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
Data showed that Hillsborough County welcomed a total of 222,220 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 20.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 292 schools in Hillsborough County, Jule F. Sumner High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,193 students, making up 32.1% of the school's total student body.
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.
A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.
Ethnicities in Hillsborough County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment in Hillsborough County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | % of Black Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Connections Academy | 17.7% | 5,731 |
| Jule F. Sumner High School | 32.1% | 3,722 |
| Newsome High School | 5.9% | 3,340 |
| Alonso High School | 6% | 2,930 |
| Plant City High School | 11.7% | 2,580 |
| Strawberry Crest High School | 4.6% | 2,531 |
| Riverview High School | 19.6% | 2,496 |
| Durant High School | 9.5% | 2,459 |
| Plant High School | 5.6% | 2,458 |
| Steinbrenner High School | 4.2% | 2,430 |
| Lennard High School | 23.5% | 2,422 |
| Sickles High School | 4.6% | 2,389 |
| Bloomingdale High School | 12% | 2,311 |
| Armwood High School | 35.8% | 2,310 |
| Wharton High School | 31% | 2,186 |
| Tampa Bay Technology High School | 52.6% | 2,121 |
| Gaither High School | 8.6% | 2,078 |
| Leto High School | 7% | 2,025 |
| Spoto High School | 39% | 1,912 |
| East Bay High School | 26.8% | 1,891 |
| Freedom High School | 25.8% | 1,871 |
| Hillsborough High School | 29.9% | 1,768 |
| Shields Middle School | 27.4% | 1,746 |
| Brandon High School | 23.9% | 1,588 |
| Blake High School | 42.7% | 1,584 |
| Middleton High School | 45.9% | 1,565 |
| Collins Elementary School | 23.7% | 1,534 |
| Tomlin Middle School | 7.3% | 1,419 |
| Turner-Bartels K-8 School | 22.7% | 1,398 |
| Randall Middle School | 4.6% | 1,361 |
| Jefferson High School | 27.5% | 1,355 |
| Winthrop Charter School | 20.5% | 1,344 |
| Robinson High School | 14.3% | 1,302 |
| Barrington Middle School | 10.9% | 1,279 |
| King High School | 44.6% | 1,252 |
| SLAM Academy at Apollo Beach | 17.5% | 1,243 |
| Chamberlain High School | 27.6% | 1,234 |
| Eisenhower Middle School | 37% | 1,213 |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview | 37.3% | 1,201 |
| Farnell Middle School | 4.3% | 1,200 |
| Burns Middle School | 10.8% | 1,192 |
| Southshore Charter Academy | 28.3% | 1,171 |
| Mulrennan Middle School | 13.6% | 1,166 |
| Waterset Charter School | 19.3% | 1,164 |
| Henderson Hammock Charter School | 4.3% | 1,151 |
| Bell Creek Academy High School | 10.9% | 1,131 |
| Martinez Middle School | 3.3% | 1,127 |
| Riverview Academy of Math and Science | 26% | 1,121 |
| Rodgers Middle Magnet School | 24.3% | 1,070 |
| Marshall Middle Magnet School | 13.2% | 1,058 |
| Turkey Creek Middle School | 5.8% | 1,026 |
| Fishhawk Creek Elementary School | 4.8% | 1,017 |
| Benito Middle School | 27.5% | 1,016 |
| Walker Middle Magnet School | 4.2% | 1,007 |
| Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School | 19% | 997 |
| Pride Elementary School | 12.6% | 995 |
| Deer Park Elementary School | 3.2% | 993 |
| Cypress Creek Elementary School | 34% | 984 |
| Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences | 5.3% | 967 |
| McKitrick Elementary School | 2.3% | 967 |
| Belmont Elementary School | 38.1% | 957 |
| Coleman Middle School | 2.8% | 951 |
| Liberty Middle School | 25.7% | 948 |
| Sessums Elementary School | 23.2% | 946 |
| Winthrop College Prep Academy | 24.5% | 946 |
| Davidsen Middle School | 6.2% | 942 |
| Summerfield Crossings Elementary School | 32.5% | 930 |
| Stowers Elementary School | 2.8% | 930 |
| Valrico Lake Advantage Academy | 14.8% | 928 |
| Navigator Academy of Leadership Valrico | 14.9% | 925 |
| Pizzo K-8 School | 38.5% | 918 |
| Independence Academy | 5.6% | 907 |
| Trinity School for Children | 5.1% | 903 |
| Bryant Elementary School | 2.1% | 898 |
| Westchase Elementary School | 2.5% | 894 |
| Clark Elementary School | 18.9% | 888 |
| Roland Park K-8 Magnet School | 18.5% | 880 |
| Pierce Middle School | 9.4% | 879 |
| Bevis Elementary School | 2.1% | 866 |
