Duval Times

Black students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in Duval County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 129,094 students attending Duval County schools, 40.4% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 31.1% of Duval County students.

In the previous school year, Black students were also the most common ethnicity in Duval County, representing 41.5% of the student body.

Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 29.8% Black students, 28.6% white students, 23.3% Hispanic students, 12.1% Asian students, and 5.6% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 0.5% when compared to the previous 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 Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
A. Philip Randolph Academies	Black	75.4%	341
Abess Park Elementary School	White	36.3%	524
Alden Road Excep. Student Center	White	47.4%	175
Alfred I. Dupont Middle School	Hispanic	37.6%	611
Alimacani Elementary School	White	62.3%	792
Amikids Jacksonville	Black	73.9%	23
Anchor Academy	White	42.6%	322
Andrew A. Robinson Elementary School	Black	87.5%	526
Andrew Jackson High School	Black	84%	837
Annie R. Morgan Elementary School	Black	82%	205
Arlington Elementary School	Black	50%	214
Arlington Heights Elementary School	Black	47.8%	253
Arlington Middle School	Black	51.1%	699
Atlantic Beach Elementary School	White	74.7%	502
Atlantic Coast High School	White	33.7%	2,768
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School	White	51.5%	1,479
Bartram Springs Elementary School	White	44.4%	1,111
Bayview Elementary School	Black	49.8%	321
Beauclerc Elementary School	Black	31.2%	654
Becoming Collegiate Academy	Black	95.8%	165
Biltmore Elementary School	Black	82.6%	201
Biscayne Elementary School	Black	85%	804
Biscayne High School	Black	85.8%	204
Bridgeprep Academy	Hispanic	56.7%	487
Brookview Elementary School	White	33.2%	395
Cedar Hills Elementary School	Black	49.3%	404
Central Riverside Elementary School	Black	71.5%	333
Chaffee Trail Elementary School	Black	46.4%	823
Charger Academy	Black	54.1%	964
Chet's Creek Elementary School	White	45.6%	1,090
Chimney Lakes Elementary School	Black	40.2%	831
Cornerstone Classical Academy	White	78.7%	858
Crown Point Elementary School	White	35.2%	807
Crystal Springs Elementary School	Black	38.8%	921
Darnell Cookman Middle/High School	Black	55.9%	978
Dinsmore Elementary School	Black	55.3%	553
Don Brewer Elementary School	Black	52.3%	327
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts	White	56.9%	1,053
Duncan U. Fletcher High School	White	66.6%	2,192
Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School	White	60.8%	1,204
Duval Academy	Black	48.2%	27
Duval Charter High School at Baymeadows	White	39%	667
Duval Charter Scholars Academy	Black	56%	473
Duval Charter School at Coastal	White	41.3%	1,098
Duval Charter School at Flagler Center	White	41.6%	950
Duval Charter School at Mandarin	White	43.9%	871
Duval Charter School at Southside	White	36.3%	1,019
Duval Charter School at Westside	Black	53.3%	975
Duval Charter at Baymeadows	White	37.8%	1,335
Duval Mycroschool of Integrated Academics and Technologies	Black	61.6%	224
Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center	Black	68.3%	82
Duval Virtual Instruction Academy	Black	43.8%	1,041
Edward H. White High School	Black	71.3%	1,666
Englewood Elementary School	Hispanic	47.2%	407
Englewood High School	Hispanic	39.3%	1,797
Enterprise Learning Academy	Black	50.9%	725
Ese Pre Kindergarten Disabilities Center	White	41.1%	95
First Coast High School	Black	60.3%	2,137
Fishweir Elementary School	White	53%	487
Florida Cyber Charter Academy	White	43.8%	1,331
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at Clay	White	40.2%	244
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at Osceola	Hispanic	39.3%	931
Fort Caroline Elementary School	Black	63%	470
Fort Caroline Middle School	Black	65.1%	384
Frank H. Peterson Academies	Black	44.8%	1,129
Garden City Elementary School	Black	74.6%	393
Gateway Community Services	Black	< 10%	14
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Black	90%	281
Global Outreach Charter Academy	Hispanic	65.2%	1,075
Global Outreach Charter Academy High School	Hispanic	53.5%	583
Grand Park Career Center	Black	82.2%	213
Grasp Academy	Black	42.1%	283
Greenfield Elementary School	Hispanic	43.4%	585
Greenland Pines Elementary School	White	55.2%	665
Gregory Drive Elementary School	Black	60.7%	501
Hendricks Avenue Elementary School	White	64.1%	627
Hidden Oaks Elementary School	Black	66.5%	185
Highlands Elementary School	Black	76.3%	396
Highlands Middle School	Black	76.8%	689
Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary School	Black	29.8%	447
Holiday Hill Elementary School	White	43.2%	514
Horizon Institute	Black	59%	373
Hospital and Homebound	White	48.9%	88
Hyde Grove Elementary School	Black	68.3%	388
Hyde Park Elementary School	Black	68%	250
Impact Halfway House	Black	47.8%	23
J. Allen Axson Elementary School	White	44.2%	468
Jacksonville Beach Elementary School	Asian	51%	626
Jacksonville Classical Academy	White	47.2%	760
Jacksonville Heights Elementary School	Black	51.4%	481
James Weldon Johnson College Prepartory Middle School	Black	40.1%	957
Jean Ribault High School	Black	89.1%	1,331
