East Hillsborough News

There were 9,615 Asian students enrolled in Hillsborough County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.4% increase from the 9,392 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hillsborough County welcomed a total of 224,538 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 296 schools in Hillsborough County, Pride Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 409 students, making up 43.6% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Florida Connections Academy	1.1	5,126
Jule F. Sumner High School	1.2	3,827
Newsome High School	3.5	3,203
Alonso High School	5.4	2,795
Riverview High School	3	2,599
Durant High School	2.5	2,589
Strawberry Crest High School	13.2	2,558
Plant High School	3.5	2,507
Steinbrenner High School	7.1	2,475
Lennard High School	1	2,404
Armwood High School	0.9	2,400
Sickles High School	7.8	2,368
Bloomingdale High School	2.9	2,304
Wharton High School	4.9	2,289
Gaither High School	2.7	2,123
Leto High School	1.8	2,062
Tampa Bay Technology High School	3.4	2,015
East Bay High School	0.6	1,995
Hillsborough High School	8.1	1,891
Shields Middle School	0.5	1,867
Freedom High School	3.8	1,837
Brandon High School	0.7	1,560
Middleton High School	15.3	1,511
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	11.9	1,442
Barrington Middle School	4.2	1,434
King High School	12.2	1,422
Randall Middle School	5.5	1,409
Winthrop Charter School	7.4	1,357
Robinson High School	8.1	1,354
Eisenhower Middle School	0.8	1,276
Chamberlain High School	0.9	1,262
Farnell Middle School	10.2	1,214
Burns Middle School	4.2	1,202
Mulrennan Middle School	3.2	1,185
Martinez Middle School	11	1,160
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	1	1,128
Liberty Middle School	12.9	1,081
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	1.9	1,060
Walker Middle Magnet School	17.1	1,019
Benito Middle School	13.1	1,017
Davidsen Middle School	4.1	1,002
Deer Park Elementary School	23.6	989
Coleman Middle School	5.4	988
McKitrick Elementary School	15.6	988
Hill Middle School	3.9	971
Pride Elementary School	43.6	937
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	4.9	903
Stowers Elementary School	7.9	895
Westchase Elementary School	9.3	882
Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences	6.9	880
Bryant Elementary School	14.6	877
Chiles Elementary School	25.3	875
Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico	3	870
Bevis Elementary School	7.6	857
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	3.2	842
Williams Middle Magnet School	27.8	835
Clark Elementary School	23.8	832
Brooker Elementary School	1.2	802
Lutz Preparatory School	7.4	782
Tampa Palms Elementary School	24.9	778
Lowry Elementary School	1.3	760
Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School	12.3	751
Hunter's Green Elementary School	12.3	739
Hammond Elementary School	2.7	734
Terrace Community Middle School	40.4	659
Wilson Middle School	1.8	612
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	9.5	602
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	1.9	590
Bell Creek Academy High School	4.7	590
Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School	5.3	583
Grady Elementary School	3.9	564
Bell Creek Academy	12.9	549
Citrus Park Elementary School	2.1	531
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	5	521
Heritage Elementary School	4.3	489
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	3.1	384
Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School	15.5	283