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There were 850 Black students enrolled in Nassau County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.7% increase from the 812 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Nassau County welcomed a total of 12,668 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 6.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Nassau County, Yulee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 156 students, making up 11.1% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Yulee High School	11.1	1,407
Yulee Middle School	9.4	1,202
Wildlight Elementary School	9.7	1,025
Fernandina Beach High School	8.9	1,025
Hilliard Middle-Senior High School	1.4	760
Fernandina Beach Middle School	7.3	686
Yulee Primary School	6.2	658
Yulee Elementary School	6.9	636
Southside Elementary School	8	628
Emma Love Hardee Elementary School	6.8	621