| Walden Lake Elementary School | 6.6% | 851 |
| Williams Middle Magnet School | 34.1% | 847 |
| Reddick Elementary School | 13% | 844 |
| Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science | 4.4% | 835 |
| Pepin Academies | 26.4% | 830 |
| Summerfield Elementary School | 19.3% | 830 |
| Dr. Carter G. Woodson K-8 School | 44.6% | 829 |
| Boyette Springs Elementary School | 13.3% | 829 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 9% | 826 |
| Giunta Middle School | 37.2% | 825 |
| Hill Middle School | 6.8% | 825 |
| Chiles Elementary School | 15.8% | 822 |
| Hunter's Green Elementary School | 13% | 810 |
| Cimino Elementary School | 7.9% | 809 |
| Rampello K-8 Magnet School | 30.3% | 806 |
| Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay | 20% | 803 |
| Stewart Middle Magnet School | 39.5% | 801 |
| Webb Middle School | 6.5% | 794 |
| Lowry Elementary School | 7.4% | 792 |
| Ruskin Elementary School | 19.6% | 790 |
| Lutz Preparatory School | 3.7% | 783 |
| Crestwood Elementary School | 9% | 774 |
| Creekside Charter Academy | 33.5% | 773 |
| Learning Gate Community School | 3.4% | 771 |
| Lutz K-8 School | 4% | 770 |
| Mintz Elementary School | 24.4% | 767 |
| Bailey Elementary School | 4.3% | 760 |
| Brooker Elementary School | 12.3% | 759 |
| Jennings Middle School | 39.1% | 758 |
| Thompson Elementary School | 28.2% | 754 |
| Tampa Palms Elementary School | 23% | 748 |
| Progress Village Middle Magnet | 35.3% | 744 |
| Mort Elementary School | 18.4% | 743 |
| Valrico Elementary School | 12.4% | 742 |
| Mango Elementary School | 37.5% | 731 |
| Mann Middle School | 25.1% | 729 |
| Carrollwood Elementary School | 7.7% | 715 |
| Springhead Elementary School | 4.8% | 715 |
| Hammond Elementary School | 3.1% | 708 |
| Woodmont Charter School | 65.9% | 697 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 4% | 695 |
| Northwest Elementary School | 3.6% | 693 |
| Forest Hills Elementary School | 23.1% | 689 |
| Lake Magdalene Elementary School | 9.6% | 687 |
| Buckhorn Elementary School | 8.9% | 686 |
| Nelson Elementary School | 13.9% | 683 |
| Greco Middle Magnet School | 49.3% | 681 |
| Woodbridge Elementary School | 6.9% | 669 |
| Maniscalco K-8 School | 10.3% | 668 |
| Miles Elementary School | 28% | 664 |
| Cork Elementary School | 2.1% | 661 |
| Memorial Middle School | 18.1% | 659 |
| Terrace Community Middle School | 12% | 658 |
| Shaw Elementary School | 38.3% | 656 |
| Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School | 20% | 654 |
| McLane Middle School | 48% | 652 |
| Corr Elementary School | 27.4% | 647 |
| Knights Elementary School | 2.4% | 633 |
| Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School | 29.7% | 632 |
| Bryan Elementary School | 8.2% | 632 |
| Buchanan Middle School | 17.5% | 629 |
| Claywell Elementary School | 6.2% | 627 |
| Frost Elementary School | 42.3% | 624 |
| Colson Elementary School | 19.1% | 624 |
| Sulphur Springs K-8 School | 66.6% | 623 |
| Yates Elementary School | 22.6% | 620 |
| Wilson Middle School | 4.8% | 619 |
| Doby Elementary School | 21.8% | 618 |
| Apollo Beach Elementary School | 8.5% | 613 |
| Hillsborough Virtual School | 17.3% | 613 |
| Alafia Elementary School | 7.9% | 607 |
| Cannella Elementary School | 10.2% | 606 |
| Bellamy Elementary School | 7.4% | 605 |
| Robles Elementary School | 68% | 604 |
| Dickenson Elementary School | 7.5% | 604 |
| Madison Middle School | 19.7% | 595 |
| Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School | 16.5% | 593 |
| Burnett Middle School | 28.7% | 592 |
| Tinker K-8 School | 9.7% | 588 |
| Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12) | 37.5% | 586 |
| Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School | 7.8% | 580 |
| Essrig Elementary School | 7.4% | 579 |
| Pinecrest Elementary School | 3.5% | 579 |
| Lithia Springs Elementary School | 2.6% | 578 |
| McDonald Elementary School | 14.9% | 577 |
| Lopez Elementary School | 16.7% | 575 |
| Sligh Middle School | 64.3% | 574 |
| Schwarzkopf Elementary School | 5.3% | 571 |
| Lamb Elementary School | 43.9% | 563 |
| Limona Elementary School | 17.4% | 559 |
| Grady Elementary School | 6.1% | 557 |
| Twin Lakes Elementary School | 13.9% | 555 |
| Bay Crest Elementary School | 9.4% | 551 |
| Robinson Elementary School | 6% | 549 |
