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Volusia County district student body primarily comprised of white students in 2022-23 school year

Webp commissioner of education manny diaz jr 2023

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

The majority of students in Volusia County district were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 63,365 students attending Volusia County district schools, 53.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity in Volusia County district (23.1%).

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

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased by 1.1% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

“Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person,” said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Student Ethnicities in Volusia County in 2022-23 School Year
White [53.3%]Black [16.1%]Hispanic [23.1%]Multiracial [5.2%]Ethnicities <5% [2.3%]
Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Volusia County Districts in 2022-23 School Year
DistrictMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Volusia County School DistrictWhite53.3%63,365

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