North Orlando News

Seminole County School District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 623 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

The most represented ethnicity among Seminole County School District students was Hispanic, accounting for 41% of the student population.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 42.3% of the total enrollment.

Seminole County School District covers 74 schools within Seminole County, with its main office in Sanford.

Among the 74 schools in Seminole County School District, Lake Brantley High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,815 students in the 2023-24 school 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.

School	Total Enrollment
Lake Brantley High School	2,815
Lake Mary High School	2,684
Hagerty High School	2,566
Oviedo High School	2,267
Lake Howell High School	2,201
Lyman High School	2,056
Winter Springs High School	2,005
Indian Trails Middle School	1,513
Jackson Heights Middle School	1,407
Seminole High School	1,388
Sanford Middle School	1,375
Milwee Middle School	1,373
Millennium Middle School	1,338
Chiles Middle School	1,302
Teague Middle School	1,136
Tuskawilla Middle School	1,078
Lake Mary Elementary School	965
Greenwood Lakes Middle School	950
Carillon Elementary School	940
Sabal Point Elementary School	928
Bentley Elementary School	917
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet	916
Rock Lake Middle School	914
South Seminole Middle School	910
Markham Woods Middle School	881
Evans Elementary School	869
Bear Lake Elementary School	820
Wekiva Elementary School	818
Midway Elementary School	804
Rainbow Elementary School	803
Galileo School for Gifted Learning Skyway	797
Idyllwilde Elementary School	794
Woodlands Elementary School	792
Red Bug Elementary School	782
Crooms Academy of Information Technology	764
Forest City Elementary School	744
Heathrow Elementary School	744
Lawton Elementary School	737
Sterling Park Elementary School	733
Casselberry Elementary School	719
Stenstrom Elementary School	715
English Estates Elementary School	682
Pine Crest Elementary School	671
Choices in Learning Charter	671
Hamilton Elementary School	660
Eastbrook Elementary School	652
Wicklow Elementary School	642
Altamonte Elementary School	623
Partin Elementary School	618
Galileo School for Gifted Learning	594
Highlands Elementary School	578
Lake Orienta Elementary School	577
Longwood Elementary School	574
Keeth Elementary School	568
Layer Elementary School	559
Seminole Science Charter School	537
Spring Lake Elementary School	531
Winter Springs Elementary School	513
Walker Elementary School	512
Geneva Elementary School	466
Crystal Lake Elementary School	448
Wilson Elementary School	296
Seminole County Virtual Franchise (Scvs)	258
Elevation High School	226
UCP Seminole Child Development	140
Journeys Academy	138
Scps Early Learning Center	74
Seminole County Detention Center	45
Endeavor School	36
Scps Consequence Unit	33
Hospital Homebound Program	31
Contracted Services	16
Tapp Childcare Center	0
John Polk Alternative School	0