East Volusia News

white students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in Volusia County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 62,742 students attending Volusia County schools, 52.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24% of Volusia County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Volusia County, representing 53.9% of the student body.

Amikids Volusia had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 45.5% white students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 1% when compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Amikids Volusia	White	45.5%	22
Atlantic High School	White	55.3%	1,227
Beachside Elementary School	White	52%	711
Blue Lake Elementary School	Hispanic	38.1%	525
Burns Science and Technology Charter School	White	85.8%	1,074
Campbell Middle School	Black	63.4%	842
Champion Elementary School	White	42.8%	488
Chisholm Elementary School	White	74.6%	488
Citrus Grove Elementary School	White	54.2%	825
Coronado Beach Elementary School	White	88.4%	242
Creekside Middle School	White	75.1%	1,162
Cypress Creek Elementary School	White	76.2%	797
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	White	54.7%	902
Daytona Juvenile Residential Facility	White	73.7%	19
Debary Elementary School	White	67.2%	921
Deland High School	White	50.9%	2,869
Deland Middle School	White	46.3%	1,063
Deltona High School	Hispanic	46.5%	1,787
Deltona Lakes Elementary School	Hispanic	47.6%	718
Deltona Middle School	Hispanic	45.1%	1,154
Department of Corrections Educational Program	Black	84.6%	13
Discovery Elementary School	White	42.5%	640
Edgewater Public School	White	79.6%	456
Edith I. Starke Elementary School	Hispanic	41.5%	282
Enterprise Elementary School	Hispanic	39.6%	594
Ese Related Services	White	42.6%	61
Forest Lake Elementary School	Hispanic	44.2%	457
Freedom Elementary School	White	49.1%	748
Friendship Elementary School	Hispanic	56.2%	422
Galaxy Middle School	Hispanic	45.6%	1,008
George W. Marks Elementary School	White	53.9%	787
Halifax Behavioral Services	Black	< 10%	13
Heritage Middle School	Hispanic	42.7%	1,007
Highbanks Learning Center	Hispanic	46.8%	47
Holly Hill School	Black	42%	1,054
Horizon Elementary School	White	54.1%	749
Hospital Homebound	White	40.8%	49
Indian River Elementary School	White	80%	619
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	White	67.2%	946
Legacy Scholars Academy	White	76.9%	26
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School	Hispanic	59.2%	390
Mainland High School	Black	43.7%	1,925
Manatee Cove Elementary School	White	44.6%	810
New Smyrna Beach High School	White	81.5%	1,738
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	White	78.6%	969
Orange City Elementary School	White	57.1%	601
Ormond Beach Elementary School	White	67.8%	348
Ormond Beach Middle School	White	68.3%	876
Osteen Elementary School	White	54.2%	489
PK Child Care Program	Black	< 10%	< 10
Pace Center for Girls	White	68.4%	57
Palm Terrace Elementary School	Black	61.2%	641
Pathways Elementary School	White	64.9%	721
Pierson Elementary School	Hispanic	55.1%	532
Pine Ridge High School	Hispanic	42.1%	1,630
Pine Trail Elementary School	White	76.2%	711
Port Orange Elementary School	White	70%	380
Pride Elementary School	Hispanic	43%	618
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	White	58.8%	364
Read-Pattillo Elementary School	White	72.7%	355
Richard Milburn Academy	White	34.6%	882
River Springs Middle School	White	54.1%	1,188
Riverview Learning Center	Black	46.3%	67
Samsula Academy	White	91%	167
Seabreeze High School	White	74.4%	1,695
Silver Sands Middle School	White	64.7%	1,099
South Daytona Elementary School	White	43.3%	787
Southwestern Middle School	White	45.5%	704
Spirit Elementary School	Hispanic	51.4%	733
Spruce Creek Elementary School	White	68.7%	771
Spruce Creek High School	White	69.6%	2,568
Stewart Treatment Center	White	52.2%	23
Sugar Mill Elementary School	White	72.6%	576
Sunrise Elementary School	White	43.2%	445
Sweetwater Elementary School	White	78.7%	662
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	Hispanic	57.5%	1,077
The Chiles Academy	Black	42.5%	106
The Reading Edge Academy	Hispanic	47.1%	295
Timbercrest Elementary School	White	41.2%	804
Tomoka Elementary School	White	70.9%	609
Turie T. Small Elementary School	Black	68.8%	407
University High School	White	47.6%	2,837
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS	White	64.8%	489
Volusia Pines Elementary School	White	48.7%	499
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center	White	42%	81
Volusia Virtual Instruction Program	White	52%	25
Westside Elementary School	Black	61.8%	702
Woodward Avenue Elementary School	White	49.9%	469