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Most St. Lucie County School District students were enrolled in ninth-grade in 2022-23 school year

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

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

St. Lucie County School District's ninth-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 4,008 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.8% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 6.3% compared to the year before.

St. Lucie County School District also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Fort Pierce Central High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that St. Lucie County School District enrolled a total of 45,661 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 19th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 19th highest in the year before.

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.

St. Lucie County School District Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
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Enrollment Numbers Among St. Lucie County School District in 2022-23 School Year
SchoolsNumber of Students
Acceleration Academy263
Allapattah Flats K-81,240
Bayshore Elementary School603
Chester A. Moore Elementary School366
Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie483
Dale Cassens Education Complex271
Dan McCarty Middle School747
Data House10
Fairlawn Elementary School546
Floresta Elementary School647
Forest Grove Middle School871
Fort Pierce Central High School3,091
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy the W.E.S.T. Prep Magnet2,010
Frances K. Sweet Elementary School362
Independence Classical Academy418
Lakewood Park Elementary School615
Lawnwood Elementary School746
Lincoln Park Academy1,594
Manatee Academy K-81,664
Mariposa Elementary School734
Morningside Elementary School669
Mosaic Digital Academy (St. Lucie Virtual Franchise)283
Northport K-8 School1,223
Oak Hammock K-8 School1,633
Parkway Elementary School216
Performance Based Preparatory Academy139
Port St. Lucie High School1,748
Renaissance Charter School at Tradition1,171
Renaissance Charter School of St. Lucie1,393
Rivers Edge Elementary School695
Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies794
Savanna Ridge Elementary School452
Somerset Academy Bethany339
Somerset Academy St. Lucie690
Somerset College Preparatory Academy1,360
Southern Oaks Middle School894
Southport Middle School823
St. Lucie County Jail - Rock Road Academy28
St. Lucie Detention Center39
St. Lucie Elementary School729
St. Lucie Virtual Instruction Program25
St. Lucie West Centennial High School2,766
St. Lucie West K-8 School1,601
Tradition Preparatory High School726
Treasure Coast High School3,066
Village Green Environmental Studies School560
Weatherbee Elementary School672
West Gate K-8 School1,522
White City Elementary School457
Windmill Point Elementary School1,006
Total St. Lucie County School District45,661

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