett	826
Neptune Beach Elementary School	825
Chaffee Trail Elementary School	823
San Jose Elementary School	821
River City Science Academy Intracoastal	820
Southside Middle School	814
Mayport Middle School	811
Crown Point Elementary School	807
River City Science Academy Innovation School	807
Biscayne Elementary School	804
Alimacani Elementary School	792
Twin Lakes Academy Elementary School	781
Idea River Bluff	775
Jacksonville Classical Academy	760
Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School	749
Sabal Palm Elementary School	738
Enterprise Learning Academy	725
Oceanway Elementary School	708
Louis S. Sheffield Elementary School	704
Arlington Middle School	699
Highlands Middle School	689
Waterleaf Elementary School	675
Westside Middle School	667
Duval Charter High School at Baymeadows	667
North Shore Elementary School	665
Greenland Pines Elementary School	665
Beauclerc Elementary School	654
Kernan Trail Elementary School	638
San Jose Prep	637
John E. Ford K-8 School	632
Hendricks Avenue Elementary School	627
Jacksonville Beach Elementary School	626
Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School	622
Alfred I. Dupont Middle School	611
Greenfield Elementary School	585
River City Science Elementary Academy	583
Global Outreach Charter Academy High School	583
Highlands Elementary School	578
Bayview Elementary School	575
Jean Ribault Middle School	557
Dinsmore Elementary School	553
Joseph Stilwell Middle School	534
Northwestern Legends Elementary School	527
Andrew A. Robinson Elementary School	526
Abess Park Elementary School	524
Seaside Community Charter School	524
Holiday Hill Elementary School	514
Seabreeze Elementary School	509
Woodland Acres Elementary School	505
Atlantic Beach Elementary School	502
San Pablo Elementary School	501
Gregory Drive Elementary School	501
Southside Estates Elementary School	496
San Mateo Elementary School	495
Timucuan Elementary School	494
Seaside Charter K-8 School	492
Normandy Village Elementary School	488
Fishweir Elementary School	487
Bridgeprep Academy	487
Jacksonville Heights Elementary School	481
Duval Charter Scholars Academy	473
Fort Caroline Elementary School	470
J. Allen Axson Elementary School	468
Windy Hill Elementary School	467
Sadie T. Tillis Elementary School	464
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	460
Spring Park Elementary School	460
Pine Forest Elementary School	459
Pinedale Elementary School	457
Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary School	453
Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary School	447
Seacoast Charter Academy	427
Smart Pope Livingston Elementary School	425
Whitehouse Elementary School	424
Seaside Charter North Campus	422
John Stockton Elementary School	418
Merrill Road Elementary School	412
Englewood Elementary School	407
Cedar Hills Elementary School	404
Brookview Elementary School	395
Garden City Elementary School	393
Venetia Elementary School	392
Hyde Grove Elementary School	388
Fort Caroline Middle School	384
Love Grove Elementary School	383
Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School	383
Mayport Elementary School	378
Horizon Institute	373
A. Philip Randolph Academies	341
Lone Star Elementary School	340
Central Riverside Elementary School	333
Ruth N. Upson Elementary School	332
Ortega Elementary School	330
Don Brewer Elementary School	327
West Riverside Elementary School	324
Anchor Academy	322
Parkwood Heights Elementary School	319
Long Branch Elementary School	312
Lake Lucina Elementary School	311
Kings Trail Elementary School	307
Ramona Boulevard Elementary School	290
Young Mens/Womens Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler	284
Grasp Academy	283
George Washington Carver Elementary School	281
Lone Star High School	258
San Jose Primary School	254
Arlington Heights Elementary School	253
Oak Hill Academy	253
Hyde Park Elementary School	250
Susie E. Tolbert Elementary School	237
San Jose Early College at Cecil	232
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School	224
Duval Mycroschool of Integrated Academics and Technologies	224
Pine Estates Elementary School	220
Arlington Elementary School	214
Grand Park Career Center	213
Annie R. Morgan Elementary School	205
Tiger Academy	204
Biscayne High School	204
Biltmore Elementary School	201
Palm Avenue Excep. Student Center	197
R. L. Brown Gifted and Talented Academy	193
Reynolds Lane Elementary School	188
Hidden Oaks Elementary School	185
Alden Road Excep. Student Center	175
S. A. Hull Elementary School	168
Becoming Collegiate Academy	165
The Bridge to Success Academy at W. Jacksonville	164
Pickett Elementary School	158
R. V. Daniels Elementary School	157
Wayman Academy of the Arts	148
School of Success Academy-Sos	138
Mt. Herman Ese Center	127
Ese Pre Kindergarten Disabilities Center	95
Hospital and Homebound	88
Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center	82
Mattie V. Rutherford Alt Ed Center	74
Pace Center for Girls-Jax	68
Pretrial Detention Facility	53
Duval Academy	27
Youth Development Center	24
Amikids Jacksonville	23
Marine Science Education Center	23
Impact Halfway House	23
Gateway Community Services	14