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Orange County's student body primarily comprised of Hispanic students in 2023-24 school year

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

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

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in Orange County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 216,597 students attending Orange County schools, 43.9% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.8% of Orange County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common ethnicity in Orange County, representing 43.5% of the student body.

Orlando Science Elementary Charter had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 33.5% Asian students, 21.1% Hispanic students, 19.5% white students, 18.3% Black students, and 5.9% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

Ethnicities in Orange County in 2023-24 School Year
Hispanic [43.9%]White [24.8%]Black [23.1%]Ethnicities <5% [8.2%]
Students' Ethnicity Percentage in Orange County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
School NameMost Prevalent EthnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
114-E-W-4Hispanic42.9%676
132-M-W-4White51.6%845
30-E-SE-3 (Wyndham Lakes Elementary School)Hispanic66.6%667
Acceleration EastHispanic80.4%235
Acceleration WestHispanic50%236
Access CharterHispanic43%128
Aloma Elementary SchoolHispanic48.9%493
Aloma High CharterHispanic62.8%425
Amikids OrlandoBlack73.1%26
Andover Elementary SchoolHispanic51.3%698
Apopka Elementary SchoolHispanic38.5%841
Apopka High SchoolHispanic38.2%3,455
Apopka Middle SchoolHispanic51.9%913
Arbor Ridge K-8Hispanic49.7%773
Aspire Academy CharterBlack62%100
Audubon Park SchoolWhite61.3%1,236
Avalon Elementary SchoolWhite43.2%579
Avalon Middle SchoolWhite42.9%864
Azalea Park Elementary SchoolHispanic59.7%474
Baldwin Park Elementary SchoolWhite46.9%774
Bay Lake Elementary SchoolHispanic49.3%682
Bay Meadows Elementary SchoolWhite42%722
BetaBlack50%58
Blankner K-8White55.2%802
Bonneville Elementary SchoolHispanic64.6%449
Bridgeprep Academy CharterHispanic83.1%373
Bridgewater Middle SchoolWhite53.1%1,184
Brookshire Elementary SchoolWhite45.4%568
Camelot Elementary SchoolHispanic45.8%594
Carver Middle SchoolBlack85.5%635
Castle Creek Elementary SchoolHispanic58.2%545
Castleview Elementary SchoolHispanic53.5%737
Catalina Elementary SchoolBlack66.2%551
Central Florida Leadership Academy CharterHispanic42.4%92
Chain of Lakes Middle SchoolBlack41.5%1,052
Chancery High CharterHispanic58.8%388
Cheney Elementary SchoolHispanic65.4%402
Chickasaw Elementary SchoolHispanic76.9%527
Citrus Elementary SchoolBlack55.3%501
Clay Springs Elementary SchoolHispanic53.7%687
College Park MiddleBlack67.8%695
Colonial High SchoolHispanic75.3%3,389
Columbia Elementary SchoolWhite49.1%499
Conway Elementary SchoolHispanic58.6%449
Conway Middle SchoolHispanic54.8%708
Corner Lake Middle SchoolHispanic47.1%781
Cornerstone Academy CharterWhite50.2%987
Cornerstone Charter Academy HighHispanic41.8%572
Cypress Creek High SchoolHispanic68.1%3,435
Cypress Springs Elementary SchoolHispanic46.8%712
Deerwood Elementary SchoolWhite55.9%490
Devereux Treatment ProgramWhite56.3%32
Dillard Street Elementary SchoolHispanic38.6%479
Discovery Middle SchoolHispanic50.6%787
