Okeechobee Times

Hendry County School District's ninth-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 1,345 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 9.7% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 7.9% compared to the year before.

Hendry County School District also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Digital Academy of Florida had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that Hendry County School District enrolled a total of 13,859 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 34th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 34th highest in the year before.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

Schools	Number of Students
Central Elementary School	588
Clewiston High School	958
Clewiston Middle School	741
Country Oaks Elementary School	893
County Wide Exceptional Student Education	10
Digital Academy of Florida	6,396
Eastside Elementary School	631
Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary School	541
Labelle Elementary School	437
Labelle High School	1,451
Labelle Middle School	817
Montura Early Learning Center	21
Westside Elementary School	544
Total Hendry County School District	13,859