Jean Ribault Middle School	Black	88%	557
John E. Ford K-8 School	Black	72.5%	632
John Stockton Elementary School	White	63.2%	418
Joseph Stilwell Middle School	Black	41%	534
Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development School	White	46.3%	861
Kernan Middle School	White	36.5%	1,084
Kernan Trail Elementary School	White	41.2%	638
Kings Trail Elementary School	Hispanic	55.4%	307
Kipp Impact K-8	Black	90.8%	919
Kipp Jacksonville High School	Black	88.4%	1,246
Lake Lucina Elementary School	Black	41.5%	311
Lake Shore Middle School	Black	64.2%	875
Landmark Middle School	Black	36.1%	1,022
Lavilla School of the Arts	White	43.9%	993
Lone Star Elementary School	Black	37.7%	340
Lone Star High School	Black	62%	258
Long Branch Elementary School	Black	76.3%	312
Loretto Elementary School	White	59.4%	1,030
Louis S. Sheffield Elementary School	White	44%	704
Love Grove Elementary School	Hispanic	35.8%	383
Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary School	White	54.5%	453
Mandarin High School	White	52.3%	2,398
Mandarin Middle School	White	54.6%	1,143
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School	White	52.3%	1,025
Marine Science Education Center	White	73.9%	23
Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School	Black	84.2%	622
Mattie V. Rutherford Alt Ed Center	Black	75.7%	74
Mayport Elementary School	White	49.7%	378
Mayport Middle School	White	54.6%	811
Merrill Road Elementary School	Black	53.6%	412
Mt. Herman Ese Center	Black	55.9%	127
Neptune Beach Elementary School	White	69.7%	825
New Berlin Elementary School	White	38.8%	1,187
Normandy Village Elementary School	Black	59.4%	488
North Shore Elementary School	Black	79.9%	665
Northwestern Legends Elementary School	Black	88.1%	527
Oak Hill Academy	Black	53.4%	253
Oceanway Elementary School	White	42.7%	708
Oceanway School	Black	42.1%	880
Ortega Elementary School	Black	42.4%	330
Pace Center for Girls-Jax	Black	51.5%	68
Palm Avenue Excep. Student Center	Black	61.4%	197
Parkwood Heights Elementary School	Black	51.4%	319
Paxon School/Advanced Studies	Black	48.7%	1,285
Pickett Elementary School	Black	47.5%	158
Pine Estates Elementary School	Black	61.8%	220
Pine Forest Elementary School	White	40.7%	459
Pinedale Elementary School	Black	70.2%	457
Pretrial Detention Facility	Black	79.3%	53
R. L. Brown Gifted and Talented Academy	Black	83.9%	193
R. V. Daniels Elementary School	Black	83.4%	157
Ramona Boulevard Elementary School	Black	67.2%	290
Reynolds Lane Elementary School	Black	60.1%	188
River City Science Academy	White	49.7%	989
River City Science Academy Innovation School	Black	33.3%	807
River City Science Academy Intracoastal	White	49.5%	820
River City Science Academy at Mandarin	White	56.4%	903
River City Science Elementary Academy	White	48%	583
Riverside High School	Black	67.4%	1,593
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School	Black	91.1%	224
Ruth N. Upson Elementary School	White	43.1%	332
Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School	Black	89.3%	749
S. A. Hull Elementary School	Black	86.9%	168
Sabal Palm Elementary School	White	54.7%	682
Sadie T. Tillis Elementary School	Black	55.4%	464
Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School	Black	86.4%	383
Samuel W. Wolfson High School	White	63.7%	978
San Jose Early College at Cecil	Black	37.9%	232
San Jose Elementary School	Hispanic	44.2%	821
San Jose Prep	Hispanic	34.2%	637
San Jose Primary School	Hispanic	33.9%	254
San Mateo Elementary School	White	42.8%	495
San Pablo Elementary School	White	70.5%	501
Sandalwood High School	White	34.8%	2,726
School of Success Academy-Sos	Black	63.8%	138
Seabreeze Elementary School	White	66%	509
Seacoast Charter Academy	Hispanic	32.6%	427
Seaside Charter K-8 School	White	72.2%	492
Seaside Charter North Campus	White	48.6%	422
Seaside Community Charter School	White	71.4%	524
Smart Pope Livingston Elementary School	Black	80.7%	425
Somerset Academy-Elementary Eagle Campus	Black	88.3%	376
Somerset Academy-Middle Eagle Campus	Black	87.4%	183
Southside Estates Elementary School	Black	31.1%	496
Southside Middle School	Hispanic	50.1%	814
Spring Park Elementary School	Hispanic	42.2%	460
Springfield Middle School	Black	78.5%	875
Stanton College Preparatory	Asian	36.2%	1,283
Susie E. Tolbert Elementary School	Black	82.7%	237
Terry Parker High School	Black	52.5%	1,411
The Bridge to Success Academy at W. Jacksonville	Black	82.9%	164
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	White	57.6%	460
Tiger Academy	Black	95.6%	204
Timucuan Elementary School	Black	51.4%	494
Twin Lakes Academy Elementary School	Black	44.6%	781
Twin Lakes Academy Middle School	Black	38.2%	975
Venetia Elementary School	Black	38.8%	392
Waterleaf Elementary School	White	41.6%	675
Wayman Academy of the Arts	Black	91.9%	148
West Riverside Elementary School	Hispanic	43.2%	324
Westside High School	Black	63.1%	1,617
Westside Middle School	Black	55.2%	667
Westview K-8	Black	57.7%	1,242
Whitehouse Elementary School	White	62.3%	424
William M. Raines High School	Black	91%	1,331
Windy Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	45.2%	467
Woodland Acres Elementary School	Black	46.9%	505
Young Mens/Womens Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler	Black	82.8%	284
Youth Development Center	Black	58.3%	24