Dommerich Elementary SchoolWhite72.6%588
Dover Shores Elementary SchoolHispanic60.5%385
Dr. Phillips Elementary SchoolWhite48%686
Dr. Phillips High SchoolHispanic43%3,042
Dream Lake Elementary SchoolHispanic49.4%652
Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolHispanic54.5%841
Eagles Nest Elementary SchoolBlack71.5%599
East Lake Elementary SchoolHispanic45.1%475
East River High SchoolHispanic46.4%2,006
Eccleston Elementary SchoolBlack86.6%372
Econ River High CharterHispanic62.1%290
Edgewater High SchoolBlack48.5%2,011
Endeavor Elementary SchoolHispanic68.3%580
Engelwood Elementary SchoolHispanic81.4%532
Ese TransitionHispanic46.9%130
Esteem AcademyWhite63.2%19
FLVS Full Time 6-8White46.8%2,571
FLVS Full Time K-5White41.2%2,294
FLVS Full-Time 9-12White51.7%4,037
Forsyth Woods Elementary SchoolHispanic71.5%501
Freedom High SchoolHispanic66.3%2,513
Freedom Middle SchoolHispanic69.5%1,151
Glenridge Middle SchoolHispanic43.2%1,069
Gotha Middle SchoolBlack33.4%1,028
Hiawassee Elementary SchoolBlack83.1%603
Hidden Oaks Elementary SchoolHispanic64.5%394
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolWhite46.6%485
Hope CharterWhite58.3%410
Horizon High SchoolHispanic48.3%2,300
Horizon West Middle SchoolHispanic56.7%1,345
Hospital HomeboundHispanic46.6%133
Howard Middle SchoolWhite42%1,124
Hungerford Elementary SchoolBlack84%262
Hunters Creek Elementary SchoolHispanic69.5%754
Hunters Creek Middle SchoolHispanic67.5%1,112
Independence Elementary SchoolWhite44.8%879
Innovation Middle SchoolHispanic58.1%1,318
Innovation Montessori OcoeeWhite40.7%926
Innovations Middle CharterBlack77.3%172
Ivey Lane Elementary SchoolBlack82.3%305
John Young Elementary SchoolHispanic60.4%649
Jones High SchoolBlack85.6%1,619
Judson B. Walker Middle SchoolHispanic70.7%897
Juvenile DetentionBlack51.8%85
Juvenile Offenders ProgramBlack< 10%13
Keenes Crossing Elementary SchoolWhite49%1,014
Killarney Elementary SchoolBlack38.1%307
La AmistadWhite79.4%34
Lake Buena Vista High SchoolHispanic56.6%2,006
Lake Como SchoolHispanic37.5%887
Lake Eola CharterWhite34.5%194
Lake Gem Elementary SchoolBlack78.7%549
Lake George Elementary SchoolHispanic59.8%468
Lake Nona High SchoolHispanic60.9%4,546
Lake Nona Middle SchoolHispanic57.1%1,775
Lake Silver Elementary SchoolBlack66.3%410
Lake Sybelia Elementary SchoolBlack35%440
Lake Weston Elementary SchoolBlack57.9%423
Lake Whitney Elementary SchoolWhite55.9%580
Lakemont Elementary SchoolHispanic39.7%612
Lakeview Middle SchoolHispanic44.1%808
Lakeville Elementary SchoolBlack46.2%669
Lancaster Elementary SchoolHispanic77.9%574
Laureate Park Elementary SchoolHispanic41.7%1,162
Lawton Chiles Elementary SchoolHispanic63.1%526
Legacy High CharterWhite52.6%192
Legacy Middle SchoolHispanic58.5%697
Legends Academy CharterBlack89.4%303
Liberty Middle SchoolHispanic75.3%896
Little River Elementary SchoolHispanic66.7%399
Lockhart Elementary SchoolBlack64.8%415
Lockhart Middle SchoolBlack64.1%741
Lovell Elementary SchoolHispanic68.7%638
Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy CharterBlack90.7%86
Magnolia SchoolBlack44.4%115
Maitland Middle SchoolWhite43.4%745
Mater Academy NarcooseeHispanic66.9%735
Mater Academy Narcoosee High SchoolHispanic72.5%98
Maynard Evans High SchoolBlack81.5%2,403
Meadow Woods Elementary SchoolHispanic70.8%660
Meadow Woods Middle SchoolHispanic71.9%829
