West Volusia News

There were 10,217 Black students enrolled in Volusia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.1% increase from the 10,005 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Volusia County welcomed a total of 63,365 students during the 2022-23 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 89 schools in Volusia County, Mainland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 768 students, making up 41.4% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Deland High School	14.9	2,926
University High School	10.3	2,901
Spruce Creek High School	11.7	2,569
Mainland High School	41.4	1,855
Deltona High School	14.4	1,851
New Smyrna Beach High School	6.4	1,810
Seabreeze High School	12.3	1,654
Pine Ridge High School	15.3	1,636
Atlantic High School	23.1	1,266
River Springs Middle School	10.2	1,249
Creekside Middle School	7.2	1,222
Silver Sands Middle School	16.5	1,165
Holly Hill School	44.2	1,149
Deltona Middle School	13.1	1,146
Deland Middle School	13.8	1,074
Galaxy Middle School	15	1,056
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	7.7	1,037
Heritage Middle School	15.5	993
Ormond Beach Middle School	12.8	990
David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	21.6	950
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts	1.1	940
Debary Elementary School	4.2	915
Campbell Middle School	64.3	855
Citrus Grove Elementary School	13.4	843
Cypress Creek Elementary School	1.2	808
Timbercrest Elementary School	10.2	797
Manatee Cove Elementary School	10.7	795
Spruce Creek Elementary School	4.2	785
South Daytona Elementary School	28.4	779
Horizon Elementary School	21.1	773
Freedom Elementary School	15.2	768
George W. Marks Elementary School	1.3	743
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS	7.8	727
Pathways Elementary School	12.8	724
Tomoka Elementary School	5.8	709
Deltona Lakes Elementary School	12.9	706
Southwestern Middle School	25	697
Pine Trail Elementary School	4.8	688
Spirit Elementary School	8.1	681
Discovery Elementary School	6.2	649
Pride Elementary School	13.3	645
Westside Elementary School	62.4	636
Sugar Mill Elementary School	7.4	623
Orange City Elementary School	6.8	615
Palm Terrace Elementary School	65.2	592
Enterprise Elementary School	10.5	588
Champion Elementary School	36.8	584
Beachside Elementary School	20.3	556
Woodward Avenue Elementary School	23.6	554
Sunrise Elementary School	13.7	541
Richard Milburn Academy	38	540
Volusia Pines Elementary School	8	527
Blue Lake Elementary School	15.8	520
Chisholm Elementary School	2.2	491
Forest Lake Elementary School	8	476
Friendship Elementary School	14	415
Turie T. Small Elementary School	65.5	383
Read-Pattillo Elementary School	6.1	363
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	2.8	359
Edith I. Starke Elementary School	35.4	297
The Chiles Academy	26.1	115
Ese Related Services	23.2	56