Treasure Coast Sun

There were 1,172 Black students enrolled in Martin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3.2% increase from the 1,136 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Martin County welcomed a total of 18,194 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 6.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Martin County, South Fork High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 135 students, making up 7.4% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Martin County High School	5.6%	2,122
South Fork High School	7.4%	1,814
Jensen Beach High School	6.7%	1,657
Treasure Coast Classical Academy	1.6%	1,099
Hidden Oaks Middle School	1%	995
Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School	5.7%	968
Stuart Middle School	10.9%	823
Warfield Elementary School	10.2%	764
Port Salerno Elementary School	5%	686
Pinewood Elementary School	7.4%	678
Murray Middle School	11.8%	628
Jensen Beach Elementary School	6.1%	573
Citrus Grove Elementary School	3.1%	572
J. D. Parker School of Technology	23%	513
Felix A. Williams Elementary School	6.6%	512
Sea Wind Elementary School	9.3%	505
Indiantown Middle School	9.1%	486
Hobe Sound Elementary School	7.2%	460
Clark Advanced Learning Center	5.2%	249
Spectrum Academy	14%	136
The Hope Charter Center for Autism	13%	92
Willoughby Learning Center	23.1%	52
Riverbend Academy	28.3%	46