East Volusia News

There were 10,071 Black students enrolled in Volusia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.8% decrease from the 10,150 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Volusia County welcomed a total of 62,736 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 16.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 88 schools in Volusia County, Mainland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 841 students, making up 43.7% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Deland High School	14.8%	2,869
University High School	11.4%	2,837
Spruce Creek High School	10.5%	2,568
Mainland High School	43.7%	1,925
Deltona High School	14.5%	1,787
New Smyrna Beach High School	6.6%	1,738
Seabreeze High School	10.3%	1,695
Pine Ridge High School	16%	1,630
Atlantic High School	23.6%	1,227
River Springs Middle School	9.8%	1,188
Creekside Middle School	6.1%	1,162
Deltona Middle School	13.7%	1,154
Silver Sands Middle School	16.4%	1,099
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	3.2%	1,077
Burns Science and Technology Charter School	2.2%	1,074
Deland Middle School	14.7%	1,063
Holly Hill School	42%	1,054
Galaxy Middle School	15.5%	1,008
Heritage Middle School	12.9%	1,007
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	7.9%	969
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	5.1%	946
Debary Elementary School	5.1%	921
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	22.6%	902
Richard Milburn Academy	32.7%	882
Ormond Beach Middle School	14.4%	876
Campbell Middle School	63.4%	842
Citrus Grove Elementary School	14.4%	825
Manatee Cove Elementary School	13.2%	810
Timbercrest Elementary School	10.2%	804
Cypress Creek Elementary School	4%	797
South Daytona Elementary School	29.9%	787
George W. Marks Elementary School	5.7%	787
Spruce Creek Elementary School	7%	771
Horizon Elementary School	21.9%	749
Freedom Elementary School	16%	748
Spirit Elementary School	10.4%	733
Pathways Elementary School	10.3%	721
Deltona Lakes Elementary School	14.3%	718
Pine Trail Elementary School	7%	711
Beachside Elementary School	25.9%	711
Southwestern Middle School	23.7%	704
Westside Elementary School	61.8%	702
Sweetwater Elementary School	3.3%	662
Palm Terrace Elementary School	61.2%	641
Discovery Elementary School	8.4%	640
Indian River Elementary School	3.4%	619
Pride Elementary School	16.2%	618
Tomoka Elementary School	6.9%	609
Orange City Elementary School	9%	601
Enterprise Elementary School	16.3%	594
Sugar Mill Elementary School	8.9%	576
Blue Lake Elementary School	21%	525
Volusia Pines Elementary School	10.8%	499
Osteen Elementary School	6.3%	489
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS	11.9%	489
Chisholm Elementary School	8.2%	488
Champion Elementary School	29.3%	488
Woodward Avenue Elementary School	23.7%	469
Forest Lake Elementary School	11.2%	457
Edgewater Public School	6.6%	456
Sunrise Elementary School	13%	445
Friendship Elementary School	13.3%	422
Turie T. Small Elementary School	68.8%	407
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School	3.1%	390
Port Orange Elementary School	5.3%	380
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	12.1%	364
Read-Pattillo Elementary School	11.3%	355
Ormond Beach Elementary School	9.5%	348
The Reading Edge Academy	7.1%	295
Edith I. Starke Elementary School	34.8%	282
The Chiles Academy	42.5%	106
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center	34.6%	81
Riverview Learning Center	46.3%	67
Ese Related Services	24.6%	61
Pace Center for Girls	19.3%	57
Hospital Homebound	20.4%	49
Department of Corrections Educational Program	84.6%	13