East Volusia News

There were 1,072 Asian students enrolled in Volusia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.6% increase from the 1,066 Asian 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, Asian students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 88 schools in Volusia County, Spruce Creek High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 151 students, making up 5.9% 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 Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Deland High School	2.7%	2,869
University High School	2%	2,837
Spruce Creek High School	5.9%	2,568
Mainland High School	2.3%	1,925
Deltona High School	0.8%	1,787
New Smyrna Beach High School	1%	1,738
Seabreeze High School	2.7%	1,695
Pine Ridge High School	1%	1,630
Atlantic High School	2%	1,227
River Springs Middle School	1.9%	1,188
Creekside Middle School	4.6%	1,162
Deltona Middle School	1.5%	1,154
Silver Sands Middle School	2.3%	1,099
Burns Science and Technology Charter School	2.3%	1,074
Deland Middle School	1.8%	1,063
Galaxy Middle School	1.6%	1,008
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	2.2%	946
Debary Elementary School	2.5%	921
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	5.7%	902
Ormond Beach Middle School	1.7%	876
Citrus Grove Elementary School	2.5%	825
Cypress Creek Elementary School	5.8%	797
George W. Marks Elementary School	1.3%	787
Spruce Creek Elementary School	4.4%	771
Horizon Elementary School	2.9%	749
Freedom Elementary School	3.5%	748
Spirit Elementary School	1.5%	733
Pathways Elementary School	4.3%	721
Pine Trail Elementary School	2.3%	711
Southwestern Middle School	2.7%	704
Sweetwater Elementary School	3.5%	662
Tomoka Elementary School	3.4%	609
Enterprise Elementary School	2.4%	594
Champion Elementary School	6.4%	488
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	2.7%	364