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There were 12,668 students enrolled in Nassau County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 78.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Nassau County schools, followed by 8.5% of Hispanic students, 6.7% of Black students and 5.4% of multiracial students.

Yulee High School registered the highest enrollment among Nassau County's 17 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 1,407 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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Yulee High School	1,391	1,407	1.2
Yulee Middle School	1,085	1,202	10.8
Fernandina Beach High School	981	1,025	4.5
Wildlight Elementary School	853	1,025	20.2
West Nassau County High School	961	974	1.4
Hilliard Middle-Senior High School	787	760	-3.4
Callahan Middle School	693	705	1.7
Hilliard Elementary School	669	700	4.6
Fernandina Beach Middle School	671	686	2.2
Callahan Elementary School	640	658	2.8
Yulee Primary School	675	658	-2.5
Yulee Elementary School	682	636	-6.7
Southside Elementary School	638	628	-1.6
Emma Love Hardee Elementary School	611	621	1.6
Callahan Intermediate School	625	616	-1.4
Bryceville Elementary School	205	202	-1.5
Nassau Virtual Franchise	206	85	-58.7