Orlando Standard

There were 49,813 Black students enrolled in Orange County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Orange County School District welcomed 208,445 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 23.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Orange County School District roughly covers 262 schools within Orange County, and has a main office in Orlando.

Among the 262 schools in Orange County School District, Maynard Evans High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,980 students.

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.

School Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	208,445	49,813	23.9%
2021-22	204,058	49,592	24.3%
2020-21	199,851	48,897	24.5%
2019-20	209,887	51,259	24.4%
2018-19	209,114	51,879	24.8%
2017-18	204,837	52,080	25.4%