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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

How many white students were enrolled in Lake County's only school district 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 21,805 white students enrolled in Lake County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.8% decrease from the 21,982 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Lake County welcomed a total of 48,285 students at the time. Among them, white students comprised 45.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county. They were followed by Hispanic students with a count of 14,718 (30.5%), and Black students, totaling 7,818, or 16.2% of the student population.

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 Lake County in 2023-24 School Year

White [45.2%]Hispanic [30.5%]Black [16.2%]Multiracial [5%]Ethnicities with <5% [2.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Lake County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of white StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Lake County Schools District21,80548,28545.2%

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