East Volusia News

There were 15,030 Hispanic students enrolled in Volusia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.9% increase from the 14,611 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 24% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 88 schools in Volusia County, University High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,004 students, making up 35.4% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Deland High School	28.2%	2,869
University High School	35.4%	2,837
Spruce Creek High School	9%	2,568
Mainland High School	13.6%	1,925
Deltona High School	46.5%	1,787
New Smyrna Beach High School	6.3%	1,738
Seabreeze High School	8.2%	1,695
Pine Ridge High School	42.1%	1,630
Atlantic High School	12.9%	1,227
River Springs Middle School	29%	1,188
Creekside Middle School	9.5%	1,162
Deltona Middle School	45.1%	1,154
Silver Sands Middle School	9%	1,099
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	57.5%	1,077
Burns Science and Technology Charter School	4%	1,074
Deland Middle School	33%	1,063
Holly Hill School	21.5%	1,054
Galaxy Middle School	45.6%	1,008
Heritage Middle School	42.7%	1,007
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	5.8%	969
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	20.8%	946
Debary Elementary School	21.2%	921
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	8.9%	902
Richard Milburn Academy	26.9%	882
Ormond Beach Middle School	7.9%	876
Campbell Middle School	12.1%	842
Citrus Grove Elementary School	21.6%	825
Manatee Cove Elementary School	35.1%	810
Timbercrest Elementary School	41%	804
Cypress Creek Elementary School	8.5%	797
South Daytona Elementary School	15.2%	787
George W. Marks Elementary School	35.3%	787
Spruce Creek Elementary School	13.9%	771
Horizon Elementary School	12.1%	749
Freedom Elementary School	26.2%	748
Spirit Elementary School	51.4%	733
Pathways Elementary School	9.6%	721
Deltona Lakes Elementary School	47.6%	718
Pine Trail Elementary School	8.4%	711
Beachside Elementary School	13.4%	711
Southwestern Middle School	23.2%	704
Westside Elementary School	14.5%	702
Sweetwater Elementary School	7.9%	662
Palm Terrace Elementary School	10.6%	641
Discovery Elementary School	42.3%	640
Indian River Elementary School	5%	619
Pride Elementary School	43%	618
Tomoka Elementary School	8.4%	609
Orange City Elementary School	28%	601
Enterprise Elementary School	39.6%	594
Sugar Mill Elementary School	9.2%	576
Pierson Elementary School	55.1%	532
Blue Lake Elementary School	38.1%	525
Volusia Pines Elementary School	34.9%	499
Osteen Elementary School	34.8%	489
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS	17.8%	489
Chisholm Elementary School	9.4%	488
Champion Elementary School	13.5%	488
Woodward Avenue Elementary School	21.7%	469
Forest Lake Elementary School	44.2%	457
Edgewater Public School	5.9%	456
Sunrise Elementary School	36.4%	445
Friendship Elementary School	56.2%	422
Turie T. Small Elementary School	13.8%	407
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School	59.2%	390
Port Orange Elementary School	13.2%	380
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	17%	364
Read-Pattillo Elementary School	7.6%	355
Ormond Beach Elementary School	12.9%	348
The Reading Edge Academy	47.1%	295
Edith I. Starke Elementary School	41.5%	282
Samsula Academy	7.2%	167
The Chiles Academy	29.2%	106
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center	19.8%	81
Ese Related Services	29.5%	61
Hospital Homebound	30.6%	49
Highbanks Learning Center	46.8%	47