North Orlando News

There were 20,914 Hispanic students enrolled in Seminole County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1% increase from the 20,710 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Seminole County welcomed a total of 65,438 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 32% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 74 schools in Seminole County, Seminole High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,044 students, making up 26.6% 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.

School name	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Seminole High School	26.6%	3,919
Lake Brantley High School	33.7%	2,815
Lake Mary High School	31.3%	2,684
Hagerty High School	22.7%	2,566
Oviedo High School	24.7%	2,267
Lake Howell High School	39.2%	2,201
Lyman High School	35.2%	2,056
Winter Springs High School	33.4%	2,005
Jackson Heights Middle School	24.6%	1,407
Sanford Middle School	21.7%	1,375
Milwee Middle School	37.3%	1,373
Millennium Middle School	38%	1,338
Chiles Middle School	20.4%	1,302
Indian Trails Middle School	28.5%	1,163
Teague Middle School	39.2%	1,136
Tuskawilla Middle School	35.8%	1,078
Lake Mary Elementary School	32.1%	965
Greenwood Lakes Middle School	37.3%	950
Carillon Elementary School	29.7%	940
Sabal Point Elementary School	27.6%	928
Bentley Elementary School	41.9%	917
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet	15.9%	916
Rock Lake Middle School	28.1%	914
Wilson Elementary School	17.8%	914
South Seminole Middle School	44.5%	910
Markham Woods Middle School	23.7%	881
Evans Elementary School	34.3%	869
Bear Lake Elementary School	38.7%	820
Wekiva Elementary School	26.7%	818
Midway Elementary School	34.2%	804
Rainbow Elementary School	31%	803
Galileo School for Gifted Learning Skyway	24.8%	797
Idyllwilde Elementary School	32.9%	794
Woodlands Elementary School	27.5%	792
Red Bug Elementary School	38.5%	782
Crooms Academy of Information Technology	30.9%	764
Forest City Elementary School	51.2%	744
Heathrow Elementary School	22%	744
Lawton Elementary School	24.8%	737
Sterling Park Elementary School	40.7%	733
Casselberry Elementary School	46.9%	719
Stenstrom Elementary School	29.8%	715
Walker Elementary School	20.2%	713
Crystal Lake Elementary School	33.1%	688
English Estates Elementary School	45.2%	682
Choices in Learning Charter	25%	671
Pine Crest Elementary School	46.2%	671
Hamilton Elementary School	33.2%	660
Eastbrook Elementary School	45.7%	652
Wicklow Elementary School	54.5%	642
Altamonte Elementary School	41.9%	623
Partin Elementary School	23.9%	618
Longwood Elementary School	42.8%	612
Galileo School for Gifted Learning	29.8%	594
Lake Orienta Elementary School	40.9%	577
Keeth Elementary School	23.6%	568
Layer Elementary School	39%	559
Seminole Science Charter School	23.5%	537
Spring Lake Elementary School	52.7%	531
Winter Springs Elementary School	46.2%	513
Highlands Elementary School	41.3%	509
Geneva Elementary School	13.1%	466
Seminole County Virtual Franchise (Scvs)	32.9%	258
Elevation High School	33.2%	226
UCP Seminole Child Development	48.6%	140
Journeys Academy	29.7%	138
Scps Early Learning Center	29.7%	74
Seminole County Detention Center	31.1%	45