Nature Coast Times

There were 338 multiracial students enrolled in Levy County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 21.6% increase from the 278 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Levy County, Chiefland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 73 students, making up 10% 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 multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Williston Middle High School	3.9%	1,126
Chiefland Middle High School	6%	830
Chiefland Elementary School	10%	732
Joyce M. Bullock Elementary School	8.6%	650
Bronson Elementary School	6.1%	606
Bronson Middle/High School	4.4%	523
Williston Elementary School	6.7%	510
Cedar Key High School	5.2%	193
Nature Coast Middle School	13.1%	84