East Volusia News

There were 14,644 Hispanic students enrolled in Volusia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 5.2% increase from the 13,915 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Volusia County welcomed a total of 63,365 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 23.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 89 schools in Volusia County, University High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,002 students, making up 34.5% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Deland High School	26.7	2,926
University High School	34.5	2,901
Spruce Creek High School	7.5	2,569
Mainland High School	12.8	1,855
Deltona High School	44.4	1,851
New Smyrna Beach High School	6	1,810
Seabreeze High School	7.5	1,654
Pine Ridge High School	40.2	1,636
Atlantic High School	11.5	1,266
River Springs Middle School	25.6	1,249
Creekside Middle School	9.7	1,222
Silver Sands Middle School	9.8	1,165
Holly Hill School	17.6	1,149
Deltona Middle School	46.9	1,146
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	59.2	1,136
Deland Middle School	32.8	1,074
Galaxy Middle School	44.9	1,056
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	5.2	1,037
Heritage Middle School	40.9	993
Ormond Beach Middle School	6.5	990
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	9.9	950
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	19.8	940
Debary Elementary School	18.1	915
Campbell Middle School	10.1	855
Citrus Grove Elementary School	20.9	843
Cypress Creek Elementary School	5.9	808
Timbercrest Elementary School	38.9	797
Manatee Cove Elementary School	35.2	795
Spruce Creek Elementary School	13.8	785
South Daytona Elementary School	10.7	779
Horizon Elementary School	10.6	773
Freedom Elementary School	25.5	768
George W. Marks Elementary School	35	743
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS	17.2	727
Pathways Elementary School	8.7	724
Tomoka Elementary School	3.7	709
Deltona Lakes Elementary School	48.2	706
Southwestern Middle School	23.2	697
Sweetwater Elementary School	3.7	694
Pine Trail Elementary School	2	688
Spirit Elementary School	52.6	681
Discovery Elementary School	40.7	649
Pride Elementary School	44.5	645
Westside Elementary School	13.5	636
Sugar Mill Elementary School	5.1	623
Orange City Elementary School	27.8	615
Palm Terrace Elementary School	7.8	592
Enterprise Elementary School	42.2	588
Champion Elementary School	9.6	584
Beachside Elementary School	1.8	556
Woodward Avenue Elementary School	22.4	554
Sunrise Elementary School	39.2	541
Richard Milburn Academy	20.9	540
Volusia Pines Elementary School	32.3	527
Blue Lake Elementary School	39.8	520
Chisholm Elementary School	2.2	491
Pierson Elementary School	57.6	490
Forest Lake Elementary School	41.4	476
Osteen Elementary School	33.9	469
Friendship Elementary School	50.6	415
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School	53.2	406
Turie T. Small Elementary School	11	383
Port Orange Elementary School	3	361
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	13.1	359
The Reading Edge Academy	41.4	309
Edith I. Starke Elementary School	33.7	297
The Chiles Academy	8.7	115
Ese Related Services	42.9	56