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How many Black students were enrolled in Marion County's only school district in 2023-24 school year?

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

There were 8,911 Black students enrolled in Marion County's only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.9% increase over the 8,656 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Marion County welcomed a total of 45,547 students at the time. Among them, Black students comprised 19.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was white, accounting for 43% of the students (19,584), followed by Hispanic students who made up 29.7% of the student population (13,543).

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 Marion County in 2023-24 School Year

White [43%]Hispanic [29.7%]Black [19.6%]Multiracial [5.4%]Ethnicities with <5% [2.1%]

Enrollment Demographics in Marion County Only School District During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictNo. of Black StudentsTotal District Enrollment% of Total Enrollment
Marion County School District8,91145,54719.6%

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