Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml
Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml
Data showed that Orange County welcomed a total of 214,773 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 23.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 268 schools in Orange County, Maynard Evans High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,958 students, making up 81.5% 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.
Ethnicities in Orange County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment in Orange County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | % of Black Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Nona High School | 7.7% | 4,546 |
| FLVS Full-Time 9-12 | 8.7% | 4,037 |
| Timber Creek High School | 9.4% | 3,574 |
| Apopka High School | 30.4% | 3,455 |
| Cypress Creek High School | 14.5% | 3,435 |
| Colonial High School | 11.1% | 3,389 |
| Winter Park High School | 9% | 3,264 |
| Windermere High School | 5.5% | 3,156 |
| Dr. Phillips High School | 33.3% | 3,042 |
| Olympia High School | 27.1% | 2,952 |
| West Orange High School | 15% | 2,792 |
| William R. Boone High School | 10.1% | 2,769 |
| Ocoee High School | 50.6% | 2,599 |
| FLVS Full Time 6-8 | 10.2% | 2,571 |
| Oak Ridge High School | 43% | 2,562 |
| University High School | 12.1% | 2,561 |
| Freedom High School | 7.6% | 2,513 |
| Maynard Evans High School | 81.5% | 2,403 |
| Horizon High School | 6.7% | 2,300 |
| FLVS Full Time K-5 | 12.6% | 2,294 |
| Wekiva High School | 50.6% | 2,184 |
| Edgewater High School | 48.5% | 2,011 |
| Lake Buena Vista High School | 14.1% | 2,006 |
| East River High School | 12.9% | 2,006 |
| Lake Nona Middle School | 7% | 1,775 |
| Jones High School | 85.5% | 1,619 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Hunters Creek | 5.1% | 1,538 |
| Orlando Science Middle High Charter | 15.6% | 1,453 |
| Horizon West Middle School | 3.5% | 1,345 |
| Southwest Middle School | 19.7% | 1,323 |
| Innovation Middle School | 8% | 1,318 |
| Water Spring Elementary School | 4.3% | 1,268 |
| Renaissance Charter at Crown Point | 43.1% | 1,245 |
| Audubon Park School | 7.9% | 1,236 |
| Westridge Middle School | 43.5% | 1,201 |
| Bridgewater Middle School | 4.2% | 1,184 |
| Sun Blaze Elementary School | 8.9% | 1,180 |
| Windy Ridge K-8 | 11% | 1,172 |
| Wolf Lake Middle School | 39.6% | 1,170 |
| Laureate Park Elementary School | 5.2% | 1,162 |
| Sunridge Middle School | 14.8% | 1,158 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Goldenrod | 10.8% | 1,156 |
| Freedom Middle School | 11.4% | 1,151 |
| Ocoee Middle School | 38% | 1,148 |
| Howard Middle School | 21.4% | 1,124 |
| Hunters Creek Middle School | 5.6% | 1,112 |
| Pershing School | 7.9% | 1,091 |
| South Creek Middle School | 15.2% | 1,077 |
| Glenridge Middle School | 10% | 1,069 |
| Timber Springs Middle School | 12.9% | 1,067 |
| Chain of Lakes Middle School | 41.5% | 1,052 |
| OCVS Virtual Franchise | 17.4% | 1,032 |
| Gotha Middle School | 33.4% | 1,028 |
| Keenes Crossing Elementary School | 4.4% | 1,014 |
| Sunshine Elementary School | 9.1% | 1,001 |
| Robinswood Middle School | 84.3% | 997 |
| Cornerstone Academy Charter | 8.5% | 987 |
| Wedgefield School | 6.4% | 967 |
| Wetherbee Elementary School | 13.6% | 954 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail | 22.8% | 941 |
| OCPS Academic Center for Excellence | 82.4% | 941 |
| Moss Park Elementary School | 6.1% | 937 |
| Innovation Montessori Ocoee | 10.8% | 926 |
| Piedmont Lakes Middle School | 32.7% | 917 |
| Apopka Middle School | 23.5% | 913 |
| Judson B. Walker Middle School | 21.4% | 897 |
| Liberty Middle School | 10.2% | 896 |
| Meadowbrook Middle School | 77.6% | 894 |
| Lake Como School | 21.2% | 887 |
