Okeechobee Times

There were 2,827 white students enrolled in Okeechobee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.2% decrease from the 2,832 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Okeechobee County welcomed a total of 6,398 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 44.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Okeechobee County, Okeechobee High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 713 students, making up 42.1% 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
Okeechobee High School	42.1	1,692
Everglades Elementary School	48.3	760
Osceola Middle School	47.5	753
Yearling Middle School	39.7	668
North Elementary School	47.2	576
South Elementary School	56.9	573
Central Elementary School	36.8	530
Seminole Elementary School	31.9	502
Okeechobee Achievement Academy	31.2	199