Tampa Republic

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in Hillsborough County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 224,152 students attending Hillsborough County schools, 39.6% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.7% of Hillsborough County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common ethnicity in Hillsborough County, representing 38.9% of the student body.

Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 35.7% Hispanic students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Adams Middle School	Hispanic	54%	533
Advantage Academy of Hillsborough	Hispanic	72.1%	459
Alafia Elementary School	White	53.1%	607
Alexander Elementary School	Hispanic	91.2%	499
Alonso High School	Hispanic	59.6%	2,930
Ami Kids Tampa	Black	56.7%	30
Anderson Elementary School	White	38.9%	280
Apollo Beach Elementary School	White	55.1%	613
Armwood High School	Black	35.8%	2,310
Bailey Elementary School	Hispanic	47.5%	760
Ballast Point Elementary School	White	59.8%	473
Barrington Middle School	White	46%	1,279
Bay Crest Elementary School	Hispanic	74.2%	551
Bell Creek Academy High School	White	42.6%	1,131
Bellamy Elementary School	Hispanic	78.5%	605
Belmont Elementary School	Black	38.1%	957
Benito Middle School	Black	27.5%	1,016
Bevis Elementary School	White	59.8%	866
Bing Elementary School	Hispanic	55.4%	504
Blake High School	Black	42.7%	1,584
Bloomingdale High School	White	44.1%	2,311
Bowers-Whitley Career Center	Hispanic	40.7%	81
Boyette Springs Elementary School	White	47.9%	829
Brandon Epic 3 Center	Hispanic	41.5%	94
Brandon High School	Hispanic	42.6%	1,588
Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview	Hispanic	46.9%	1,201
Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa	Hispanic	54.4%	338
Brooker Elementary School	White	40.7%	759
Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School	Hispanic	36.6%	593
Broward Elementary School	Black	54.5%	222
Bryan Elementary School	Hispanic	76.7%	632
Bryant Elementary School	White	60.9%	898
Buchanan Middle School	Hispanic	64.6%	629
Buckhorn Elementary School	White	51.2%	686
Burnett Middle School	Hispanic	34.6%	592
Burney Elementary School	Hispanic	50.8%	394
Burns Middle School	White	45.5%	1,192
Caminiti Exceptional Center	Hispanic	38.6%	70
Cannella Elementary School	Hispanic	67%	606
Carrollwood Elementary School	Hispanic	42.5%	715
Carver Exceptional Center	Black	54.2%	48
Chamberlain High School	Hispanic	54.9%	1,234
Channelside Academy of Math and Science	Black	39.6%	333
Chiaramonte Elementary School	White	36.4%	316
Chiles Elementary School	White	30.5%	822
Cimino Elementary School	White	52.3%	809
Citrus Park Elementary School	Hispanic	52.3%	507
Clair-Mel Elementary School	Hispanic	62.3%	469
Clark Elementary School	Asian	32.7%	888
Claywell Elementary School	Hispanic	53.3%	627
Cleveland Elementary School	Black	50.3%	195
Coleman Middle School	White	71.2%	951
Collins Elementary School	White	37.9%	1,534
Colson Elementary School	Hispanic	42%	624
Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility	White	65.9%	44
Cork Elementary School	Hispanic	52.7%	661
Corr Elementary School	Hispanic	49.6%	647
Creekside Charter Academy	Hispanic	40%	773
Crestwood Elementary School	Hispanic	83%	774
Cypress Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	44.8%	984
Davidsen Middle School	Hispanic	66.6%	942
Davis Elementary School	Hispanic	77.7%	534
Deer Park Elementary School	White	44.6%	993
Desoto Elementary School	Hispanic	70%	180
Detention Center West	Black	59.5%	74
Dickenson Elementary School	Hispanic	77.2%	604
