Okeechobee Times

There were 545 multiracial students enrolled in Highlands County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.2% increase from the 513 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Highlands County welcomed a total of 12,362 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Highlands County, Sebring High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 69 students, making up 3.8% 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 multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Sebring High School	3.8	1,809
Avon Park High School	1.3	928
Lake Placid High School	1.3	868
Sebring Middle School	4.9	815
Woodlawn Elementary School	3.1	794
Hill-Gustat Middle School	4.5	705
Avon Park Middle School	1.6	638
Lake Placid Middle School	1.6	621