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/
Data showed that Baker County welcomed a total of 4,262 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the five schools in Baker County, Baker County Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,105 students, making up 76.9% of the school's total student body.
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.
A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.
| School name | % of white Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Baker County Senior High School | 76.9% | 1,436 |
| Baker County Middle School | 78.2% | 1,094 |
| Westside Elementary School | 82% | 629 |
| MacClenny Elementary School | 79.8% | 573 |
| PreK/Kindergarten Center | 80.2% | 530 |
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