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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 29.3% of Hardee County's only school district student body in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 1,386 white students enrolled in Hardee County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 4.7% decrease from the 1,455 white 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 at the time. Among them, white students comprised 29.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was Hispanic, accounting for 62.4% of the students (2,950).

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.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.

Ethnicities in Hardee County in 2023-24 School Year

Hispanic [62.4%]White [29.3%]Black [5.6%]Ethnicities with <5% [2.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Hardee County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of white StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Hardee County School District1,3864,72529.3%

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