Miami Courant

Miami-Dade County School District's 10th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 28,058 students enrolled in district’s 10th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.3% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 10th-grade grew by 4.9% compared to the year before.

Miami-Dade County School District also had a high enrollment for the ninth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, John A. Ferguson Senior High School had the most 10th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year.

Data showed that Miami-Dade County School District enrolled a total of 337,719 students in the 2023-24 school year, the highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Academir Charter School East at Doral	503
Academir Charter School Middle	292
Academir Charter School Preparatory	1,148
Academir Charter School West	725
Academir Charter School of Math and Science	428
Academir Preparatory Academy	386
Acceleration Academies Llc Homestead	178
Acceleration Academies-Central Miami	481
Ada Merritt K-8 Center	770
Agenoria S. Paschal/Olinda Elementary School	300
Air Base K-8 Center for International Education	1,102
Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High School	1,536
Alpha Charter of Excellence	270
Amelia Earhart Elementary School	456
American Senior High School	1,627
Amikids Miami-Dade North	14
Amikids Miami-Dade South	16
Andover Middle School	439
Andrea Castillo Preparatory Academy	349
Archcreek Elementary School	458
Archimedean Academy	643
Archimedean Middle Conservatory	329
Archimedean Upper Conservatory	324
Arcola Lake Elementary School	556
Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts	515
Arvida Middle School	966
Auburndale Elementary School	764
Aventura City of Excellence School	1,032
Aventura Waterways K-8 Center	2,158
Avocado Elementary School	636
Banyan Elementary School	420
Barbara Goleman Senior High School	3,071
Barbara Hawkins Elementary School	214
Bel-Aire Elementary School	330
Ben Gamla Charter School	358
Ben Sheppard Elementary School	939
Benjamin Franklin K-8 Center	540
Bent Tree Elementary School	441
Biotech@richmond Heights 9-12 High School	324
Biscayne Beach Elementary School	538
Blue Lakes Elementary School	351
Bob Graham Education Center	1,465
Booker T. Washington Senior High School	1,036
Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy	822
Boystown	68
Brentwood Elementary School	393
Bridgeprep Academy Interamerican Campus	194
Bridgeprep Academy South	451
Bridgeprep Academy of Greater Miami	430
Bridgeprep Academy of Miami Dade	1,125
Bridgeprep Academy of North Miami Beach	666
Bridgeprep Academy of Village Green	888
Brightview Preparatory Academy	117
Broadmoor Elementary School	508
Brownsville Middle School	450
Brucie Ball Educational Center	454
Bunche Park Elementary School	259
C. G. Bethel High School	350
Calusa Elementary School	754
Campbell Drive K-8 Center	858
Caribbean K-8 Center	734
Carol City Elementary School	301
Carol City Middle School	378
Carrie P. Meek/Westview K-8 Center	591
Chambers High School	361
Chapman Partnership Early Childhood Center N	42
Chapman Partnership Early Childhood Center South	78
Charles R. Drew K-8 Center	458
Charles R. Hadley Elementary School	611
Charter High School of the Americas	145
Charter High School of the Americas (Florida City Campus)	35
Christina M. Eve Elementary School	506
Citrus Grove Elementary School	825
Citrus Health Sipp/Crisis	0
City of Hialeah Educational Academy	975
Claude Pepper Elementary School	428
Coconut Grove Elementary School	526
Coconut Palm K-8 Academy	1,137
Comstock Elementary School	585
Cope Center North	32
Coral Gables Preparatory Academy	828
Coral Gables Senior High School	2,884
Coral Park Elementary School	492
Coral Reef Elementary School	711
Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter School	510
Coral Reef Senior High School	3,296
Coral Terrace Elementary School	475
Coral Way K-8 Center	1,071
Country Club Middle School	578
Crestview Elementary School	238
Cutler Bay Middle School	973
Cutler Bay Senior High School	576
Cutler Ridge Elementary School	404
Cypress K-8 Center	399
Dante B. Fascell Elementary School	401
David Fairchild Elementary School	478
David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center	1,276
Design & Architecture Senior High School	492
Devon Aire K-8 Center	891
Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores	590
Doral Academy	1,091
Doral Academy Charter High School	2,067
Doral Academy Charter Middle School	1,414
Doral Academy of Technology	280
Doral International Academy of Math and Science	684
Doral Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy	384