| Wimauma Elementary School | 9.7% | 546 |
| Mendenhall Elementary School | 6.1% | 542 |
| Schmidt Elementary School | 36.1% | 540 |
| Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Tampa) | 8.4% | 535 |
| Lewis Elementary School | 40% | 535 |
| Davis Elementary School | 6.4% | 534 |
| Adams Middle School | 31.3% | 533 |
| Riverview Elementary School | 20.1% | 532 |
| Dowdell Middle Magnet School | 24.2% | 530 |
| Heritage Elementary School | 28.1% | 526 |
| Riverhills Elementary Magnet School | 41% | 525 |
| Witter Elementary School | 49.2% | 510 |
| Lincoln Elementary Magnet School | 31.4% | 509 |
| Gorrie Elementary School | 7.5% | 509 |
| Gibsonton Elementary School | 10.2% | 508 |
| Citrus Park Elementary School | 6.5% | 507 |
| Temple Terrace Elementary School | 54.6% | 507 |
| Bing Elementary School | 23.8% | 504 |
| Alexander Elementary School | 2.6% | 499 |
| Morgan Woods Elementary School | 4.9% | 494 |
| Orange Grove Middle Magnet School | 49.6% | 492 |
| Egypt Lake Elementary School | 13.3% | 490 |
| Potter Elementary School | 77.9% | 476 |
| Ballast Point Elementary School | 6.6% | 473 |
| Folsom Elementary School | 44.5% | 470 |
| Clair-Mel Elementary School | 27.9% | 469 |
| Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy | 14.2% | 466 |
| Trapnell Elementary School | 13.3% | 466 |
| Advantage Academy of Hillsborough | 7.4% | 459 |
| Ippolito Elementary School | 43.2% | 456 |
| Kingswood Elementary School | 28.1% | 455 |
| West University Charter High School | 38% | 455 |
| Jackson Elementary School | 27.9% | 448 |
| Kids Community College Charter School Southeast Hillsborough | 36.1% | 446 |
| Symmes Elementary School | 21.3% | 446 |
| Muller Elementary Magnet School | 33% | 436 |
| West Tampa Elementary School | 33.3% | 426 |
| Kenly Elementary School | 56.2% | 422 |
| Ferrell Middle Magnet School | 42.3% | 421 |
| Palm River Elementary School | 34.8% | 419 |
| Lockhart Elementary Magnet School | 86.9% | 412 |
| Thonotosassa Elementary School | 26% | 408 |
| Town & Country Elementary School | 7.2% | 401 |
| Dr. Kiran C. Patel Elementary School | 22.5% | 396 |
| Burney Elementary School | 27.4% | 394 |
| Sheehy Elementary School | 77% | 392 |
| Plato Academy Tampa Charter School | 5.4% | 391 |
| Foster Elementary School | 63.6% | 387 |
| New Springs Schools | 40.9% | 384 |
| MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School | 10% | 381 |
| Seffner Elementary School | 12.2% | 360 |
| Dunbar Elementary Magnet School | 62.6% | 356 |
| Westshore Elementary School | 32% | 356 |
| Lanier Elementary School | 16.4% | 354 |
| James Elementary School | 74.6% | 354 |
| Young Middle Magnet School | 71% | 348 |
| Seminole Elementary School | 28.1% | 345 |
| Franklin Middle Magnet School | 47.7% | 344 |
| Monroe Middle Magnet School | 33.1% | 344 |
| Kimbell Elementary School | 55.5% | 339 |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa | 23.7% | 338 |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 73.1% | 335 |
| Washington Elementary School | 58.2% | 335 |
| Channelside Academy of Math and Science | 39.6% | 333 |
| Shore Elementary Magnet School | 52.8% | 326 |
| Seminole Heights Charter High School | 53.7% | 326 |
| Chiaramonte Elementary School | 25.3% | 316 |
| Edison Elementary School | 73.3% | 296 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 7.4% | 296 |
| Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet | 70.4% | 291 |
| Anderson Elementary School | 16.1% | 280 |
| Lomax Magnet Elementary School | 81.9% | 271 |
| Pivot Charter School | 21.1% | 237 |
| Excelsior Prep Charter School | 39.2% | 227 |
| Broward Elementary School | 54.5% | 222 |
| SLAM Academy Tampa Elementary | 14.1% | 220 |
| Victory Charter School Tampa | 6.9% | 216 |
| Graham Elementary School | 71.7% | 198 |
| Cleveland Elementary School | 50.3% | 195 |
| Desoto Elementary School | 19.4% | 180 |
| Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs | 31.1% | 167 |
| Simmons Career Center | 7.4% | 163 |
| South County Career Center | 20.3% | 158 |
| Riverview Academy High School | 17.9% | 156 |
| Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence | 31.6% | 152 |
| Walton Academy | 86.7% | 150 |
| Early Childhood and After School Programs | 18% | 150 |
| Focus Academy | 22% | 132 |
