Miami Courant

There were 335,929 students enrolled in Miami-Dade County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that the ninth-grade had the biggest classes with 27,668 students, while pre-kindergarten had the least number of students that year with just 9,448 students.

Miami-Dade County School District has a main office in Miami and is the only school district within Miami-Dade County.

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 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.

District	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	% Change
Miami-Dade County School District	335,929	329,575	1.9