Dorothy M. Wallace Cope Center	32
Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School	1,085
Downtown Doral Charter Upper School	1,476
Downtown Miami Charter School	423
Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School	585
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School	696
Dr. Frederica S. Wilson/Skyway Elementary School	293
Dr. Gilbert L. Porter Elementary School	585
Dr. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts	535
Dr. Henry W. Mack/West Little River K-8 Center	378
Dr. Manuel C. Barreiro Elementary School	573
Dr. Marvin Dunn Academy for Community Education.	80
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School	2,181
Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary School	273
Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center	636
Dr. Toni Bilbao Preparatory Academy	666
Dr. William A. Chapman Elementary School	538
E.W.F. Stirrup Elementary School	642
Earlington Heights Elementary School	364
Early Beginnings Academy	110
Edison Park K-8 Center	435
Emerson Elementary School	283
Eneida M. Hartner Elementary School	311
Ernest R. Graham K-8 Academy	899
Ethel Koger Beckham K-8 Center	830
Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center	986
Everglades K-8 Center	986
Everglades Preparatory Academy	393
Everglades Preparatory Academy High School	535
Excelsior Prep Charter School of Hialeah	302
Fairlawn Elementary School	537
Felix Varela Senior High School	2,006
Flagami Elementary School	367
Flamingo Elementary School	683
Florida City Elementary School	600
Frank Crawford Martin K-8 Center	662
Frederick R. Douglass Elementary School	205
Fulford Elementary School	469
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School	2,296
Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center	1,315
George W. Carver Elementary School	561
George Washington Carver Middle School	970
Georgia Jones Ayers Middle School	473
Gertrude K. Edelman/Sabal Palm	506
Glades Middle School	1,123
Gloria Floyd Elementary School	354
Golden Glades Elementary School	217
Goulds Elementary School	470
Gratigny Elementary School	418
Green Springs High School	551
Greenglade Elementary School	316
Greynolds Park Elementary School	540
Gulfstream Elementary School	618
Hammocks Middle School	495
Henry H. Filer Middle School	723
Henry M. Flagler Elementary School	761
Henry S. West Laboratory School	357
Henrye. S. Reeves K-8 Center	807
Herbert A. Ammons Middle School	1,008
Here's Help	0
Hialeah Elementary School	688
Hialeah Gardens Elementary School	1,008
Hialeah Gardens Middle School	1,612
Hialeah Gardens Senior High School	3,046
Hialeah Middle School	978
Hialeah Senior High School	1,721
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School	1,353
Hibiscus Elementary School	369
Highland Oaks Middle School	840
His House	101
Holmes Elementary School	390
Homestead Middle School	611
Homestead Senior High School	2,247
Horace Mann Middle School	403
Howard D. McMillan Middle School	890
Howard Drive Elementary School	336
Hubert O. Sibley K-8 Academy	732
I. Preparatory Academy	824
Imater Academy	629
Imater Academy Middle School	783
Imater Preparatory Academy High School	1,019
Instructional Center System Wide	81
Integrated Science and Asian Culture (Isaac) Academy	269
International Studies Charter High School	360
International Studies Charter Middle School	317
International Studies Preparatory Academy	376
International Studies Virtual Academy	36
Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center	738
Itech@thomas A. Edison Educational Center	253
J. C. Bermudez Doral Senior High School	1,153
Jack David Gordon Elementary School	816
James H. Bright Elementary/J.W. Johnson Elementary School	448
Jane S. Roberts K-8 Center	622
Jann Mann Educational Center	79
Joe Hall Elementary School	423
John A. Ferguson Senior High School	4,389
John F. Kennedy Middle School	665
John G. Dupuis Elementary School	521
John I. Smith K-8 Center	866
Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School	1,200
Jose De Diego Middle School	757
Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy	926
Just Arts and Management Charter Middle School	281
Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed	75
Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School	285
Kendale Elementary School	343
Kendale Lakes Elementary School	692
Kendall Greens High School	525
Kendall Square K-8 Center	567
Kensington Park Elementary School	966
Kenwood K-8 Center	782
Key Biscayne K-8 Center	878
Keys Gate Charter High School	731
Keys Gate Charter School	1,979
Kinloch Park Elementary School	543
Kinloch Park Middle School	770
Kipp Miami-Liberty City	1,234
Lake Stevens Elementary School	248
Lake Stevens Middle School	467
