Nature Coast Times

There were 168 Asian students enrolled in Citrus County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 8.2% decrease from the 183 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Citrus County, Lecanto High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 51 students, making up 2.9% 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 Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Lecanto High School	2.9%	1,763
Citrus High School	0.9%	1,486
Inverness Middle School	1.7%	1,007
Lecanto Primary School	1.5%	811
Lecanto Middle School	2.5%	797
Citrus Springs Middle School	2%	793
Central Ridge Elementary School	1.3%	764
Forest Ridge Elementary School	4%	698