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Baker County Education: 189 Hispanic students were enrolled in only school district in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 189 Hispanic students enrolled in Baker County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 31.3% increase over the 144 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Baker County welcomed a total of 4,929 students at the time. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was white, accounting for 78.2% of the students (3,854), followed by Black students who made up 12.2% of the student population (600).

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.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.

Ethnicities in Baker County in 2023-24 School Year

White [78.2%]Black [12.2%]Ethnicities with <5% [9.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Baker County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of Hispanic StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Baker County School District1894,9293.8%

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