Doby Elementary School	White	38.2%	618
Dorothy Thomas Center	Black	35.9%	39
Dover Elementary School	Hispanic	93.6%	550
Dowdell Middle Magnet School	Hispanic	56.4%	530
Dr. Carter G. Woodson K-8 School	Hispanic	46.3%	829
Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School	White	28.8%	396
Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School	White	30.1%	654
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School	Black	62.6%	356
Durant High School	White	46.9%	2,459
Early Childhood and After School Programs	Hispanic	38%	150
East Bay High School	Hispanic	37.9%	1,891
Edison Elementary School	Black	73.3%	296
Egypt Lake Elementary School	Hispanic	77.6%	490
Eisenhower Middle School	Black	37%	1,213
Ese Birth Thru Age 5	Hispanic	46.8%	79
Essrig Elementary School	Hispanic	55.8%	579
Excelsior Prep Charter School	Hispanic	54.6%	227
Falkenburg Road Jail	Black	77.5%	40
Farnell Middle School	White	49.4%	1,200
Ferrell Middle Magnet School	Black	42.3%	421
Fishhawk Creek Elementary School	White	63.1%	1,017
Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence	Hispanic	39.5%	152
Florida Connections Academy	White	41.8%	5,731
Focus Academy	Hispanic	40.2%	132
Folsom Elementary School	Black	44.5%	470
Forest Hills Elementary School	Hispanic	63.1%	689
Foster Elementary School	Black	63.6%	387
Franklin Middle Magnet School	Black	47.7%	344
Freedom High School	Hispanic	43.6%	1,871
Frost Elementary School	Black	42.3%	624
Gaither High School	Hispanic	48.1%	2,078
Gibsonton Elementary School	Hispanic	58.5%	508
Giunta Middle School	Hispanic	42.9%	825
Gorrie Elementary School	White	68%	509
Grady Elementary School	White	57.3%	557
Graham Elementary School	Black	71.7%	198
Greco Middle Magnet School	Black	49.3%	681
Hammond Elementary School	White	63.3%	708
Henderson Hammock Charter School	Hispanic	86.9%	1,151
Heritage Elementary School	White	32.5%	526
Hill Middle School	Hispanic	54.7%	825
Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science	Hispanic	73.7%	835
Hillsborough Girls Academy	Black	83.3%	18
Hillsborough High School	Hispanic	43.2%	1,768
Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High School	Hispanic	35.7%	28
Hillsborough Virtual School	White	36.5%	613
Horizon Charter School of Tampa	Hispanic	67.6%	312
Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs	Hispanic	33.5%	167
Hunter's Green Elementary School	White	40.7%	810
Independence Academy	White	60.1%	907
Ippolito Elementary School	Black	43.2%	456
Jackson Elementary School	Hispanic	51.8%	448
James Elementary School	Black	74.6%	354
Jefferson High School	Hispanic	60.7%	1,355
Jennings Middle School	Black	39.1%	758
Jule F. Sumner High School	Hispanic	42.1%	3,722
Kenly Elementary School	Black	56.2%	422
Kids Community College Charter School Southeast Hillsborough	Black	36.1%	446
Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	Black	37.5%	586
Kimbell Elementary School	Black	55.5%	339
King High School	Black	44.7%	1,252
Kingswood Elementary School	Hispanic	43.5%	455
Knights Elementary School	White	45.8%	633
Lake Academy	Black	58.6%	29
Lake Magdalene Elementary School	Hispanic	51.4%	687
Lamb Elementary School	Black	43.9%	563
Lanier Elementary School	Hispanic	34.2%	354
Lavoy Exceptional Center	White	33.3%	45
Learning Gate Community School	White	62.9%	771
Legacy Preparatory Academy	Black	57.5%	127
Lennard High School	Hispanic	42.7%	2,422
Les Peters Academy	White	70%	20
Leto High School	Hispanic	81.1%	2,025
Lewis Elementary School	Black	40%	535
Liberty Middle School	Hispanic	36.2%	948
Limona Elementary School	Hispanic	37.8%	559
