State analysts have project that the Escambia County School District will lose 313 students next school year, dropping from 40,141 to 39,828. In the fall of 2008, the year Superintendent Malcolm Thomas was elected, the district had 40,921 students.
While public school enroll has declined, the general population of Escambia has grown about 6%.
From News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — State analysts last week updated an enrollment forecast for school districts in the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. In all, about 2.89 million students are expected to enroll. Here are county-by-county numbers:
Miami-Dade County: 344,920
Broward County: 268,588
Hillsborough County: 223,019
Orange County: 209,400
Palm Beach County: 194,621
Duval County: 132,228
Polk County: 109,369
Pinellas County: 98,219
Lee County: 96,061
Pasco County: 78,126
Brevard County: 73,689
Osceola County: 71,315
Seminole County: 67,675
Volusia County: 62,589
Manatee County: 50,268
Collier County: 47,797
Lake County: 45,546
St. Johns County: 44,624
Sarasota County: 44,148
Marion County: 43,770
St. Lucie County: 41,813
Escambia County: 39,828
Clay County: 39,098
Leon County: 33,925
Okaloosa County: 32,692
Alachua County: 29,537
Santa Rosa County: 29,249
Bay County: 24,606
Hernando County: 23,360
Martin County: 18,924
Indian River County: 17,498
Charlotte County: 15,621
Citrus County: 15,419
Flagler County: 12,818
Nassau County: 12,620
Highlands County: 12,145
Walton County: 10,570
Putnam County: 10,555
Columbia County: 10,188
Sumter County: 8,786
Monroe County: 8,492
Hendry County: 8,643
Okeechobee County: 6,673
Jackson County: 6,021
Suwannee County: 5,887
Levy County: 5,456
Wakulla County: 5,124
Hardee County: 5,031
DeSoto County: 4,875
Baker County: 4,865
Gadsden County: 4,754
Washington County: 3,472
Holmes County: 3,095
Bradford County: 2,934
Gilchrist County: 2,801
Taylor County: 2,655
Madison County: 2,463
Union County: 2,350
Dixie County: 2,249
Calhoun County: 2,101
Gulf County: 1,856
Glades County: 1,815
Hamilton County: 1,554
Liberty County: 1,277
Franklin County: 1,247
Lafayette County: 1,185
Jefferson County: 774
Florida Virtual School: 38,208
University schools: 7,064
** The totals reflect the full-time equivalent number of students.
— Source: Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research
