OKALOOSA ACADEMY

As a very small multi-level school in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, OKALOOSA ACADEMY instructs 115 students from grades 2 through 12, run under OKALOOSA. Enrollment runs roughly 67% smaller than the state mean of about 353.

OKALOOSA runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 32,120 students. OKALOOSA ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, OKALOOSA ACADEMY logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Black, 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Okaloosa County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 57.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting OKALOOSA ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Okaloosa County's rate of about 50%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Okaloosa County put median household earnings sit near $81,998, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which OKALOOSA ACADEMY is one.

MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OKALOOSA ACADEMY.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a public charter, OKALOOSA ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. OKALOOSA ACADEMY's enrollment has edged down 54% since 2018, when it stood at 251 (now 115). White enrollment moved from 34% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 57.5:1 today.

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