Pasco Reporter

There were 3,262 Asian students enrolled in Pasco County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 19.1% increase from the 2,739 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Pasco County welcomed a total of 84,032 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 101 schools in Pasco County, Wiregrass Ranch High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 196 students, making up 9.3% 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 Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Land O' Lakes High School	6.9	2,248
Sunlake High School	4.7	2,159
James W. Mitchell High School	4.9	2,155
Wiregrass Ranch High School	9.3	2,114
Starkey Ranch K-8	6.5	1,928
Cypress Creek High School	3.3	1,851
Wesley Chapel High School	4.2	1,826
River Ridge High School	3.2	1,802
Pasco High School	0.6	1,639
Seven Springs Middle School	4.8	1,628
Charles S. Rushe Middle School	7	1,548
Gulf High School	3.4	1,465
Cypress Creek Middle School	3.4	1,399
Dr. John Long Middle School	11.8	1,349
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	3.9	1,250
Bexley Elementary School	5.5	1,182
Pine View Middle School	2	1,170
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel	2.4	1,132
Oakstead Elementary School	9.2	1,110
Odessa Elementary School	13.9	976
Wiregrass Elementary School	13.8	964
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes	6.2	877
Double Branch Elementary School	4.5	847
Wesley Chapel Elementary School	7.5	828
Sanders Memorial Elementary School	1.7	824
Denham Oaks Elementary School	6.1	786
Innovation Preparatory Academy	1.5	780
Union Park Charter Academy	10.1	740
Sand Pine Elementary School	8.8	522
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation	2.7	520
Countryside Montessori Academy	2.8	357