| Independence Elementary School | 3.3% | 879 |
| Avalon Middle School | 8.8% | 864 |
| Roberto Clemente Middle School | 13.1% | 858 |
| 132-M-W-4 | 5.9% | 845 |
| Apopka Elementary School | 36.1% | 841 |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School | 6.7% | 841 |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 55.8% | 835 |
| Millennia Gardens Elementary School | 41.4% | 833 |
| Meadow Woods Middle School | 14.8% | 829 |
| Memorial Middle School | 64.5% | 826 |
| Prairie Lake Elementary School | 51% | 818 |
| Millennia Elementary School | 24.2% | 810 |
| Lakeview Middle School | 24.8% | 808 |
| Whispering Oak Elementary School | 7.1% | 803 |
| Blankner K-8 | 7.6% | 802 |
| Discovery Middle School | 10.9% | 787 |
| Corner Lake Middle School | 8.1% | 781 |
| Water Spring Middle School | 4.1% | 778 |
| Baldwin Park Elementary School | 6.7% | 774 |
| Arbor Ridge K-8 | 10.1% | 773 |
| Summerlake Elementary School | 2.6% | 771 |
| Sunset Park Elementary School | 5% | 759 |
| Hunters Creek Elementary School | 5.2% | 754 |
| Pineloch Elementary School | 66.8% | 750 |
| Maitland Middle School | 22.1% | 745 |
| Lockhart Middle School | 64.1% | 741 |
| Castleview Elementary School | 4.6% | 737 |
| Mater Academy Narcoosee | 3.8% | 735 |
| Westpointe Elementary School | 21.7% | 734 |
| Bay Meadows Elementary School | 8% | 722 |
| Sadler Elementary School | 17.2% | 722 |
| Orlando Science Elementary Charter | 18.3% | 717 |
| Sand Lake Elementary School | 7.4% | 713 |
| Cypress Springs Elementary School | 9.1% | 712 |
| Conway Middle School | 15.4% | 708 |
| Andover Elementary School | 14.9% | 698 |
| Legacy Middle School | 14.3% | 697 |
| Shingle Creek Elementary School | 51.4% | 696 |
| College Park Middle | 67.8% | 695 |
| Ocoee Elementary School | 17% | 694 |
| Clay Springs Elementary School | 14.6% | 687 |
| Dr. Phillips Elementary School | 6.1% | 686 |
| Timber Lakes Elementary School | 12.6% | 683 |
| Bay Lake Elementary School | 5.6% | 682 |
| Rock Springs Elementary School | 16.8% | 680 |
| Tildenville Elementary School | 13.2% | 680 |
| Sunridge Elementary School | 21.1% | 678 |
| 114-E-W-4 | 4.6% | 676 |
| Odyssey Middle School | 11.4% | 674 |
| Lakeville Elementary School | 46.2% | 669 |
| Pine Hills Elementary School | 80.4% | 668 |
| Winegard Elementary School | 17.4% | 667 |
| Union Park Middle School | 18% | 667 |
| 30-E-SE-3 (Wyndham Lakes Elementary School) | 13.8% | 667 |
| Meadow Woods Elementary School | 15.5% | 660 |
| Wolf Lake Elementary School | 29.6% | 658 |
| Northlake Park Community Elementary School | 7.3% | 657 |
| Dream Lake Elementary School | 27.9% | 652 |
| Village Park Elementary School | 9.8% | 651 |
| John Young Elementary School | 10% | 649 |
| Lovell Elementary School | 16.6% | 638 |
| Carver Middle School | 85.5% | 635 |
| Stone Lakes Elementary School | 7.8% | 628 |
| Lakemont Elementary School | 12.3% | 612 |
| Palm Lake Elementary School | 10.9% | 604 |
| Hiawassee Elementary School | 83.1% | 603 |
| Wyndham Lakes Elementary School | 16.3% | 601 |
| Eagles Nest Elementary School | 71.5% | 599 |
| Camelot Elementary School | 13.1% | 594 |
| Thornebrooke Elementary School | 14.4% | 591 |
| Dommerich Elementary School | 4.8% | 588 |
| West Creek Elementary School | 4.8% | 584 |
| Ventura Elementary School | 13.9% | 581 |
| Endeavor Elementary School | 7.4% | 580 |
| Lake Whitney Elementary School | 11.2% | 580 |
| Avalon Elementary School | 8.6% | 579 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 15.9% | 577 |
| Lancaster Elementary School | 15.2% | 574 |
| Cornerstone Charter Academy High | 8.6% | 572 |
| Brookshire Elementary School | 10.7% | 568 |
| Windermere Elementary School | 3.6% | 562 |
| Rosemont Elementary School | 79.1% | 561 |
