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Nassau County School District had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 12,668 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 78.1% of the Nassau County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 44.7% of the total enrollment.

Nassau County School District covers 17 schools within Nassau County, with its main office in Fernandina Beach.

Among the 17 schools in Nassau County School District, Yulee High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,407 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
Yulee High School	1,407
Yulee Middle School	1,202
Fernandina Beach High School	1,025
Wildlight Elementary School	1,025
West Nassau County High School	974
Hilliard Middle-Senior High School	760
Callahan Middle School	705
Hilliard Elementary School	700
Fernandina Beach Middle School	686
Callahan Elementary School	658
Yulee Primary School	658
Yulee Elementary School	636
Southside Elementary School	627
Emma Love Hardee Elementary School	621
Callahan Intermediate School	616
Bryceville Elementary School	202
Nassau Virtual Franchise	85