FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Data showed that Hardee County School District welcomed 4,901 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 29.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Hardee County School District roughly covers nine schools within Hardee County, and has a main office in Wauchula.
Among the nine schools in Hardee County School District, Hardee Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 386 students.
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 Year | Total District Enrollment | Total white Students | white % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 4,901 | 1,455 | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 4,941 | 1,487 | 30.1% |
| 2020-21 | 4,939 | 1,452 | 29.4% |
| 2019-20 | 5,068 | 1,427 | 28.2% |
| 2018-19 | 5,080 | 1,427 | 28.1% |
| 2017-18 | 5,206 | 1,491 | 28.6% |
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