| Metrowest Elementary School | 34.7% | 559 |
| Catalina Elementary School | 66.2% | 551 |
| Waterbridge Elementary School | 12.5% | 551 |
| Lake Gem Elementary School | 78.7% | 549 |
| Riverside Elementary School | 49.8% | 548 |
| Castle Creek Elementary School | 17.8% | 545 |
| Vista Lakes Elementary School | 9.2% | 542 |
| Waterford Elementary School | 10.4% | 538 |
| Engelwood Elementary School | 7% | 532 |
| Zellwood Elementary School | 25.9% | 529 |
| Chickasaw Elementary School | 6.8% | 527 |
| Lawton Chiles Elementary School | 14.3% | 526 |
| Oakland Avenue Charter | 3.4% | 525 |
| Vista Pointe Elementary School | 16.6% | 525 |
| Westbrooke Elementary School | 21.7% | 520 |
| Southwood Elementary School | 17.6% | 517 |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School | 79.3% | 513 |
| Pinecrest Academy Avalon | 9.2% | 512 |
| William S. Maxey Elementary School | 39.8% | 508 |
| UCP Bailes Community Academy | 10.1% | 506 |
| Citrus Elementary School | 55.3% | 501 |
| Forsyth Woods Elementary School | 11.2% | 501 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 7.4% | 499 |
| Aloma Elementary School | 15.8% | 493 |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 10% | 492 |
| Tangelo Park Elementary School | 64.4% | 492 |
| Deerwood Elementary School | 10% | 490 |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 77.6% | 486 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 15.5% | 485 |
| Dillard Street Elementary School | 18.8% | 479 |
| East Lake Elementary School | 8.6% | 475 |
| Azalea Park Elementary School | 7.8% | 474 |
| Three Points Elementary School | 6.8% | 471 |
| West Oaks Elementary School | 91.1% | 470 |
| Oakshire Elementary School | 8.9% | 470 |
| Ridgewood Park Elementary School | 65.7% | 469 |
| Lake George Elementary School | 19% | 468 |
| Union Park Elementary School | 14.9% | 464 |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | 44.3% | 456 |
| Michael McCoy Elementary School | 15.1% | 450 |
| Princeton Elementary School | 13.8% | 450 |
| Bonneville Elementary School | 8.2% | 449 |
| Spring Lake Elementary School | 8% | 449 |
| Conway Elementary School | 14.7% | 449 |
| Lake Sybelia Elementary School | 35% | 440 |
| Orlo Vista Elementary School | 60.6% | 439 |
| Orlando Gifted Academy | 11.3% | 425 |
| Aloma High Charter | 17.6% | 425 |
| Lake Weston Elementary School | 57.9% | 423 |
| Mollie Ray Elementary School | 78.1% | 420 |
| Shenandoah Elementary School | 6.9% | 419 |
| Lockhart Elementary School | 64.8% | 415 |
| Hope Charter | 12.2% | 410 |
| Lake Silver Elementary School | 66.3% | 410 |
| William Frangus Elementary School | 68.1% | 405 |
| Cheney Elementary School | 16.2% | 402 |
| Little River Elementary School | 17.3% | 399 |
| Hidden Oaks Elementary School | 11.4% | 394 |
| Sally Ride Elementary School | 15.1% | 392 |
| Chancery High Charter | 33.2% | 388 |
| Phillis Wheatley Elementary School | 61.6% | 388 |
| Dover Shores Elementary School | 13.2% | 385 |
| Bridgeprep Academy Charter | 9.9% | 373 |
| Eccleston Elementary School | 86.6% | 372 |
| Pinar Elementary School | 11.8% | 363 |
| Sunshine High School-Greater Orlando Campus | 59.2% | 333 |
| Sheeler High Charter | 41.8% | 316 |
| Rock Lake Elementary School | 79.5% | 308 |
| Killarney Elementary School | 38.1% | 307 |
| Positive Pathways Transition Center | 47.7% | 306 |
| Orange Center Elementary | 76.8% | 306 |
| Orange County Preparatory Academy Charter | 16.4% | 305 |
| Ivey Lane Elementary School | 82.3% | 305 |
| Legends Academy Charter | 89.4% | 303 |
| Washington Shores Elementary School | 87.5% | 295 |
| Pinecrest Preparatory Charter | 15.8% | 292 |
| Econ River High Charter | 12.1% | 290 |
| Workforce Advantage Academy Charter | 78% | 286 |
| UCP West Orange Charter | 21.9% | 269 |
