East Volusia News

Deland High School had the highest enrollment among Volusia County schools, welcoming 2,869 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

The most represented ethnicity among Deland High School students was white, accounting for 50% of the student population.

Deland High School is part of the Volusia County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Volusia County with its main office in Deland.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Deland High School	Deland	2,869
University High School	Orange City	2,837
Spruce Creek High School	Port Orange	2,568
Mainland High School	Daytona Beach	1,925
Deltona High School	Deltona	1,787
New Smyrna Beach High School	New Smyrna Beach	1,738
Seabreeze High School	Daytona Beach	1,695
Pine Ridge High School	Deltona	1,630
Atlantic High School	Port Orange	1,227
River Springs Middle School	Orange City	1,188
Creekside Middle School	Port Orange	1,162
Deltona Middle School	Deltona	1,154
Silver Sands Middle School	Port Orange	1,099
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	Pierson	1,077
Burns Science and Technology Charter School	Oak Hill	1,074
Deland Middle School	Deland	1,063
Holly Hill School	Holly Hill	1,054
Galaxy Middle School	Deltona	1,008
Heritage Middle School	Deltona	1,007
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	New Smyrna Beach	969
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	Lake Helen	946
Debary Elementary School	Debary	921
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	Daytona Beach	902
Richard Milburn Academy	Daytona Beach	882
Ormond Beach Middle School	Ormond Beach	876
Campbell Middle School	Daytona Beach	842
Citrus Grove Elementary School	Deland	825
Manatee Cove Elementary School	Orange City	810
Timbercrest Elementary School	Deltona	804
Cypress Creek Elementary School	Port Orange	797
George W. Marks Elementary School	Deland	787
South Daytona Elementary School	South Daytona	787
Spruce Creek Elementary School	Port Orange	771
Horizon Elementary School	Port Orange	749
Freedom Elementary School	Deland	748
Spirit Elementary School	Deltona	733
Pathways Elementary School	Ormond Beach	721
Deltona Lakes Elementary School	Deltona	718
Pine Trail Elementary School	Ormond Beach	711
Beachside Elementary School	Ormond Beach	711
Southwestern Middle School	Deland	704
Westside Elementary School	Daytona Beach	702
Sweetwater Elementary School	Port Orange	662
Palm Terrace Elementary School	Daytona Beach	641
Discovery Elementary School	Deltona	640
Indian River Elementary School	Edgewater	619
Pride Elementary School	Deltona	618
Tomoka Elementary School	Ormond Beach	609
Orange City Elementary School	Orange City	601
Enterprise Elementary School	Enterprise	594
Sugar Mill Elementary School	Port Orange	576
Pierson Elementary School	Pierson	532
Blue Lake Elementary School	Deland	525
Volusia Pines Elementary School	Lake Helen	499
Osteen Elementary School	Osteen	489
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS	Port Orange	489
Champion Elementary School	Daytona Beach	488
Chisholm Elementary School	New Smyrna Beach	488
Woodward Avenue Elementary School	Deland	469
Forest Lake Elementary School	Deltona	457
Edgewater Public School	Edgewater	456
Sunrise Elementary School	Deltona	445
Friendship Elementary School	Deltona	422
Turie T. Small Elementary School	Daytona Beach	407
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School	De Leon Springs	390
Port Orange Elementary School	Port Orange	380
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	Daytona Beach	364
Read-Pattillo Elementary School	New Smyrna Beach	355
Ormond Beach Elementary School	Ormond Beach	348
The Reading Edge Academy	Debary	295
Edith I. Starke Elementary School	Deland	282
Coronado Beach Elementary School	New Smyrna Beach	242
Samsula Academy	New Smyrna Beach	167
The Chiles Academy	Daytona Beach	106
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center	Daytona Beach	81
Riverview Learning Center	Daytona Beach	67
Ese Related Services	Deland	61
Pace Center for Girls	Ormond Beach	57
Hospital Homebound	Port Orange	49
Highbanks Learning Center	Debary	47
Legacy Scholars Academy	Enterprise	26
Volusia Virtual Instruction Program	Port Orange	25
Stewart Treatment Center	Daytona Beach	23
Amikids Volusia	Daytona Beach	22
Daytona Juvenile Residential Facility	Daytona Beach	19
Department of Corrections Educational Program	Daytona Beach	13
Halifax Behavioral Services	Daytona Beach	13