Meadowbrook Middle SchoolBlack77.6%894
Memorial Middle SchoolBlack64.5%826
Metrowest Elementary SchoolHispanic42.4%559
Michael McCoy Elementary SchoolHispanic73.3%450
Millennia Elementary SchoolHispanic58.2%810
Millennia Gardens Elementary SchoolHispanic48.6%833
Mollie Ray Elementary SchoolBlack78.1%420
Moss Park Elementary SchoolHispanic43.7%937
Northlake Park Community Elementary SchoolHispanic45.2%657
OCPS Academic Center for ExcellenceBlack82.4%941
OCVS Virtual FranchiseHispanic37.4%1,032
OCVS Virtual Instruction ProgramBlack< 10%20
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolBlack44.3%456
Oak Ridge High SchoolHispanic50.4%2,562
Oakland Avenue CharterWhite65.3%525
Oakshire Elementary SchoolHispanic79.6%470
Ocoee Elementary SchoolHispanic58.7%694
Ocoee High SchoolBlack50.6%2,599
Ocoee Middle SchoolHispanic39.4%1,148
Odyssey Middle SchoolHispanic62.3%674
Olympia High SchoolHispanic37.4%2,952
Orange Center ElementaryBlack76.8%306
Orange County Preparatory Academy CharterHispanic59.7%305
Orange Youth AcademyBlack55%40
Orlando Gifted AcademyWhite48.5%425
Orlando Science Elementary CharterAsian33.5%717
Orlando Science Middle High CharterAsian37.7%1,453
Orlo Vista Elementary SchoolBlack60.6%439
Pace Center for GirlsBlack55.8%43
Palm Lake Elementary SchoolWhite42.2%604
Palmetto Elementary SchoolBlack55.8%835
Passport CharterHispanic84.5%181
Pershing SchoolWhite51.3%1,091
Phillis Wheatley Elementary SchoolBlack61.6%388
Piedmont Lakes Middle SchoolHispanic48.8%917
Pinar Elementary SchoolHispanic76%363
Pine Hills Elementary SchoolBlack80.4%668
Pinecrest Academy AvalonHispanic43.6%512
Pinecrest Collegiate AcademyWhite< 10%< 10
Pinecrest Creek CharterBlack51.9%131
Pinecrest Preparatory CharterHispanic64%292
Pineloch Elementary SchoolBlack66.8%750
Pinewood Elementary SchoolBlack77.6%486
Positive Pathways Transition CenterBlack47.7%306
Prairie Lake Elementary SchoolBlack51%818
Princeton Elementary SchoolWhite60.2%450
Princeton House CharterHispanic40%110
Prosperitas Leadership Academy CharterBlack79.8%99
Randall AcademyBlack< 10%14
Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw TrailHispanic67.4%941
Renaissance Charter School at GoldenrodHispanic79.8%1,156
Renaissance Charter School at Hunters CreekHispanic84.4%1,538
Renaissance Charter at Crown PointBlack43.1%1,245
Ridgewood Park Elementary SchoolBlack65.7%469
Riverdale Elementary SchoolHispanic56.9%577
Riverside Elementary SchoolBlack49.8%548
Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolHispanic71.7%858
Robinswood Middle SchoolBlack84.3%997
Rock Lake Elementary SchoolBlack79.6%308
Rock Springs Elementary SchoolHispanic48.5%680
Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolBlack79.3%513
Rosemont Elementary SchoolBlack79.1%561
Sadler Elementary SchoolHispanic68.1%722
Sally Ride Elementary SchoolHispanic61%392
Sand Lake Elementary SchoolHispanic46.7%713
Sheeler High CharterBlack41.8%316
Shenandoah Elementary SchoolHispanic62.1%419
Shingle Creek Elementary SchoolBlack51.4%696
Silver Pines Academy K-12 Learning CenterBlack37.1%89
Simon Youth Found Academy at Outlet MarketplaceBlack< 10%17
South Creek Middle SchoolHispanic65.7%1,077
Southwest Middle SchoolHispanic45.1%1,323
Southwood Elementary SchoolHispanic55.3%517
Spring Lake Elementary SchoolHispanic72.8%449
