South Miami-Dade News

There were 15,048 white students enrolled in Osceola County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.1% decrease from the 15,377 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Osceola County welcomed a total of 73,558 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 20.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in Osceola County, Harmony High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,108 students, making up 39.3% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Harmony High School	39.3	2,822
Celebration High School	24.6	2,769
Tohopekaliga	11	2,748
Poinciana High School	12.6	2,455
Osceola High School	12.4	2,391
St. Cloud High School	35.1	2,264
Gateway High School	10.5	1,726
Westside K-8 School	18.8	1,722
Celebration School	44.1	1,706
Liberty High School	7.7	1,613
Narcoossee Elementary School	31.6	1,467
Renaissance Charter School at Tapestry	5.4	1,430
Four Corners Upper School	22	1,386
Narcoossee Middle School	21.3	1,371
Horizon Middle School	15.9	1,295
Kissimmee Middle School	8.3	1,289
Mater Brighton Lakes	7.7	1,283
St. Cloud Middle School	35.8	1,229
Canoe Creek K-8	33.5	1,182
Bellalago Charter Academy	14.9	1,162
Osceola Science Charter School	17.1	1,134
Sunrise Elementary School	13.3	1,068
Flora Ridge Elementary School	11.9	1,043
Harmony Middle School	53	1,042
Harmony Community School	62.2	1,012
Neptune Elementary School	17.5	993
Neptune Middle School	12.9	978
Osceola County School for the Arts	25.5	970
Four Corners Charter School	38.3	948
Renaissance Charter School at Poinciana	5	923
East Lake Elementary School	18.5	918
Discovery Intermediate School	5.9	898
Reedy Creek Elementary School	21.5	880
Denn John Middle School	8.7	873
Mater Palms Academy	19.5	865
Kissimmee Elementary School	11.2	859
St. Cloud Elementary School	39.5	848
Partin Settlement Elementary School	16.9	812
Ventura Elementary School	11	811
Michigan Avenue Elementary School	40.4	807
Hickory Tree Elementary School	45	795
Lakeview Elementary School	34.5	770
Mill Creek Elementary School	11	752
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	12.4	741
Parkway Middle School	7.3	741
Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering	9	736
Renaissance Charter School at Boggy Creek	8.1	719
Koa Elementary School	1.5	667
Highlands Elementary School	1.5	665
Boggy Creek Elementary School	8.3	642
Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies	7.2	639
Kissimmee Charter Academy	5.6	620
Bridgeprep Academy Osceola County	1.6	619
P. M. Wells Charter Academy	9.5	618
Creative Inspiration Journey School of St. Cloud	47.8	615
Central Avenue Elementary School	1.9	584
Bridgeprep Academy of St.cloud	14.3	558
Professional & Technical High School	16.8	549
Mater Academy at St. Cloud	18.5	546
Deerwood Elementary School	1.9	530
Zenith Accelerated Academy	11.2	510
Cypress Elementary School	6	498
Mater Academy Preparatory High School.	6.4	438
New Dimensions High School	9.8	428
Neocity Academy	38.7	421
Main Street High School	6.6	335
Osceola Virtual Franchise (Secondary)	4.5	224
Lincoln-Marti Charter Schools (Osceola Campus)	23	87