Okeechobee Times

Okeechobee 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 565 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.8% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade fell by 8.9% compared to the year before.

Okeechobee County School District also had a high enrollment for the third-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Okeechobee High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that Okeechobee County School District enrolled a total of 6,398 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 30th lowest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 30th lowest 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
Everglades Elementary School	924
North Elementary School	576
Okeechobee Achievement Academy	199
Okeechobee High School	1,692
Okeechobee Virtual Franchise	89
Osceola Middle School	999
Seminole Elementary School	522
South Elementary School	573
Student Serv./Special Programs	0
Tantie	53
Yearling Middle School	668
Total Okeechobee County School District	6,398