Stone Lakes Elementary SchoolWhite39.5%628
Summerlake Elementary SchoolWhite53.1%771
Sun Blaze Elementary SchoolHispanic53.5%1,180
Sunridge Elementary SchoolHispanic33.9%678
Sunridge Middle SchoolWhite48.2%1,158
Sunrise Elementary SchoolWhite43.9%492
Sunset Park Elementary SchoolHispanic47.4%759
Sunshine Elementary SchoolHispanic66.9%1,001
Sunshine High School-Greater Orlando CampusBlack59.2%333
Tangelo Park Elementary SchoolBlack64.4%492
Thornebrooke Elementary SchoolWhite50.3%591
Three Points Elementary SchoolHispanic84.5%471
Tildenville Elementary SchoolHispanic46.9%680
Timber Creek High SchoolHispanic42.5%3,574
Timber Lakes Elementary SchoolHispanic40%683
Timber Springs Middle SchoolHispanic45.6%1,067
UCP Bailes Community AcademyHispanic54.2%506
UCP Downtown CharterHispanic67.6%179
UCP East CharterHispanic54.3%116
UCP Pine Hills CharterBlack61.9%160
UCP Transitional Learning Academy High CharterHispanic50.6%156
UCP West Orange CharterHispanic42.8%269
Union Park Elementary SchoolHispanic65.7%464
Union Park Middle SchoolHispanic66.9%667
Universal Education CenterWhite44.1%34
University High SchoolHispanic58.8%2,561
Ventura Elementary SchoolHispanic74.2%581
VillageBlack< 10%< 10
Village Park Elementary SchoolHispanic61%651
Vista Lakes Elementary SchoolHispanic62.4%542
Vista Pointe Elementary SchoolHispanic69.9%525
Washington Shores Elementary SchoolBlack87.5%295
Water Spring Elementary SchoolHispanic53.8%1,268
Water Spring Middle SchoolHispanic50.6%778
Waterbridge Elementary SchoolHispanic69.7%551
Waterford Elementary SchoolHispanic55.4%538
Wedgefield SchoolWhite51.3%967
Wekiva High SchoolBlack50.6%2,184
West Creek Elementary SchoolHispanic55%584
West Oaks Elementary SchoolBlack91.1%470
West Orange High SchoolWhite45.2%2,792
Westbrooke Elementary SchoolHispanic35.2%520
Westpointe Elementary SchoolHispanic45.1%734
Westridge Middle SchoolHispanic50.4%1,201
Wetherbee Elementary SchoolHispanic59.3%954
Whispering Oak Elementary SchoolWhite51.4%803
William Frangus Elementary SchoolBlack68.2%405
William R. Boone High SchoolHispanic43%2,769
William S. Maxey Elementary SchoolBlack39.8%508
Windermere Elementary SchoolWhite63.9%562
Windermere High SchoolHispanic43.4%3,156
Windy Ridge K-8Hispanic50%1,172
Winegard Elementary SchoolHispanic73.6%667
Winter Park High SchoolWhite46.3%3,264
Wolf Lake Elementary SchoolWhite31.9%658
Wolf Lake Middle SchoolBlack39.6%1,170
Workforce Advantage Academy CharterBlack78%286
Wyndham Lakes Elementary SchoolHispanic64.4%601
Zellwood Elementary SchoolHispanic47.6%529

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SchoolLockhart Elementary SchoolLake Eola CharterVista Lakes Elementary SchoolLakeview Middle SchoolBridgewater Middle SchoolUcp West Orange CharterSunridge Middle SchoolLucious And Emma Nixon Academy CharterSunshine High CharterWaterbridge Elementary SchoolPace Center for GirlsWalker Middle SchoolEngelwood Elementary SchoolBoone High SchoolFLVS Full Time 6-8Juvenile Offenders ProgramLegends Academy CharterHope CharterRock Lake Elementary SchoolConway Middle SchoolWestbrooke Elementary SchoolJohn Young Elementary SchoolBonneville Elementary SchoolCornerstone Charter Academy High SchoolConway Elementary SchoolEagles Nest Elementary SchoolBaldwin Park ElementaryStone Lakes Elementary SchoolHidden Oaks Elementary SchoolEdgewater High