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The only school district in Nassau County experienced an increase in student numbers, growing by 2.3% and welcoming 12,668 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 78.1% of Nassau County School District’s total enrollment.

Nassau County School District has a main office in Fernandina Beach and is the only school district within Nassau County.

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 in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Yulee High School	1,407	1,391	1.2%
Yulee Middle School	1,202	1,085	10.8%
Wildlight Elementary School	1,025	853	20.2%
Fernandina Beach High School	1,025	981	4.5%
West Nassau County High School	974	961	1.4%
Hilliard Middle-Senior High School	760	787	-3.4%
Callahan Middle School	705	693	1.7%
Hilliard Elementary School	700	669	4.6%
Fernandina Beach Middle School	686	671	2.2%
Callahan Elementary School	658	640	2.8%
Yulee Primary School	658	675	-2.5%
Yulee Elementary School	636	682	-6.7%
Southside Elementary School	628	638	-1.6%
Emma Love Hardee Elementary School	621	611	1.6%
Callahan Intermediate School	616	625	-1.4%
Bryceville Elementary School	202	205	-1.5%
Nassau Virtual Franchise	85	206	-58.7%
Nassau County Community School	80	0