| Legacy Preparatory Academy | 57.5% | 127 |
| North Tampa Epic 3 Center | 69.4% | 124 |
| Village of Excellence Academy | 80.6% | 108 |
| Brandon Epic 3 Center | 38.3% | 94 |
| Bowers-Whitley Career Center | 29.6% | 81 |
| Ese Birth Thru Age 5 | 21.5% | 79 |
| Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School | 62.3% | 77 |
| Detention Center West | 59.5% | 74 |
| Caminiti Exceptional Center | 28.6% | 70 |
| Pace Center for Girls | 60% | 60 |
| Waters Career Center | 36.7% | 60 |
| Lopez Exceptional Center | 37.5% | 56 |
| The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy | 65.3% | 49 |
| Carver Exceptional Center | 54.2% | 48 |
| Lavoy Exceptional Center | 28.9% | 45 |
| Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility | 34.1% | 44 |
| Tampa Residential Facility | 40.5% | 42 |
| Falkenburg Road Jail | 77.5% | 40 |
| Dorothy Thomas Center | 35.9% | 39 |
| Ami Kids Tampa | 56.7% | 30 |
| Lake Academy | 58.6% | 29 |
| Hillsborough Girls Academy | 83.3% | 18 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Florida Connections Academy• Lockhart Elementary Magnet School• East Bay High School• West University Charter High School• Giunta Middle School• Turkey Creek Middle School• Simmons Exceptional Center• Pizzo Elementary School• Kimbell Elementary School• Graham Elementary School• Folsom Elementary School• Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries• Foster Elementary School• Shaw Elementary School• Dickenson Elementary School• Clark Elementary School• Adams Middle School• Fishhawk Creek Elementary School• Roosevelt Elementary School• Dowdell Middle Magnet School• Town And Country Elementary School• Marshall Middle School• Chamberlain High School• Washington Elementary School• Plato Academy Tampa Charter School• Maniscalco Elementary School• Mango Elementary School• Essrig Elementary School• Nelson Elementary School• The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy• Rodgers Middle School• Alexander Elementary School• Willis Peters Exceptional Center• Riverview High School• Thonotosassa Elementary School• Lutz Elementary School• Jefferson High School• Hill Middle School• Wharton High School• Newsome High School• Muller Elementary Magnet School• Schwarzkopf Elementary School• Pivot Charter School• Riverhills Elementary Magnet School• Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle School• Seminole Elementary School• Morgan Woods Elementary School• Lithia Springs Elementary School• Horizon Charter School of Tampa• Steinbrenner High School• Mintz Elementary School• Macfarlane Park Elementary Magnet School• Riverview Elementary School• Lopez Elementary School• Anderson Elementary School• West Tampa Elementary School• Martinez Middle School• Gibsonton Elementary School• Witter Elementary School• Lowry Elementary School• Leto High School• Robles Elementary School• Yates Elementary School• Knights Elementary School• Bellamy Elementary School• Westchase Elementary School• Columbus Residential Juvenile Facility• Barrington Middle School• Lavoy Exceptional Center• Mann Middle School• Coleman Middle School• Robinson High School• Valrico Lake Advantage Academy• Sessums Elementary School• Brooker Elementary School• Buchanan Middle School• Mabry Elementary School• Liberty Middle School• South County Career Center• Cypress Creek Elementary School• McKitrick Elementary School• Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science• Wimauma Elementary School• Trinity School for Children• Egypt Lake Elementary School• Edison Elementary School• Rampello K-8 Magnet School• Northwest Elementary School• Heritage Elementary School• Bowers-Whitley Career Center• Plant City High School• Mitchell Elementary School• Lincoln Elementary Magnet School• Franklin Middle Magnet School• Gorrie Elementary School• Excelsior Prep Charter School• Waterset Charter School• Burnett Middle School• Wilson Middle School• Hunter's Green Elementary School• Desoto Elementary School• Robinson Elementary School• Eisenhower Middle School• Clair-Mel Elementary School• Caminiti Exceptional Center• Summerfield Elementary School• Cannella Elementary School• Stowers Elementary School• Claywell Elementary School• Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School• Henderson Hammock Charter