Pasco Reporter

Pasco County School District's ninth-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 7,013 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.3% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 10.4% compared to the year before.

Pasco County School District also had a high enrollment for the sixth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Land O' Lakes High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that Pasco County School District enrolled a total of 84,032 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 10th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 10th highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Academy at the Farm	650
Anclote Elementary School	420
Anclote High School	1,205
Athenian Academy of Technology and the Arts	376
Bayonet Point Middle School	737
Bexley Elementary School	1,182
Calusa Elementary School	770
Centennial Elementary School	611
Centennial Middle School	648
Charles S. Rushe Middle School	1,548
Chasco Elementary School	696
Chasco Middle School	688
Classical Preparatory School	1,147
Connerton Elementary School	958
Cotee River Elementary School	551
Countryside Montessori Academy	357
Crews Lake Middle School.	834
Cypress Creek High School	1,851
Cypress Creek Middle School	1,399
Cypress Elementary School	740
Dayspring Academy	872
Dayspring Jazz	209
Deer Park Elementary School	989
Denham Oaks Elementary School	786
Double Branch Elementary School	847
Dr. John Long Middle School	1,349
Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School	596
East Pasco Education Academy	93
Fivay High School	1,610
Fox Hollow Elementary School	653
Gulf High School	1,465
Gulf Highlands Elementary School	714
Gulf Middle School	812
Gulf Trace Elementary School	611
Gulfside Elementary School	389
Hudson Academy	964
Hudson High School	1,387
Hudson Primary Academy	647
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes	877
Innovation Preparatory Academy	780
James M. Marlowe Elementary School	558
James W. Mitchell High School	2,155
Juvenile Detention Center	61
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation	520
Lacoochee Elementary School	286
Lake Myrtle Elementary School	656
Land O' Lakes High School	2,248
Learning Lodge Academy	261
Longleaf Elementary School	631
Marchman Technical College	0
Mittye P. Locke Elementary School	491
Moon Lake Elementary School	579
New River Elementary School	721
Oakstead Elementary School	1,110
Odessa Elementary School	976
Pace Center for Girls	28
Pasco Elementary School	586
Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise	612
Pasco High School	1,639
Pasco Middle School	903
Pasco Virtual Instruction Program	206
Paul R. Smith Middle School	994
Pepin Academies of Pasco County	331
Pine View Elementary School	573
Pine View Middle School	1,170
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel	1,132
Plato Academy Trinity Charter School	520
Quail Hollow Elementary School	543
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School	988
Richey Elementary School	650
River Ridge High School	1,802
River Ridge Middle School	1,107
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School	428
San Antonio Elementary School	573
Sand Pine Elementary School	522
Sanders Memorial Elementary School	824
Schrader Elementary School	601
Seven Oaks Elementary School	677
Seven Springs Elementary School	450
Seven Springs Middle School	1,628
Shady Hills Elementary School	471
Sheriff's Detention Center	0
Starkey Ranch K-8	1,928
Sunlake High School	2,159
Sunray Elementary School	382
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	1,250
Trinity Elementary School	573
Trinity Oaks Elementary School	673
Union Park Charter Academy	740
Veterans Elementary School	706
Watergrass Elementary School	865
Wendell Krinn Technical High School	667
Wesley Chapel Elementary School	828
Wesley Chapel High School	1,826
West Pasco Education Academy	233
West Zephyrhills Elementary School	615
Wiregrass Elementary School	964
Wiregrass Ranch High School	2,114
Woodland Elementary School	802
Zephyrhills High School	1,656
Total Pasco County School District	84,032