| Hungerford Elementary School | 84% | 262 |
| Acceleration West | 38.1% | 236 |
| Acceleration East | 11.1% | 235 |
| Lake Eola Charter | 26.8% | 194 |
| Legacy High Charter | 15.1% | 192 |
| UCP Downtown Charter | 14% | 179 |
| Innovations Middle Charter | 77.3% | 172 |
| UCP Pine Hills Charter | 61.9% | 160 |
| UCP Transitional Learning Academy High Charter | 21.8% | 156 |
| Hospital Homebound | 21.8% | 133 |
| Pinecrest Creek Charter | 51.9% | 131 |
| Ese Transition | 18.5% | 130 |
| Access Charter | 20.3% | 128 |
| UCP East Charter | 12.9% | 116 |
| Magnolia School | 44.3% | 115 |
| Princeton House Charter | 26.4% | 110 |
| Aspire Academy Charter | 62% | 100 |
| Prosperitas Leadership Academy Charter | 79.8% | 99 |
| Central Florida Leadership Academy Charter | 29.3% | 92 |
| Silver Pines Academy K-12 Learning Center | 37.1% | 89 |
| Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy Charter | 90.7% | 86 |
| Juvenile Detention | 51.8% | 85 |
| Beta | 50% | 58 |
| Pace Center for Girls | 55.8% | 43 |
| Orange Youth Academy | 55% | 40 |
| Devereux Treatment Program | 31.3% | 32 |
| Amikids Orlando | 73.1% | 26 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Laureate Park Elementary School• Winegard Elementary School• Juvenile Detention• Millennia Gardens Elementary School• Rock Springs Elementary School• Ivey Lane Elementary School• Gotha Middle School• Passport Charter• Clay Springs Elementary School• Catalina Elementary School• West Oaks Elementary School• Chancery High Charter• Cornerstone Academy Charter• Sun Blaze Elementary School• Millennia Elementary School• Ocoee High School• Whispering Oak Elementary School• Sunset Park Elementary School• Ocvs Virtual Franchise• Tildenville Elementary School• Cypress Creek High School• Esteem Academy• Central Florida Leadership Academy Charter• Carver Middle School• Ventura Elementary School• Evans High School• Shingle Creek Elementary School• Positive Pathways Transition Center• Camelot Elementary School• Windermere Elementary School• Keenes Crossing Elementary School• Westridge Middle School• Hunters Creek Elementary School• Arbor Ridge School• Palmetto Elementary School• Corner Lake Middle School• Sunridge Elementary School• Howard Middle School• Southwood Elementary School• Lockhart Elementary School• Lake Eola Charter• Vista Lakes Elementary School• Lakeview Middle School• Bridgewater Middle School• Ucp West Orange Charter• Sunridge Middle School• Lucious And Emma Nixon Academy Charter• Sunshine High Charter• Waterbridge Elementary School• Pace Center for Girls• Walker Middle School• Engelwood Elementary School• Boone High School• FLVS Full Time 6-8• Juvenile Offenders Program• Legends Academy Charter• Hope Charter• Rock Lake Elementary School• Conway Middle School• Westbrooke Elementary School• John Young Elementary School• Bonneville Elementary School• Cornerstone Charter Academy High School• Conway Elementary School• Eagles Nest Elementary School• Baldwin Park Elementary• Stone Lakes Elementary School• Hidden Oaks Elementary School• Edgewater High School• Union Park Middle School• Audubon Park School• Endeavor Elementary School• Meadow Woods Middle School• Apopka Middle School• Wedgefield School• Dillard Street Elementary School• Lake George Elementary School• Castle Creek Elementary School• Rosemont Elementary School• Pineloch Elementary School• Timber Lakes Elementary School• Wolf Lake Middle School• Lockhart Middle School• Maitland Middle School• Ucp Transitional Learning Academy High Charter• Piedmont Lakes Middle School• Frangus Elementary School• Econ River High Charter• Aloma Elementary School• Little River Elementary School• Forsyth Woods Elementary School• La Amistad• Columbia Elementary School• Hiawassee Elementary School• Riverside Elementary