School• Bevis Elementary School• New Springs Schools• Webb Middle School• Dorothy Thomas Center• Tomlin Middle School• Broward Elementary School• Bryant Elementary School• Crestwood Elementary School• Oak Park Elementary School• Burney Elementary School• Sunlake Academy of Math and Sciences• Colson Elementary School• Southshore Charter Academy• Simmons Career Center• Bay Crest Elementary School• Gaither High School• Summerfield Crossings Elementary School• Waters Career Center• Plant High School• Trapnell Elementary School• Schmidt Elementary School• Jennings Middle School• Cleveland Elementary School• Florida Department of Education• Davidsen Middle School• Bryan Elementary School• Kenly Elementary School• Lamb Elementary School• Davis Elementary School• Advantage Academy of Hillsborough• Madison Middle School• Burns Middle School• Seffner Elementary School• Apollo Beach Elementary School• Carver Exceptional Center• Dover Elementary School• Kingswood Elementary School• Seminole Heights Charter High School• Valrico Elementary School• Winthrop Charter School• Bridgeprep Academy of Riverview• Hammond Elementary School• Woodbridge Elementary School• Jackson Elementary School• Shore Elementary Magnet School• Freedom High School• Mendenhall Elementary School• Cork Elementary School• Armwood High School• Alonso High School• Hospital/Homebound/Homebased Programs• Williams Middle Magnet School• Dunbar Elementary Magnet School• Reddick Elementary School• Collins Elementary School• Sickles High School• Boyette Springs Elementary School• Tampa Palms Elementary School• Oak Grove Elementary School• Bailey Elementary School• Terrace Community Middle School• Orange Grove Middle Magnet School• Ballast Point Elementary School• Blake High School• Stewart Middle Magnet School• James Elementary School• Sligh Middle School• Turner-Bartels K-8 School• Walton Academy• Mulrennan Middle School• Walker Middle Magnet School• Roland Park K-8 Magnet School• Bing Elementary School• Palm River Elementary School• Lennard High School• Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy• Monroe Middle School• Channelside Academy of Math and Science• North Tampa Alternative School• Hillsborough High School• Bloomingdale Senior High School• Randall Middle School• Kids Community College Charter Southeast• Spoto High School• Chiaramonte Elementary School• Benito Middle School• Ruskin Elementary School• Pride Elementary School• Miles Elementary School• Thompson Elementary School• Twin Lakes Elementary School• Temple Terrace Elementary School• Buckhorn Elementary School• Forest Hills Elementary School• Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Tampa)• Westshore Elementary School• Village of Excellence Academy• Farnell Middle School• Durant High School• Tinker K-8 School• Lomax Magnet Elementary School• Strawberry Crest High School• Symmes Elementary School• Ese Birth Thru Age 5• Hillsborough Virtual School• Lanier Elementary School• Alafia Elementary School• Chiles Elementary School• Tampa Bay Tech High School• Creekside Charter Academy• Potter Elementary School• Woodmont Charter School• Citrus Park Elementary School• Mort Elementary School• McDonald Elementary School• Corr Elementary School• Shields Middle School• Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School• Young Middle Magnet School• Springhead Elementary School• Memorial Middle School• Doby Elementary School• Carrollwood Elementary School• King High School• Deer Park Elementary School• Sulphur Springs Elementary School• Walden Lake Elementary School• Pierce Middle School• Greco Middle School• Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa• Lopez Exceptional Student Educational Center• Pepin Academies• Learning Gate Community School• Falkenburg Road Jail• Brandon High School• Lewis Elementary School• Detention Center West• Middleton High School• Lake Magdalene Elementary School• Progress Village Middle Magnet School• Bell Creek Academy High School• Limona Elementary School• Wilson Elementary School• Ferrell Middle Magnet School• McLane Middle School• Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School• Cimino Elementary School• Sheehy Elementary School• Pinecrest Elementary School• Grady Elementary School
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