Asian enrollment rises in Pasco County schools during 2023-24 school year

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

By Pasco Reporter

Feb 21, 2025

There were 3,522 Asian students enrolled in Pasco County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 14.3% increase from the 3,082 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Pasco County welcomed a total of 84,954 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 100 schools in Pasco County, Wiregrass Ranch High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 225 students, making up 10.3% of the school's total student body.

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.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

Ethnicities in Pasco County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment in Pasco County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Land O' Lakes High School	7.2%	2,278
James W. Mitchell High School	4.9%	2,192
Sunlake High School	5%	2,192
Wiregrass Ranch High School	10.3%	2,183
Starkey Ranch K-8	8.2%	2,040
Cypress Creek High School	3.5%	1,910
Wesley Chapel High School	4.8%	1,886
River Ridge High School	3.3%	1,814
Zephyrhills High School	1.1%	1,740
Fivay High School	1%	1,634
Pasco High School	1.1%	1,602
Gulf High School	2.9%	1,532
Seven Springs Middle School	5.4%	1,517
Hudson High School	0.8%	1,449
Dr. John Long Middle School	14.5%	1,409
Charles S. Rushe Middle School	6.8%	1,353
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	4.4%	1,301
Cypress Creek Middle School	3.1%	1,297
Bexley Elementary School	8.2%	1,262
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel	12.2%	1,259
Anclote High School	2.3%	1,202
Innovation Preparatory Academy	8.8%	1,169
Classical Preparatory School	2%	1,124
Oakstead Elementary School	11.3%	1,093
River Ridge Middle School	2.1%	1,066
Odessa Elementary School	16.1%	1,046
Connerton Elementary School	3.6%	1,014
Wiregrass Elementary School	13.1%	1,000
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School	1%	965
Pine View Middle School	2.9%	950
Dayspring Academy	4.3%	943
Watergrass Elementary School	3.2%	939
Hudson Academy	1.3%	928
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes	13.7%	895
Paul R. Smith Middle School	1.2%	864
Sanders Memorial Elementary School	5.6%	861
Gulf Middle School	1.6%	858
Double Branch Elementary School	7.8%	857
New River Elementary School	3.3%	808
Wesley Chapel Elementary School	8.7%	806
Denham Oaks Elementary School	8.1%	782
Union Park Charter Academy	16.5%	762
Crews Lake Middle School.	1.3%	759
Academy at the Farm	2.6%	727
Wendell Krinn Technical High School	1.8%	711
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation	3.7%	697
Veterans Elementary School	3.2%	663
Trinity Oaks Elementary School	2.1%	660
Seven Oaks Elementary School	7.1%	658
Lake Myrtle Elementary School	3.5%	635
Cypress Elementary School	1.7%	595
Trinity Elementary School	3.4%	588
Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise	1.9%	583
Pine View Elementary School	3.5%	574
Quail Hollow Elementary School	3%	569
Plato Academy Trinity Charter School	2.9%	524
Sand Pine Elementary School	11.9%	519
Seven Springs Elementary School	2.7%	510
Countryside Montessori Academy	11.8%	355