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Saturday, February 22, 2025

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

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

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

There were 5,271 multiracial students enrolled in Pasco County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 8.3% increase from the 4,866 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 6.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 100 schools in Pasco County, Starkey Ranch K-8 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 132 students, making up 6.5% 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

White [54%]Hispanic [26.6%]Black [8.3%]Multiracial [6.2%]Ethnicities with <5% [4.1%]

Enrollment in Pasco County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Land O' Lakes High School4.5%2,278
James W. Mitchell High School4.6%2,192
Sunlake High School5.3%2,192
Wiregrass Ranch High School5%2,183
Starkey Ranch K-86.5%2,040
Cypress Creek High School4.6%1,910
Wesley Chapel High School5.8%1,886
River Ridge High School4.7%1,814
Zephyrhills High School5.6%1,740
Fivay High School5.7%1,634
Pasco High School3.6%1,602
Gulf High School6.5%1,532
Seven Springs Middle School5.3%1,517
Hudson High School5.2%1,449
Dr. John Long Middle School5.7%1,409
Charles S. Rushe Middle School5.5%1,353
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School8.1%1,301
Cypress Creek Middle School6%1,297
Bexley Elementary School7.4%1,262
Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel5.8%1,259
Anclote High School6.3%1,202
Innovation Preparatory Academy6.2%1,169
Classical Preparatory School4.4%1,124
Oakstead Elementary School8.1%1,093
River Ridge Middle School5.3%1,066
Odessa Elementary School6.3%1,046
Connerton Elementary School5.6%1,014
Wiregrass Elementary School7.8%1,000
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School6.7%965
Pine View Middle School4.8%950
Dayspring Academy4.9%943
Watergrass Elementary School9.7%939
Hudson Academy5.2%928
Imagine School at Land O' Lakes4.6%895
Paul R. Smith Middle School9.3%864
Sanders Memorial Elementary School5.5%861
Gulf Middle School8%858
Double Branch Elementary School6.1%857
Pasco Middle School4%831
New River Elementary School10%808
Wesley Chapel Elementary School8.2%806
Woodland Elementary School8.4%794
Denham Oaks Elementary School7.9%782
Richey Elementary School9%767
Union Park Charter Academy2.5%762
Crews Lake Middle School.4.9%759
Gulf Highlands Elementary School8.5%742
Academy at the Farm3.9%727
Wendell Krinn Technical High School4.1%711
Chester W. Taylor Jr. Elementary School6.4%705
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation4.2%697
Gulf Trace Elementary School8.9%694
Fox Hollow Elementary School6.6%683
Centennial Elementary School6.3%672
Veterans Elementary School7.2%663
Bayonet Point Middle School7.7%662
Trinity Oaks Elementary School5%660
Seven Oaks Elementary School6.5%658
San Antonio Elementary School6.1%643
Centennial Middle School4.2%642
Pasco Elementary School5.6%638
Chasco Elementary School9.4%636
Lake Myrtle Elementary School6.6%635
Hudson Primary Academy7.1%634
Chasco Middle School8.1%632
West Zephyrhills Elementary School11.1%621
Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School6.9%608
Schrader Elementary School7.5%602
Cypress Elementary School8.1%595
Moon Lake Elementary School6.4%593
Longleaf Elementary School4.3%588
Trinity Elementary School7.8%588
Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise6.2%583
Pine View Elementary School7.7%574
Quail Hollow Elementary School7.9%569
James M. Marlowe Elementary School5.7%565
Anclote Elementary School9.1%559
Cotee River Elementary School9.1%559
Plato Academy Trinity Charter School5.3%524
Sand Pine Elementary School5.8%519
Seven Springs Elementary School8.6%510
Deer Park Elementary School8.4%491
Shady Hills Elementary School7.2%487
Calusa Elementary School9.9%443
Sunray Elementary School10.4%431
Gulfside Elementary School11%419
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School4.4%407
Athenian Academy of Technology and the Arts6%384
Countryside Montessori Academy10.4%355
Pepin Academies of Pasco County4.5%313
Lacoochee Elementary School5.7%298
Learning Lodge Academy5.5%271
Dayspring Jazz4.6%262
West Pasco Education Academy7.7%155

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Bexley Elementary SchoolAnclote High SchoolCountryside Montessori AcademyMittye P. Locke Elementary SchoolWesley Chapel Elementary SchoolPine View Middle SchoolRichey Elementary SchoolGulf Trace Elementary SchoolPasco Middle SchoolVeterans Elementary SchoolThomas E. Weightman Middle SchoolOakstead Elementary SchoolDr. Mary Giella Elementary SchoolPepin Academies of Pasco CountyCalusa Elementary SchoolWest Zephyrhills Elementary SchoolDayspring AcademyDeer Park Elementary SchoolSunray Elementary SchoolJuvenile Detention CenterClassical Preparatory SchoolLake Myrtle Elementary SchoolRodney B. Cox Elementary SchoolCrews Lake Middle SchoolCentennial Elementary SchoolPasco eSchool-Virtual FranchiseSan Antonio Elementary SchoolDr. John Long Middle SchoolSeven Springs Elementary SchoolChasco Elementary SchoolBayonet Point Middle SchoolTrinity Oaks Elementary SchoolPasco High SchoolZephyrhills High SchoolHudson High SchoolDenham Oaks Elementary SchoolSand Pine Elementary SchoolJames W. Mitchell High SchoolNew River Elementary SchoolJames M. Marlowe Elementary SchoolSunlake High SchoolPasco Elementary SchoolGulf Middle SchoolRiver Ridge High SchoolAcademy At The FarmWendell Krinn Technical High SchoolFlorida Department of EducationPlato Academy Trinity Charter SchoolAthenian Academy of Pasco CountyPaul R. Smith Middle SchoolChester W. Taylor Junior Elementary SchoolCypress Creek Middle-High SchoolRiver Ridge Middle SchoolAnclote Elementary SchoolWesley Chapel High SchoolTrinity Elementary SchoolSanders Memorial Elementary SchoolSheriff's Detention CenterGulf Highlands Elementary SchoolOdessa Elementary SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolLacoochee Elementary SchoolGulf High SchoolCentennial Middle SchoolPasco Virtual Instruction ProgramWatergrass Elementary SchoolWiregrass Ranch High SchoolRaymond B. Stewart Middle SchoolConnerton Elementary SchoolCharles S. Rushe Middle SchoolSeven Springs Middle SchoolCypress Elementary SchoolFox Hollow Elementary SchoolWiregrass Elementary SchoolImagine School At Land O' LakesLongleaf Elementary SchoolPine View Elementary SchoolLand O' Lakes High SchoolSchwettman Educational CenterGulfside Elementary SchoolChasco Middle SchoolShady Hills Elementary SchoolSchrader Elementary SchoolDouble Branch Elementary SchoolFivay High SchoolSeven Oaks Elementary SchoolQuail Hollow Elementary SchoolMoon Lake Elementary SchoolUnion Park Charter AcademyCotee River Elementary School

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