FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner 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.
Schools | Number of Students |
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Acceleration Academy | 263 |
Allapattah Flats K-8 | 1,240 |
Bayshore Elementary School | 603 |
Chester A. Moore Elementary School | 366 |
Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie | 483 |
Dale Cassens Education Complex | 271 |
Dan McCarty Middle School | 747 |
Data House | 10 |
Fairlawn Elementary School | 546 |
Floresta Elementary School | 647 |
Forest Grove Middle School | 871 |
Fort Pierce Central High School | 3,091 |
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy the W.E.S.T. Prep Magnet | 2,010 |
Frances K. Sweet Elementary School | 362 |
Independence Classical Academy | 418 |
Lakewood Park Elementary School | 615 |
Lawnwood Elementary School | 746 |
Lincoln Park Academy | 1,594 |
Manatee Academy K-8 | 1,664 |
Mariposa Elementary School | 734 |
Morningside Elementary School | 669 |
Mosaic Digital Academy (St. Lucie Virtual Franchise) | 283 |
Northport K-8 School | 1,223 |
Oak Hammock K-8 School | 1,633 |
Parkway Elementary School | 216 |
Performance Based Preparatory Academy | 139 |
Port St. Lucie High School | 1,748 |
Renaissance Charter School at Tradition | 1,171 |
Renaissance Charter School of St. Lucie | 1,393 |
Rivers Edge Elementary School | 695 |
Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies | 794 |
Savanna Ridge Elementary School | 452 |
Somerset Academy Bethany | 339 |
Somerset Academy St. Lucie | 690 |
Somerset College Preparatory Academy | 1,360 |
Southern Oaks Middle School | 894 |
Southport Middle School | 823 |
St. Lucie County Jail - Rock Road Academy | 28 |
St. Lucie Detention Center | 39 |
St. Lucie Elementary School | 729 |
St. Lucie Virtual Instruction Program | 25 |
St. Lucie West Centennial High School | 2,766 |
St. Lucie West K-8 School | 1,601 |
Tradition Preparatory High School | 726 |
Treasure Coast High School | 3,066 |
Village Green Environmental Studies School | 560 |
Weatherbee Elementary School | 672 |
West Gate K-8 School | 1,522 |
White City Elementary School | 457 |
Windmill Point Elementary School | 1,006 |
Total St. Lucie County School District | 45,661 |