Lakeview Elementary School	354
Lamar Louise Curry Middle School	803
Laura C. Saunders Elementary School	494
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial High School	299
Lawton Chiles Middle School	570
Leewood K-8 Center	538
Leisure City K-8 Center	1,005
Lenora Braynon Smith Elementary School	328
Liberty City Elementary School	308
Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center	294
Linda Lentin K-8 Center	652
Lorah Park Elementary School	212
Ludlam Elementary School	271
Madie Ives K-8 Preparatory Academy	1,019
Madison Middle School	477
Mae M. Walters Elementary School	613
Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy	747
Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center	1,075
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary School	591
Mast Academy	1,548
Mast@fiu	469
Mater Academy	1,517
Mater Academy Bay Biscayne North Miami Elementary School	691
Mater Academy Bay Elementary	966
Mater Academy Bay High School	360
Mater Academy Bay Middle School	487
Mater Academy Charter High School	1,650
Mater Academy Charter Middle School	1,195
Mater Academy East Charter School	550
Mater Academy Lakes High School	1,199
Mater Academy Lakes Middle School	880
Mater Academy Virtual Charter School	110
Mater Academy of International Studies	446
Mater Gardens Academy	802
Mater Grove Academy	1,229
Mater International Academy	198
Mater International Preparatory	169
Mater Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy	315
Mater Preparatory Academy	357
Maya Angelou Elementary School	642
Meadowlane Elementary School	742
Melrose Elementary School	507
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer	1,841
Miami Beach Feinberg/Fisher K-8	794
Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School	863
Miami Beach Senior High School	2,168
Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary School	460
Miami Carol City Senior High School	807
Miami Central Senior High School	1,404
Miami Children's Museum Charter School	310
Miami Community Charter High School	231
Miami Community Charter Middle School	316
Miami Community Charter School	545
Miami Coral Park Senior High School	2,191
Miami Edison Senior High School	631
Miami Gardens Elementary School	261
Miami Heights Elementary School	681
Miami Jackson Senior High School	1,290
Miami Killian Senior High School	870
Miami Lakes Educational Center	1,071
Miami Lakes K-8 Center	1,223
Miami Lakes Middle School	969
Miami Macarthur Educational Center	85
Miami Norland Senior High School	1,608
Miami Northwestern Senior High School	1,429
Miami Palmetto Senior High School	2,672
Miami Senior High School	3,018
Miami Shores Elementary School	576
Miami Southridge Senior High School	2,235
Miami Springs Elementary School	390
Miami Springs Middle School	664
Miami Springs Senior High School	1,067
Miami Sunset Senior High School	1,065
Miami Youth Academy	22
Miami-Dade Online Academy Virtual Instruction Program	171
Miami-Dade Virtual High School Franchise	668
Morningside K-8 Academy	403
Myrtle Grove K-8 Center	255
Nathan B. Young Elementary School	343
Natural Bridge Elementary School	362
Neva King Cooper Educational Center	76
New World School of the Arts	465
Nicklaus Children's Hospital	13
Norland Elementary School	536
Norland Middle School	642
Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School	1,018
Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8	1,736
North Beach Elementary School	928
North County K-8 Center	309
North Dade Middle School	395
North Gardens High School	432
North Glade Elementary School	220
North Hialeah Elementary School	441
North Miami Beach Senior High School	1,076
North Miami Elementary School	428
North Miami Middle School	797
North Miami Senior High School	1,722
North Park High School	559
North Twin Lakes Elementary School	573
Norwood Elementary School	459
Oak Grove Elementary School	508
Ojus Elementary School	880
Oliver Hoover Elementary School	617
Olympia Heights Elementary School	322
Orchard Villa Elementary School	319
Pace Center for Girls	23
Palm Glades Preparatory Academy	226
Palm Glades Preparatory High School	252
Palm Lakes Elementary School	558
Palm Springs Elementary School	570
Palm Springs Middle School	794
Palm Springs North Elementary School	1,204
Palmetto Elementary School	636
Palmetto Middle School	727
Parkview Elementary School	191
Parkway Elementary School	216
Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8 Center	330
Paul W. Bell Middle School	529
Phoenix Academy of Excellence	20
Phoenix Academy of Excellence North	25
Phyllis R. Miller Elementary School	446
Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School	149
Pine Lake Elementary School	356
