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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Black students made up 16.7% of Hendry County's only school district enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 2,233 Black students enrolled in Hendry County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, an 8.4% decrease from the 2,438 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hendry County welcomed a total of 13,406 students at the time. Among them, Black students comprised 16.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was Hispanic, accounting for 53.3% of the students (7,148), followed by white students who made up 24.9% of the student population (3,334).

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.

Ethnicities in Hendry County in 2023-24 School Year

Hispanic [53.3%]White [24.9%]Black [16.7%]Ethnicities with <5% [5.1%]

Enrollment Demographics in Hendry County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of Black StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Hendry County School District2,23313,40616.7%

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