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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Asian students made up 0.3% of Hardee County schools enrollment 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 15 Asian students enrolled in Hardee County school in the 2023-24 school year, a 34.8% decrease from the 23 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hardee County welcomed a total of 4,725 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Hardee Senior High School was the only school in the county that enrolled Asian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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.

Ethnicities in Hardee County in 2023-24 School Year

Hispanic [62.2%]White [29.2%]Black [5.5%]Ethnicities with <5% [1.8%]

Enrollment in Hardee County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Asian Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Hardee Senior High School1.1%1,335