Pasco Reporter

There were 47,310 white students enrolled in Pasco County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Pasco County School District welcomed 84,032 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Pasco County School District roughly covers 100 schools within Pasco County, and has a main office in Land O Lakes.

Among the 100 schools in Pasco County School District, James W. Mitchell High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,534 students.

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.

School Year	Total District Enrollment	Total white Students	white %
2022-23	84,032	47,310	56.3%
2021-22	81,142	47,299	58.3%
2020-21	77,109	45,979	59.6%
2019-20	76,687	46,505	60.6%
2018-19	75,059	45,997	61.3%
2017-18	73,682	45,938	62.3%