SchoolUnion Park Middle SchoolAudubon Park SchoolEndeavor Elementary SchoolMeadow Woods Middle SchoolApopka Middle SchoolWedgefield SchoolDillard Street Elementary SchoolLake George Elementary SchoolCastle Creek Elementary SchoolRosemont Elementary 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Advantage Academy CharterDream Lake Elementary SchoolTimber Creek High SchoolWashington Shores Elementary SchoolRidgewood Park Elementary SchoolBlankner SchoolWyndham Lakes Elementary SchoolWestpointe Elementary SchoolWinter Park High SchoolPrinceton House CharterRenaissance Charter at Crown PointInnovation Montessori OcoeeInnovations Middle CharterEccleston Elementary SchoolUniversity High SchoolUnion Park Elementary SchoolTimber Springs Middle SchoolOrange Center Elementary SchoolAndover Elementary SchoolKillarney Elementary SchoolBetaWest Creek Elementary SchoolSouthwest Middle SchoolPrairie Lake ElementaryUcp East CharterMoss Park Elementary SchoolAspire Academy CharterLegacy High CharterRenaissance Charter School at Hunters CreekPinewood Elementary SchoolLakeville Elementary SchoolDommerich Elementary SchoolSand Lake Elementary SchoolBrookshire Elementary SchoolWaterford Elementary SchoolLancaster Elementary SchoolAvalon Middle SchoolShenandoah Elementary SchoolBay Meadows Elementary SchoolDr. Phillips Elementary SchoolLake Whitney Elementary SchoolPalm Lake Elementary SchoolLake Silver Elementary SchoolAmikids OrlandoDr. Phillips High SchoolOak Ridge High SchoolGlenridge Middle SchoolLawton Chiles Elementary SchoolLake Gem Elementary SchoolEast Lake Elementary SchoolChickasaw Elementary SchoolHungerford Elementary SchoolWindy Ridge K-8Orlo Vista Elementary SchoolAcceleration EastLovell Elementary SchoolUniversal Education CenterWindermere High SchoolRenaissance Charter School at GoldenrodEagle Creek Elementary SchoolLake Weston Elementary SchoolAcceleration WestIndependence Elementary SchoolTangelo Park Elementary SchoolCheney Elementary SchoolVillagePinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter SchoolOakshire Elementary SchoolLegacy Middle SchoolMeadow Woods Elementary SchoolPrinceton Elementary SchoolColonial High SchoolAvalon Elementary SchoolSadler Elementary SchoolWekiva High SchoolMetrowest Elementary SchoolMaxey Elementary SchoolOrange County Preparatory Academy CharterSunrise Elementary SchoolRobinswood Middle SchoolMagnolia SchoolDeerwood Elementary SchoolLakemont Elementary SchoolWetherbee Elementary SchoolCollege Park Middle SchoolEast River High SchoolInnovation Middle SchoolLake Sybelia Elementary SchoolWest Orange High SchoolMccoy Elementary SchoolOlympia High SchoolOrlando Science Middle High CharterFreedom Middle SchoolRenaissance Charter School at Chickasaw TrailPine Hills Elementary SchoolLake Nona High SchoolDevereux Treatment ProgramPinar Elementary SchoolApopka High SchoolNorthlake Park Community Elementary SchoolOcps Academic Center for ExcellenceCypress Springs Elementary SchoolWolf Lake Elementary SchoolMollie Ray Elementary SchoolUcp Pine Hills CharterOcoee Elementary SchoolBridgeprep Academy CharterOak Hill Elementary SchoolSouth Creek Middle SchoolWheatley Elementary SchoolApopka Elementary SchoolOrange Youth AcademyAzalea Park Elementary SchoolZellwood Elementary School

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