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	Black	31.4%	509
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	White	38%	803
Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy	Hispanic	40.1%	466
Lithia Springs Elementary School	White	64.9%	578
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School	Black	86.9%	412
Lomax Magnet Elementary School	Black	81.9%	271
Lopez Elementary School	Hispanic	39.3%	575
Lopez Exceptional Center	Black	37.5%	56
Lowry Elementary School	White	41.7%	792
Lutz K-8 School	White	59%	770
Lutz Preparatory School	White	61.1%	783
Mabry Elementary School	White	75.7%	840
MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School	Hispanic	35.7%	381
Madison Middle School	Hispanic	42.4%	595
Mango Elementary School	Hispanic	42.4%	731
Maniscalco K-8 School	Hispanic	43.6%	668
Mann Middle School	Hispanic	40.9%	729
Marshall Middle Magnet School	Hispanic	54.7%	1,058
Martinez Middle School	White	56%	1,127
McDonald Elementary School	White	41.4%	577
McKitrick Elementary School	White	53.3%	967
McLane Middle School	Black	48%	652
Memorial Middle School	Hispanic	72.1%	659
Mendenhall Elementary School	Hispanic	82.3%	542
Middleton High School	Black	45.9%	1,565
Miles Elementary School	Hispanic	60.1%	664
Mintz Elementary School	Hispanic	43.4%	767
Mitchell Elementary School	White	57.1%	695
Monroe Middle Magnet School	Black	33.1%	344
Morgan Woods Elementary School	Hispanic	82.6%	494
Mort Elementary School	Hispanic	70%	743
Muller Elementary Magnet School	Hispanic	46.6%	436
Mulrennan Middle School	White	43.7%	1,166
Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico	Hispanic	39%	925
Nelson Elementary School	White	38.7%	683
New Springs Schools	Black	40.9%	384
Newsome High School	White	64.8%	3,340
North Tampa Epic 3 Center	Black	69.4%	124
Northwest Elementary School	White	43%	693
Oak Grove Elementary School	Hispanic	69%	826
Oak Park Elementary School	Black	73.1%	335
Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	Black	49.6%	492
Pace Center for Girls	Black	60%	60
Palm River Elementary School	Hispanic	50.1%	419
Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School	Black	62.3%	77
Pepin Academies	Hispanic	36.8%	830
Pierce Middle School	Hispanic	82%	879
Pinecrest Elementary School	White	63.2%	579
Pivot Charter School	Hispanic	41.4%	237
Pizzo K-8 School	Hispanic	49.6%	918
Plant City High School	Hispanic	53.9%	2,580
Plant High School	White	66.8%	2,458
Plato Academy Tampa Charter School	White	40.9%	391
Potter Elementary School	Black	77.9%	476
Pride Elementary School	Asian	47%	995
Progress Village Middle Magnet	Black	35.4%	744
Rampello K-8 Magnet School	White	34.7%	806
Randall Middle School	White	66%	1,361
Rcma Wimauma Community Academy	Hispanic	99.7%	365
Reddick Elementary School	Hispanic	72.9%	844
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School	Black	41%	525
Riverview Academy High School	Hispanic	48.1%	156
Riverview Academy of Math and Science	Hispanic	39.1%	1,121
Riverview Elementary School	Hispanic	39.1%	532
Riverview High School	White	36.6%	2,496
Robinson Elementary School	Hispanic	64.7%	549
Robinson High School	White	47.9%	1,302
Robles Elementary School	Black	68.1%	604
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	Hispanic	34.4%	1,070
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	White	33.6%	880
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	73.1%	691
Ruskin Elementary School	Hispanic	62%	790
SLAM Academy Tampa Elementary	Hispanic	69.1%	220
SLAM Academy at Apollo Beach	Hispanic	40.8%	1,243
Schmidt Elementary School	Hispanic	42.4%	540
Schwarzkopf Elementary School	White	42.2%	571