Pine Villa Elementary School	256
Pinecrest Academy (North Campus)	425
Pinecrest Academy (South Campus)	728
Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School	490
Pinecrest Cove Academy	934
Pinecrest Elementary School	610
Pinecrest Glades Academy	957
Pinecrest Glades Preparatory Academy Middle High School	1,135
Pinecrest North Preparatory (Fontainebleau Campus)	756
Pinecrest North Preparatory High School	101
Pinecrest Preparatory Academy	518
Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter High School	539
Poinciana Park Elementary School	170
Ponce De Leon Middle School	755
PreK Intervention	375
Rainbow Park Elementary School	196
Redland Elementary School	936
Redland Middle School	692
Redondo Elementary School	531
Renaissance Elementary Charter School	893
Renaissance Middle Charter School	441
Richmond Heights Middle School	412
Riverside Elementary School	652
Riviera Middle School	478
Robert Morgan Educational Center	1,786
Robert Russa Moton Elementary School	161
Rockway Elementary School	360
Rockway Middle School	943
Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School	1,313
Royal Green Elementary School	403
Royal Palm Elementary School	726
Ruben Dario Middle School	529
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center	1,241
Ruth Owens Kruse Education Center	101
Santa Clara Elementary School	562
School for Advanced Studies	119
School for Advanced Studies - South	273
School for Advanced Studies Homestead	131
School for Advanced Studies North	122
School for Advanced Studies-Wolfson	137
Scott Lake Elementary School	450
Secondary Student Success Center 801	41
Secondary Student Success Center 802	28
Secondary Student Success Center 803	39
Secondary Student Success Center-804	32
Seminole Elementary School	492
Shadowlawn Elementary School	716
Shenandoah Elementary School	821
Shenandoah Middle School	1,239
Silver Bluff Elementary School	387
Snapper Creek Elementary School	350
Somerset Academy	652
Somerset Academy Bay	442
Somerset Academy Bay Middle School	242
Somerset Academy Charter Elementary School (South Homestead)	571
Somerset Academy Charter High School	977
Somerset Academy Charter High School (South Homestead)	513
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School	517
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Homestead)	498
Somerset Academy Kendall	231
Somerset Academy Silver Palms	1,928
Somerset Academy Silver Palms at Princeton	584
Somerset Arts Academy	413
Somerset Gables Academy	469
Somerset Oaks Academy	625
Somerset Palms Academy	315
Somerset Preparatory Academy High School Homestead	345
Somerset Preparatory Academy Sunset	432
South Dade Middle School	1,241
South Dade Senior High School	3,254
South Florida Autism Charter School Inc.	281
South Hialeah Elementary School	901
South Miami Heights Elementary School	471
South Miami K-8 Center	549
South Miami Middle School	691
South Miami Senior High School	1,576
Southside Preparatory Academy	937
Southwest Miami Senior High School	2,523
Southwood Middle School	1,084
Spanish Lake Elementary School	1,152
Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High School	999
Springview Elementary School	313
Stellar Leadership Academy	308
Summerville Advantage Academy	443
Sunset Elementary School	1,189
Sunset Park Elementary School	404
Sweetwater Elementary School	471
Sylvania Heights Elementary School	547
Teenage Parent Program	58
Terra Environmental Research Institute	1,614
The Charter School at Waterstone	946
The Seed School of Miami	254
Theodore R. and Thelma A. Gibson Charter School	157
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	543
Title I. Migrant Education Program	31
Toussaint L'Ouverture Elementary School	327
Treasure Island Elementary School	410
Tropical Elementary School	619
True North Classical Academy	1,360
Turner/Guilford/Knight	23
Twin Lakes Elementary School	284
Van E. Blanton Elementary School	330
Village Green Elementary School	255
Vineland K-8 Center	686
Virginia A. Boone-Highland Oaks School	626
W. J. Bryan Elementary School	624
W. R. Thomas Middle School	567
Wesley Matthews Elementary School	522
West Hialeah Gardens Elementary School	1,089
West Homestead K-8 Center	826
West Lakes Preparatory Academy	545
West Miami Middle School	651
Westland Hialeah Senior High School	1,106
Whispering Pines Elementary School	485
William H. Lehman Elementary School	544
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School	1,252
Winston Park K-8 Center	1,182
Young Men's Preparatory Academy	185
Young Womens Preparatory Academy	313
Youth CO-OP Charter School	770
Youth CO-OP Preparatory High School	249
Zora Neale Hurston Elementary School	472
Total Miami-Dade County School District	337,719