North Orlando News

Seminole County School District's ninth-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 5,782 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.8% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade fell by 3.1% compared to the year before.

Seminole County School District also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Lake Brantley High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2023-24 school year. Endeavor School, Hospital Homebound Program, and Scps Consequence Unit had the fewest.

Data showed that Seminole County School District enrolled a total of 65,443 students in the 2023-24 school year, the 13th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 13th highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Altamonte Elementary School	623
Bear Lake Elementary School	820
Bentley Elementary School	917
Carillon Elementary School	940
Casselberry Elementary School	719
Chiles Middle School	1,302
Choices in Learning Charter	671
Contracted Services	16
Crooms Academy of Information Technology	764
Crystal Lake Elementary School	448
Eastbrook Elementary School	652
Elevation High School	226
Endeavor School	36
English Estates Elementary School	682
Evans Elementary School	869
Forest City Elementary School	744
Galileo School for Gifted Learning	594
Galileo School for Gifted Learning Skyway	797
Geneva Elementary School	466
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet	916
Greenwood Lakes Middle School	950
Hagerty High School	2,566
Hamilton Elementary School	660
Heathrow Elementary School	744
Highlands Elementary School	578
Hospital Homebound Program	31
Idyllwilde Elementary School	794
Indian Trails Middle School	1,513
Jackson Heights Middle School	1,407
John Polk Alternative School	0
Journeys Academy	138
Keeth Elementary School	568
Lake Brantley High School	2,815
Lake Howell High School	2,201
Lake Mary Elementary School	965
Lake Mary High School	2,684
Lake Orienta Elementary School	577
Lawton Elementary School	737
Layer Elementary School	559
Longwood Elementary School	574
Lyman High School	2,056
Markham Woods Middle School	881
Midway Elementary School	804
Millennium Middle School	1,338
Milwee Middle School	1,373
Oviedo High School	2,267
Partin Elementary School	618
Pine Crest Elementary School	671
Rainbow Elementary School	803
Red Bug Elementary School	782
Rock Lake Middle School	914
Sabal Point Elementary School	928
Sanford Middle School	1,375
Scps Consequence Unit	33
Scps Early Learning Center	74
Seminole County Detention Center	45
Seminole County Virtual Franchise (Scvs)	258
Seminole High School	1,388
Seminole Science Charter School	537
South Seminole Middle School	910
Spring Lake Elementary School	531
Stenstrom Elementary School	715
Sterling Park Elementary School	733
Tapp Childcare Center	0
Teague Middle School	1,136
Tuskawilla Middle School	1,078
UCP Seminole Child Development	140
Walker Elementary School	512
Wekiva Elementary School	818
Wicklow Elementary School	642
Wilson Elementary School	296
Winter Springs Elementary School	513
Winter Springs High School	2,005
Woodlands Elementary School	792
Total Seminole County School District	65,443