Tampa Republic

There were 68,624 white students enrolled in Hillsborough County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hillsborough County School District welcomed 224,538 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 30.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Hillsborough County School District roughly covers 293 schools within Hillsborough County, and has a main office in Tampa.

Among the 293 schools in Hillsborough County School District, Newsome High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,184 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 white Students	white %
2022-23	224,538	68,624	30.6%
2021-22	224,149	69,978	31.2%
2020-21	218,943	69,370	31.7%
2019-20	223,314	72,364	32.4%
2018-19	220,257	72,399	32.9%
2017-18	217,072	72,623	33.5%