Nature Coast Times

There were 3,648 white students enrolled in Levy County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3.3% decrease from the 3,774 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Levy County welcomed a total of 5,615 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 65% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Levy County, Williston Middle High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 662 students, making up 58.8% 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
Williston Middle High School	58.8%	1,126
Chiefland Middle High School	74%	830
Chiefland Elementary School	71.7%	732
Joyce M. Bullock Elementary School	46.9%	650
Bronson Elementary School	64.9%	606
Bronson Middle/High School	66.7%	523
Williston Elementary School	50.4%	510
Yankeetown School	89.8%	244
Cedar Key High School	90.7%	193
Whispering Winds Charter School	76.9%	117
Nature Coast Middle School	70.2%	84