Nature Coast Times

There were 12,084 white students enrolled in Citrus County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2% decrease from the 12,336 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Citrus County welcomed a total of 15,889 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Citrus County, Lecanto High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,289 students, making up 73.1% 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.

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Lecanto High School	73.1%	1,763
Citrus High School	80.2%	1,486
Crystal River High School	79.7%	1,312
Inverness Middle School	80%	1,007
Crystal River Middle School	79%	911
Citrus Springs Elementary School	70.1%	856
Lecanto Primary School	78.9%	811
Lecanto Middle School	77.9%	797
Citrus Springs Middle School	69.9%	793
Hernando Elementary School	74.5%	785
Central Ridge Elementary School	72.3%	764
Inverness Primary School	78.4%	698
Forest Ridge Elementary School	64.6%	698
Crystal River Primary School	78%	667
Rock Crusher Elementary School	76.1%	645
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	78.5%	633
Homosassa Elementary School	86%	387
Floral City Elementary School	80.2%	384
Academy of Environmental Science	88.7%	115
Crest School	72.5%	109
Srmi @ Renaissance Center	77.8%	90
Citrus Eschool K-5	73.2%	71
Pace Center for Girls	69.6%	23
Camp E-Nini Hassee	61.9%	21