There were 3,854 white students enrolled in Baker County’s only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.7% decrease from the 3,960 white 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, white students comprised 78.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county. They were followed by Black students with a count of 600 (12.2%), and multiracial students, totaling 230, or 4.7% of the student population.
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.
| District | No. of white Students | Total District Enrollment | % of Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County School District | 3,854 | 4,929 | 78.2% |
