Okeechobee Times

There were 189 Alaska Native student enrolled in Glades County school in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.1% decrease from the 193 Alaska Native students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Glades County welcomed a total of 1,819 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Alaska Native students comprised 10.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Pemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School was the only school in the county which enrolled Alaska Native students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Alaska Native Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Pemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School	52.8	282