Miami Courant

There were 59,235 Black students enrolled in Miami-Dade County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Miami-Dade County School District welcomed 335,929 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 17.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Miami-Dade County School District roughly covers 487 schools within Miami-Dade County, and has a main office in Miami.

Among the 487 schools in Miami-Dade County School District, North Miami Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,457 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 Black Students	Black %
2022-23	335,929	59,235	17.6%
2021-22	329,575	61,389	18.6%
2020-21	334,937	64,308	19.2%
2019-20	347,327	67,805	19.5%
2018-19	350,456	70,488	20.1%
2017-18	354,840	72,670	20.5%