The 2023-24 academic year is under way, and families have been scrambling to see to the many details associated with the beginning of school. Students in St. Johns and Nassau counties returned to classes Aug. 10 and those in Duval County returned Aug. 14.
Here’s a look at local districts and student holidays during the coming year:
St. Johns County
The St. Johns County School District has been awarded a grade of A each year since 2010. It has an enrollment of just over 50,000 and has 51 schools with a total 2,779 classrooms. About 25% of the district’s students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
In all, 306 school buses transport more than 25,000 students an average of 26,000 miles per day. School cafeterias serve more than 73,000 breakfast and lunch meals and almost 45,000 a la carte items each week.
The district employs 6,299 people, 3,499 of which are instructional staff.
Student holidays are as follows:
The last day of school will be May 24.
For information, go to stjohns.k12.fl.us.
Duval County
The Duval County School District has been awarded a grade of B each consecutive year since 2015. It has an enrollment of just over 129,000 and has 197 schools. The district employs just over 12,000 people.
Student holidays are as follows:
The last day of school is May 31.
For information, go to dcps.duvalschools.org.
Nassau County
The Nassau County School District has been awarded a grade of A for nearly every year going back to 2010. It has an enrollment of about 12,300 and has 16 schools total.
Student holidays are as follows:
For information, go to nassau.k12.fl.us.
