Manatee Review

Hardee County School District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 4,901 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were Hispanic, representing 61.8% of the Hardee County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 46.5% of the total enrollment.

Hardee County School District covers nine schools within Hardee County, with its main office in Wauchula.

Among the nine schools in Hardee County School District, Hardee Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,403 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

School	Total Enrollment
Hardee Senior High School	1,403
Hardee Junior High School	1,141
Wauchula Elementary School	616
Zolfo Springs Elementary School	590
North Wauchula Elementary School	510
Bowling Green Elementary School	302
Hilltop Elementary School	286
Pioneer Career Academy	29
Hardee Virtual Franchise	24