Okeechobee Times

The most represented ethnicity among Glades County students was Hispanic, accounting for 41% of the student population, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 1,819 students attending Glades County schools, 41.0% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.4% of Glades County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common ethnicity in Glades County, representing 39% of the student body.

West Glades School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included Black, white, Hispanic, Asian, multiracial, and Alaskan Native or American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 7.1% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glades Virtual Franchise	White	71.4%	14
Moore Haven Elementary School	Hispanic	48.8%	375
Moore Haven Middle High School.	Hispanic	41.7%	501
Pemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School	Alaska_native	54.6%	282
Rcma-Booker T. Washington	Black	< 10%	< 10
West Glades School	Hispanic	49.1%	646