School• Thornebrooke Elementary School• Bay Lake Elementary School• Orlando Science Elementary Charter• Pinecrest Creek Charter• Aloma High Charter• Memorial Middle School• Jones High School• Ocvs Virtual Instruction Program• Riverdale Elementary School• Orlando Gifted Academy• Lake Nona Middle School• Dover Shores Elementary School• Chain of Lakes Middle School• Rolling Hills Elementary School• Liberty Middle School• Three Points Elementary School• Oakland Avenue Charter• Sheeler High Charter• Florida Department of Education• Odyssey Middle School• Hillcrest Elementary School• Workforce Advantage Academy Charter• Dream Lake Elementary School• Washington Shores Elementary School• Ridgewood Park Elementary School• Blankner School• Wyndham Lakes Elementary School• Westpointe Elementary School• Winter Park High School• Princeton House Charter• Renaissance Charter at Crown Point• Innovation Montessori Ocoee• Innovations Middle Charter• Eccleston Elementary School• University High School• Union Park Elementary School• Timber Springs Middle School• Orange Center Elementary School• Andover Elementary School• Killarney Elementary School• Beta• West Creek Elementary School• Southwest Middle School• Prairie Lake Elementary• Ucp East Charter• Moss Park Elementary School• Aspire Academy Charter• Legacy High Charter• Pinewood Elementary School• Lakeville Elementary School• Dommerich Elementary School• Sand Lake Elementary School• Brookshire Elementary School• Waterford Elementary School• Lancaster Elementary School• Avalon Middle School• Shenandoah Elementary School• Bay Meadows Elementary School• Dr. Phillips Elementary School• Lake Whitney Elementary School• Palm Lake Elementary School• Lake Silver Elementary School• Amikids Orlando• Dr. Phillips High School• Oak Ridge High School• Glenridge Middle School• Lawton Chiles Elementary School• Lake Gem Elementary School• East Lake Elementary School• Chickasaw Elementary School• Hungerford Elementary School• Windy Ridge K-8• Orlo Vista Elementary School• Acceleration East• Lovell Elementary School• Universal Education Center• Windermere High School• Renaissance Charter School at Goldenrod• Eagle Creek Elementary School• Lake Weston Elementary School• Acceleration West• Independence Elementary School• Tangelo Park Elementary School• Cheney Elementary School• Village• Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter School• Oakshire Elementary School• Legacy Middle School• Meadow Woods Elementary School• Princeton Elementary School• Colonial High School• Avalon Elementary School• Sadler Elementary School• Wekiva High School• Metrowest Elementary School• Maxey Elementary School• Orange County Preparatory Academy Charter• Sunrise Elementary School• Robinswood Middle School• Magnolia School• Deerwood Elementary School• Lakemont Elementary School• Wetherbee Elementary School• College Park Middle School• East River High School• Innovation Middle School• Lake Sybelia Elementary School• West Orange High School• Mccoy Elementary School• Olympia High School• Orlando Science Middle High Charter• Freedom Middle School• Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail• Pine Hills Elementary School• Lake Nona High School• Devereux Treatment Program• Pinar Elementary School• Apopka High School• Northlake Park Community Elementary School• Ocps Academic Center for Excellence• Cypress Springs Elementary School• Wolf Lake Elementary School• Mollie Ray Elementary School• Ucp Pine Hills Charter• Ocoee Elementary School• Bridgeprep Academy Charter• Oak Hill Elementary School• South Creek Middle School• Wheatley Elementary School• Apopka Elementary School• Orange Youth Academy• Azalea Park Elementary School• Zellwood Elementary School
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