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Escambia’s shrinking Class of 2023

Rick Outzen January 26, 2024

When the 2023 high school graduation class started high school in 2019, the ninth grade had 3,215 students. Four years later, the 12th grade had only 2,606 students – a 20% loss.

Grade	Students
12	2,606
11	2,625
10	2,936
9	3,215

Santa Rosa saw a slight increase over the same four years.

Grade	Students
12	2,419
11	2,309
10	2,297
9	2,396

Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”