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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 13% of Martin County School District's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 74 Hispanic students enrolled in Martin County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 98.9% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Martin County School District welcomed 563 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Martin County School District roughly covers 30 schools within Martin County, and has a main office in Stuart.

Among the 30 schools in Martin County School District, South Fork High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 719 students.

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.

Enrollment in Martin County School District in 2023-24
White [80%]Hispanic [13%]Ethnicities <5% [7%]

Enrollment Demographics in Martin County School District During Last 7 Years
School YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2023-245637413%%
2022-2318,6506,44934.6%%
2021-2218,5426,31434.1%%
2020-2118,2406,22234.1%%
2019-2019,0396,28633%%
2018-1918,6245,85931.5%%
2017-1818,9715,66429.9%%

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