North Orlando News

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

Of the 65,443 students attending Seminole County schools, 41.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 32% of Seminole County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Seminole County, representing 43.8% of the student body.

Sanford Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 28.3% white students, 25.7% Asian students, 21.7% Hispanic students, 19.5% Black students, and 4.4% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 1.9% 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.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Altamonte Elementary School	Hispanic	41.9%	623
Bear Lake Elementary School	Hispanic	38.7%	820
Bentley Elementary School	Hispanic	41.9%	917
Carillon Elementary School	White	48.3%	940
Casselberry Elementary School	Hispanic	46.9%	719
Chiles Middle School	White	64.4%	1,302
Choices in Learning Charter	White	44.6%	671
Contracted Services	Black	< 10%	16
Crooms Academy of Information Technology	White	43.5%	764
Crystal Lake Elementary School	White	37.5%	688
Eastbrook Elementary School	Hispanic	45.7%	652
Elevation High School	Hispanic	33.2%	226
Endeavor School	Black	36.1%	36
English Estates Elementary School	Hispanic	45.2%	682
Evans Elementary School	White	39.1%	869
Forest City Elementary School	Hispanic	51.2%	744
Galileo School for Gifted Learning	White	46.1%	594
Galileo School for Gifted Learning Skyway	White	50.6%	797
Geneva Elementary School	White	77.9%	466
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet	Asian	46.4%	916
Greenwood Lakes Middle School	White	38.4%	950
Hagerty High School	White	60.1%	2,566
Hamilton Elementary School	Black	38.8%	660
Heathrow Elementary School	White	45.7%	744
Highlands Elementary School	Hispanic	41.3%	509
Hospital Homebound Program	White	48.4%	31
Idyllwilde Elementary School	Black	38.8%	794
Indian Trails Middle School	White	56.8%	1,163
Jackson Heights Middle School	White	54.1%	1,407
John Polk Alternative School	Black	< 10%	< 10
Journeys Academy	Black	42%	138
Keeth Elementary School	White	65.3%	568
Lake Brantley High School	White	46.4%	2,815
Lake Howell High School	White	43.4%	2,201
Lake Mary Elementary School	White	49.5%	965
Lake Mary High School	White	49.4%	2,684
Lake Orienta Elementary School	Hispanic	40.9%	577
Lawton Elementary School	White	57.7%	737
Layer Elementary School	Hispanic	39%	559
Longwood Elementary School	Hispanic	42.8%	612
Lyman High School	White	37.9%	2,056
Markham Woods Middle School	White	41%	881
Midway Elementary School	Black	44.8%	804
Millennium Middle School	Hispanic	38%	1,338
Milwee Middle School	Hispanic	37.3%	1,373
Oviedo High School	White	57.8%	2,267
Partin Elementary School	White	56.6%	618
Pine Crest Elementary School	Hispanic	46.2%	671
Rainbow Elementary School	White	52.2%	803
Red Bug Elementary School	White	43.6%	782
Rock Lake Middle School	White	58%	914
Sabal Point Elementary School	White	55.6%	928
Sanford Middle School	White	28.3%	1,375
Scps Consequence Unit	Black	60.6%	33
Scps Early Learning Center	Black	43.2%	74
Seminole County Detention Center	Black	51.1%	45
Seminole County Virtual Franchise (Scvs)	White	48.5%	258
Seminole High School	White	28.8%	3,919
Seminole Science Charter School	Asian	32.6%	537
South Seminole Middle School	Hispanic	44.5%	910
Spring Lake Elementary School	Hispanic	52.7%	531
Stenstrom Elementary School	White	45.6%	715
Sterling Park Elementary School	Hispanic	40.7%	733
Tapp Childcare Center	Black	< 10%	< 10
Teague Middle School	White	39.4%	1,136
Tuskawilla Middle School	White	43%	1,078
UCP Seminole Child Development	Hispanic	48.6%	140
Walker Elementary School	White	64.1%	713
Wekiva Elementary School	White	56.4%	818
Wicklow Elementary School	Hispanic	54.5%	642
Wilson Elementary School	White	44.3%	914
Winter Springs Elementary School	Hispanic	46.2%	513
Winter Springs High School	White	47%	2,005
Woodlands Elementary School	White	56.8%	792