White students made up 52.2% of Volusia County schools enrollment in 2023-24 school year

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

By East Volusia News

Feb 19, 2025

There were 32,752 white students enrolled in Volusia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3.1% decrease from the 33,784 white 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, white students comprised 52.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 88 schools in Volusia County, Spruce Creek High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,788 students, making up 69.6% 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.

Ethnicities in Volusia County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment in Volusia County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Deland High School	50.9%	2,869
University High School	47.6%	2,837
Spruce Creek High School	69.6%	2,568
Mainland High School	33.7%	1,925
Deltona High School	34.4%	1,787
New Smyrna Beach High School	81.5%	1,738
Seabreeze High School	74.4%	1,695
Pine Ridge High School	36.1%	1,630
Atlantic High School	55.3%	1,227
River Springs Middle School	54.1%	1,188
Creekside Middle School	75.1%	1,162
Deltona Middle School	35.4%	1,154
Silver Sands Middle School	64.7%	1,099
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	37.5%	1,077
Burns Science and Technology Charter School	85.8%	1,074
Deland Middle School	46.3%	1,063
Holly Hill School	28.5%	1,054
Galaxy Middle School	32.4%	1,008
Heritage Middle School	38.7%	1,007
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	78.6%	969
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	67.2%	946
Debary Elementary School	67.2%	921
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	54.7%	902
Richard Milburn Academy	34.6%	882
Ormond Beach Middle School	68.3%	876
Campbell Middle School	17%	842
Citrus Grove Elementary School	54.2%	825
Manatee Cove Elementary School	44.6%	810
Timbercrest Elementary School	41.2%	804
Cypress Creek Elementary School	76.2%	797
South Daytona Elementary School	43.3%	787
George W. Marks Elementary School	53.9%	787
Spruce Creek Elementary School	68.7%	771
Horizon Elementary School	54.1%	749
Freedom Elementary School	49.1%	748
Spirit Elementary School	30%	733
Pathways Elementary School	64.9%	721
Deltona Lakes Elementary School	32.2%	718
Pine Trail Elementary School	76.2%	711
Beachside Elementary School	52%	711
Southwestern Middle School	45.5%	704
Westside Elementary School	14.7%	702
Sweetwater Elementary School	78.7%	662
Palm Terrace Elementary School	18.7%	641
Discovery Elementary School	42.5%	640
Indian River Elementary School	80%	619
Pride Elementary School	34.5%	618
Tomoka Elementary School	70.9%	609
Orange City Elementary School	57.1%	601
Enterprise Elementary School	36.9%	594
Sugar Mill Elementary School	72.6%	576
Pierson Elementary School	42.9%	532
Blue Lake Elementary School	35%	525
Volusia Pines Elementary School	48.7%	499
Osteen Elementary School	54.2%	489
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS	64.8%	489
Chisholm Elementary School	74.6%	488
Champion Elementary School	42.8%	488
Woodward Avenue Elementary School	49.9%	469
Forest Lake Elementary School	38.9%	457
Edgewater Public School	79.6%	456
Sunrise Elementary School	43.1%	445
Friendship Elementary School	26.8%	422
Turie T. Small Elementary School	7.9%	407
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School	35.1%	390
Port Orange Elementary School	70%	380
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	58.8%	364
Read-Pattillo Elementary School	72.7%	355
Ormond Beach Elementary School	67.8%	348
The Reading Edge Academy	39.7%	295
Edith I. Starke Elementary School	19.5%	282
Coronado Beach Elementary School	88.4%	242
Samsula Academy	91%	167
The Chiles Academy	19.8%	106
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center	42%	81
Riverview Learning Center	34.3%	67
Ese Related Services	42.6%	61
Pace Center for Girls	68.4%	57
Hospital Homebound	40.8%	49
Highbanks Learning Center	42.6%	47
Legacy Scholars Academy	76.9%	26
Volusia Virtual Instruction Program	52%	25
Stewart Treatment Center	52.2%	23
Amikids Volusia	45.5%	22
Daytona Juvenile Residential Facility	73.7%	19