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Asian enrollment falls in Miami-Dade County schools during 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 2,463 Asian students enrolled in Miami-Dade County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 7.9% decrease from the 2,673 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Miami-Dade County welcomed a total of 335,085 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 507 schools in Miami-Dade County, Coral Reef Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 111 students, making up 3.4% 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 Miami-Dade County in 2023-24 School Year

Hispanic [75.3%]Black [16.9%]White [5.8%]Ethnicities with <5% [1%]

Enrollment in Miami-Dade County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Asian Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
John A. Ferguson Senior High School1.7%4,389
Coral Reef Senior High School3.4%3,296
South Dade Senior High School0.6%3,254
Barbara Goleman Senior High School0.9%3,071
Hialeah Gardens Senior High School0.3%3,046
Coral Gables Senior High School0.7%2,884
Miami Palmetto Senior High School2%2,672
Southwest Miami Senior High School0.6%2,523
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School0.5%2,296
Miami Southridge Senior High School0.5%2,235
Miami Coral Park Senior High School0.5%2,191
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School1%2,181
Miami Beach Senior High School1%2,168
Aventura Waterways K-8 Center2.3%2,158
Doral Academy Charter High School2.7%2,067
Felix Varela Senior High School1.1%2,006
Keys Gate Charter School1.3%1,979
Somerset Academy Silver Palms1.6%1,928
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer0.6%1,841
Robert Morgan Educational Center1.3%1,786
Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-81.7%1,736
Terra Environmental Research Institute3.4%1,614
Mast Academy1.2%1,548
Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High School1.1%1,536
Downtown Doral Charter Upper School0.7%1,476
Bob Graham Education Center1.2%1,465
Doral Academy Charter Middle School1.8%1,414
True North Classical Academy1.5%1,360
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School0.8%1,353
Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School1.4%1,313
David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center1.5%1,276
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center0.8%1,241
Palm Springs North Elementary School0.8%1,204
Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School1.6%1,200
Mater Academy Lakes High School0.8%1,199
Sunset Elementary School2.4%1,189
Spanish Lake Elementary School1.3%1,152
Air Base K-8 Center for International Education2.5%1,102
Doral Academy4.6%1,091
Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School1.1%1,085
Southwood Middle School2.8%1,084
North Miami Beach Senior High School2%1,076
Miami Lakes Educational Center1.8%1,071
Coral Way K-8 Center1.1%1,071
John F. Kennedy Middle School1.9%1,043
Aventura City of Excellence School1.1%1,032
Madie Ives K-8 Preparatory Academy1.1%1,019
Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School2.4%1,018
Hialeah Gardens Elementary School1.4%1,008
Herbert A. Ammons Middle School3.7%1,008
Somerset Academy Charter High School1.3%977
George Washington Carver Middle School3%970
Miami Lakes Middle School1%969
Pinecrest Elementary School5.6%968
Arvida Middle School1.9%966
Joella Good Elementary School1.6%964
Pinecrest Glades Academy1.9%957
The Charter School at Waterstone2.3%946
Rockway Middle School1.1%943
Southside Preparatory Academy2.1%937
Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy1.5%926
Renaissance Elementary Charter School4.9%893
Devon Aire K-8 Center2.5%891
Coral Park Elementary School2.2%890
Ojus Elementary School2.3%880
John I. Smith K-8 Center3.2%866
Highland Oaks Middle School2.1%840
Don Soffer Aventura High School2.3%829
Coral Gables Preparatory Academy1.8%828
I. Preparatory Academy3.4%824
Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy1.2%822
Jack David Gordon Elementary School1.3%816
Somerset Academy1.7%806
Lamar Louise Curry Middle School2.4%803
Mater Gardens Academy1.2%802
Kenwood K-8 Center2.4%782
Ada Merritt K-8 Center1.3%770
Pinecrest North Preparatory (Fontainebleau Campus)1.6%756
Calusa Elementary School2.8%754
Pinecrest Academy (South Campus)1.4%728
Palmetto Middle School1.5%727
Academir Charter School West1.5%725
Coral Reef Elementary School1.8%711
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School1.7%696
Mater Academy Bay Biscayne North Miami Elementary School1.6%691
Vineland K-8 Center2%686
Doral International Academy of Math and Science3.1%684
Archimedean Academy8.4%643
E.W.F. Stirrup Elementary School3%642
Palmetto Elementary School2.5%639
Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center1.6%636
Virginia A. Boone-Highland Oaks School2.9%626
Medical Academy for Science and Technology (M.A.S.T.) @ Home2.1%625
Jane S. Roberts K-8 Center2.6%622
Oliver Hoover Elementary School2.3%617
Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School1.9%585
Cutler Bay Senior High School3.1%576
Dr. Manuel C. Barreiro Elementary School2.6%573
Kendall Square K-8 Center4.1%567
West Lakes Preparatory Academy2.9%545
William H. Lehman Elementary School2%544
Greynolds Park Elementary School6.3%540
Norland Elementary School1.9%536
Dr. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts2.6%535
Gertrude K. Edelman/Sabal Palm2.6%506
Design & Architecture Senior High School2.4%492
Mast@fiu5.8%469
Pinecrest Academy (North Campus)2.8%425
Henry S. West Laboratory School2.8%357
Archimedean Middle Conservatory7%329
Frances S. Tucker Elementary School3.1%327
Archimedean Upper Conservatory9%324
Young Womens Preparatory Academy3.2%313
Doral Academy of Technology17.1%280
School for Advanced Studies - South6.2%273
Miami-Dade Online Academy Virtual Instruction Program8.8%171
School for Advanced Studies-Wolfson7.3%137

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