Nature Coast Times

The majority of students in Dixie County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 2,090 students attending Dixie County schools, 83.4% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 7.3% of Dixie County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Dixie County, representing 85.5% of the student body.

Dixie County High School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included Black, white, Hispanic, Asian, multiracial, and Alaskan Native or American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.8% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Dixie County High School	White	81.7%	714
James M. Anderson Elementary School	White	78.8%	382
Kinder Cub School Inc.	White	72%	107
Old Town Elementary School	White	91.9%	456
Ruth Rains Middle School	White	84.5%	431