North Orlando News

There were 3,205 multiracial students enrolled in Seminole County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1% increase from the 3,173 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 4.9% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 74 schools in Seminole County, Seminole High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 153 students, making up 3.9% 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 multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Seminole High School	3.9%	3,919
Lake Brantley High School	4.4%	2,815
Lake Mary High School	3.6%	2,684
Hagerty High School	4.1%	2,566
Oviedo High School	3.3%	2,267
Lake Howell High School	4.4%	2,201
Lyman High School	4.1%	2,056
Winter Springs High School	3.9%	2,005
Jackson Heights Middle School	3.6%	1,407
Sanford Middle School	4.4%	1,375
Milwee Middle School	4.4%	1,373
Millennium Middle School	4.9%	1,338
Chiles Middle School	4.4%	1,302
Indian Trails Middle School	3.5%	1,163
Teague Middle School	3.7%	1,136
Tuskawilla Middle School	4.9%	1,078
Lake Mary Elementary School	5.5%	965
Greenwood Lakes Middle School	4.6%	950
Carillon Elementary School	7.7%	940
Sabal Point Elementary School	6%	928
Bentley Elementary School	5.7%	917
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet	3.7%	916
Rock Lake Middle School	4.3%	914
Wilson Elementary School	6.6%	914
South Seminole Middle School	5.1%	910
Markham Woods Middle School	6%	881
Evans Elementary School	6.8%	869
Bear Lake Elementary School	5.2%	820
Wekiva Elementary School	5.5%	818
Midway Elementary School	6.6%	804
Rainbow Elementary School	5.4%	803
Galileo School for Gifted Learning Skyway	5.9%	797
Idyllwilde Elementary School	6%	794
Woodlands Elementary School	6.3%	792
Red Bug Elementary School	5.9%	782
Crooms Academy of Information Technology	4.1%	764
Forest City Elementary School	6.2%	744
Heathrow Elementary School	5.8%	744
Lawton Elementary School	4.7%	737
Sterling Park Elementary School	5.5%	733
Casselberry Elementary School	5.4%	719
Stenstrom Elementary School	8%	715
Walker Elementary School	5.2%	713
Crystal Lake Elementary School	6.5%	688
English Estates Elementary School	5.4%	682
Choices in Learning Charter	6.7%	671
Pine Crest Elementary School	4.9%	671
Hamilton Elementary School	6.5%	660
Eastbrook Elementary School	6.4%	652
Wicklow Elementary School	3.4%	642
Altamonte Elementary School	5.9%	623
Partin Elementary School	6%	618
Longwood Elementary School	4.9%	612
Galileo School for Gifted Learning	5.4%	594
Lake Orienta Elementary School	6.1%	577
Keeth Elementary School	6%	568
Layer Elementary School	6.1%	559
Seminole Science Charter School	3.5%	537
Spring Lake Elementary School	8.3%	531
Winter Springs Elementary School	6.6%	513
Highlands Elementary School	8.8%	509
Geneva Elementary School	4.5%	466
Seminole County Virtual Franchise (Scvs)	4.3%	258
Elevation High School	4.9%	226