Enrollment
32 Florida Districts Hit Rock Bottom in 2026
32 of Florida's 67 regular school districts enrolled fewer students in 2025-26 than in any year since 2015.
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District Spotlight
St. Johns: Florida's Last Growing Giant
St. Johns County added 17,222 students over 11 years, but its growth rate collapsed from 7.8% to 0.3% in 2026, the lowest in its streak.
Demographics
68,000 White Students Left Florida Schools in Two Years
White enrollment fell 6.9% since 2024, accounting for 86% of the state's total student loss. The decline is three times faster than the pre-COVID rate.
Enrollment
Nearly 9 in 10 Florida Districts Lost Students in 2026
88% of Florida's regular school districts declined in 2025-26, matching COVID-era breadth without a pandemic. Every size tier lost ground.
District Spotlight
Pinellas: 11 Years of Loss and No Floor in Sight
Pinellas County has lost students every year since 2016, shedding 20,194 in the longest active decline streak in Florida. The losses are accelerating.
Demographics
Lee County's 15-Point Demographic Swing
In 11 years, Lee County swung from white-plurality to Hispanic-majority, a 15-point shift that mirrors Florida's broader demographic transformation.
Enrollment
Florida Is 214,879 Students Below Where It Should Be
If pre-pandemic growth had continued, Florida would have 3 million public school students. Instead it has 2.79 million, and the gap grew 70% in one year.
District Spotlight
Miami-Dade Lost 35,865 Students in Nine Years
Miami-Dade shed 14,325 students in 2025-26, the biggest single-year drop in its history, as foreign-born registrations collapsed 82%.
Demographics
Hispanic Students Are Now Florida's Largest Group
Hispanic students overtook white students as the largest racial group in Florida public schools in 2023. By 2026 the gap is 5.3 points, but a sharp reversal hints at trouble.
Enrollment
66,756 Students Gone: Florida's Enrollment Cliff Matches COVID
Florida public schools lost 66,756 students in 2025-26, just 616 fewer than the COVID-era drop. Unlike 2021, there is no pandemic to blame.
Enrollment
Florida Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
FDOE releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing Florida lost 66,756 students in a single year, nearly matching the COVID-era decline.