Seffner Elementary School	Hispanic	48.9%	360
Seminole Elementary School	White	33.9%	345
Seminole Heights Charter High School	Black	53.7%	326
Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School	Hispanic	67.4%	580
Sessums Elementary School	Hispanic	36.4%	946
Shaw Elementary School	Hispanic	53.5%	656
Sheehy Elementary School	Black	77%	392
Shields Middle School	Hispanic	57.7%	1,746
Shore Elementary Magnet School	Black	52.8%	326
Sickles High School	White	41.5%	2,389
Simmons Career Center	Hispanic	58.9%	163
Simmons Exceptional Center	White	40.7%	27
Sligh Middle School	Black	64.3%	574
South County Career Center	Hispanic	47.5%	158
Southshore Charter Academy	Hispanic	41.1%	1,171
Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Tampa)	Hispanic	77.9%	535
Spoto High School	Black	39%	1,912
Springhead Elementary School	Hispanic	59.9%	715
Steinbrenner High School	White	58.2%	2,430
Stewart Middle Magnet School	Black	39.5%	801
Stowers Elementary School	White	58.7%	930
Strawberry Crest High School	Hispanic	44%	2,531
Sulphur Springs K-8 School	Black	66.6%	623
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School	Hispanic	35.6%	930
Summerfield Elementary School	Hispanic	42.2%	830
Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences	White	44.1%	967
Symmes Elementary School	Hispanic	35.4%	446
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School	Hispanic	62%	632
Tampa Bay Technology High School	Black	52.6%	2,121
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet	Black	70.5%	291
Tampa Palms Elementary School	Asian	26.6%	748
Tampa Residential Facility	White	54.8%	42
Temple Terrace Elementary School	Black	54.6%	507
Terrace Community Middle School	Asian	42.6%	658
The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy	Black	65.3%	49
Thompson Elementary School	Hispanic	52.1%	754
Thonotosassa Elementary School	White	35.5%	408
Tinker K-8 School	White	56%	588
Tomlin Middle School	Hispanic	55.2%	1,419
Town & Country Elementary School	Hispanic	83.8%	401
Trapnell Elementary School	Hispanic	67.8%	466
Trinity School for Children	Hispanic	45.6%	903
Turkey Creek Middle School	Hispanic	64.3%	1,026
Turner-Bartels K-8 School	White	29.5%	1,398
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Hispanic	76.8%	555
Valrico Elementary School	White	43.8%	742
Valrico Lake Advantage Academy	White	29.2%	928
Victory Charter School Tampa	Hispanic	59.7%	216
Village of Excellence Academy	Black	80.6%	108
Walden Lake Elementary School	White	55%	851
Walker Middle Magnet School	White	41%	1,007
Walton Academy	Black	86.7%	150
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School	Hispanic	35%	997
Washington Elementary School	Black	58.2%	335
Waters Career Center	Hispanic	41.7%	60
Waterset Charter School	White	37.1%	1,164
Webb Middle School	Hispanic	83.5%	794
West Tampa Elementary School	Hispanic	57%	426
West University Charter High School	Hispanic	45.9%	455
Westchase Elementary School	White	53.8%	894
Westshore Elementary School	Black	32%	356
Wharton High School	Black	31%	2,186
Williams Middle Magnet School	Black	34.1%	847
Willis Peters Exceptional Center	White	41.8%	55
Wilson Elementary School	Hispanic	61.8%	296
Wilson Middle School	White	65.6%	619
Wimauma Elementary School	Hispanic	78.4%	546
Winthrop Charter School	Hispanic	33.9%	1,344
Winthrop College Prep Academy	Hispanic	40.5%	946
Witter Elementary School	Black	49.2%	510
Woodbridge Elementary School	Hispanic	80.9%	669
Woodmont Charter School	Black	65.9%	697
Yates Elementary School	Hispanic	49.7%	620
Young Middle Magnet School	Black	71%	348