B−
Volusia County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 16 towns
Serves Deltona, Daytona Beach, Port Orange, DeLand, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, DeBary, Orange City, South Daytona, Holly Hill, Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet, Lake Helen, Oak Hill and Pierson.
Deltona’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Florida school districts
Students
61,724
Schools
85
Spent per student
$11,204
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$255.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Volusia County School District
- Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Florida districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Spends 14% less per student than the FL average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $255.8M, about $4,145 per student
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B−: better than 53% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
CGraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
A−The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Deltona 100,267B−Daytona Beach 88,471B−Port Orange 66,395B−DeLand 46,346B−Ormond Beach 44,692B−New Smyrna Beach 33,182B−Edgewater 24,795B−DeBary 23,544B−Orange City 15,309B−South Daytona 13,894B−Holly Hill 13,268B−Daytona Beach Shores 5,187B−Ponce Inlet 3,470B−Lake Helen 2,994B−Oak Hill 2,188B−Pierson 1,555
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Deltona. Grade by grade →
PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency45%
State average 52.2% · 33,743 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 52.1% · 36,213 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 88% · 4,591 in the class
95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,204 per student · 14% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 32%Federal 17%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
60,742’20
62,561’21
63,311’22
62,700’23
61,724’24
About steady since 2020–21.
Students
White 51%Hispanic 25%Black 16%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
85 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.
South Daytona Elementary School
C+794 students15:1
Manatee Cove Elementary School
B787 students16:1
Freedom Elementary School
B+786 students16:1
Debary Elementary School
A−780 students15:1
Westside Elementary School
C−774 students19:1
Cypress Creek Elementary School
A761 students17:1
Pine Trail Elementary School
A737 students16:1
Deltona Lakes Elementary School
C+731 students14:1
Timbercrest Elementary School
B+730 students16:1
Spruce Creek Elementary School
A−726 students14:1
Palm Terrace Elementary School
C−697 students15:1
Spirit Elementary School
B−691 students15:1
Pathways Elementary School
A−667 students14:1
Discovery Elementary School
C−653 students18:1
Tomoka Elementary School
B+652 students14:1
Beachside Elementary School
B618 students15:1
Horizon Elementary School
B+618 students13:1
Sweetwater Elementary School
A+617 students15:1
Indian River Elementary School
B+614 students14:1
Holly Hill Elementary
C−601 students14:1
Turie T. Small Elementary School
C−597 students19:1
Orange City Elementary School
C594 students14:1
Forest Lake Elementary School
B−571 students15:1
Pride Elementary School
B−568 students15:1
Enterprise Elementary School
B−544 students14:1
Pierson Elementary School
B−534 students18:1
Champion Elementary School
C+533 students16:1
Woodward Avenue Elementary School
B−532 students14:1
Sugar Mill Elementary School
B+526 students14:1
Blue Lake Elementary School
C−524 students15:1
Osteen Elementary School
B+523 students16:1
Chisholm Elementary School
A−479 students14:1
Volusia Pines Elementary School
C+477 students15:1
Edgewater Public School
B+439 students14:1
Friendship Elementary School
C429 students15:1
Sunrise Elementary School
C+428 students13:1
Read-Pattillo Elementary School
B369 students15:1
Ormond Beach Elementary School
A−363 students15:1
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School
C+358 students14:1
Port Orange Elementary School
A−346 students14:1
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School
B+342 students15:1
Edith I. Starke Elementary School
C270 students17:1
Coronado Beach Elementary School
A242 students17:1
Hospital Homebound
A49 students5:1
Ese Related Services
37 students
Halifax Behavioral Services
9 students3:1
PK Child Care Program
1 students
Burns Science and Technology Charter School
A−1,099 students16:1
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts
A−947 students19:1
George W. Marks Elementary School
B780 students15:1
Citrus Grove Elementary School
B+729 students16:1
Volusia Online Learning-FLVS (Franchise)
B442 students
The Reading Edge Academy
B328 students
Samsula Academy
B+151 students22:1
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center
70 students14:1
Highbanks Learning Center
51 students4:1
Riverview Learning Center
D47 students3:1
Legacy Scholars Academy
22 students6:1
Stewart Treatment Center
18 students9:1
River Springs Middle School
B−1,218 students20:1
Silver Sands Middle School
B1,199 students21:1
Deltona Middle School
C+1,132 students18:1
Creekside Middle School
A−1,120 students20:1
Deland Middle School
C+1,059 students20:1
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School
C−1,044 students19:1
New Smyrna Beach Middle School
C+1,036 students19:1
Ormond Beach Middle School
B+1,007 students19:1
Campbell Middle School
C−962 students23:1
Galaxy Middle School
C939 students19:1
Heritage Middle School
C+932 students19:1
David C. Hinson SR. Middle School
B922 students18:1
Southwestern Middle School
C+664 students21:1
The Chiles Academy
90 students
Pace Center for Girls
D−30 students
Dept. of Corrections Educational Program
19 students10:1
Deland High School
C2,936 students22:1
University High School
C2,855 students25:1
Spruce Creek High School
B−2,576 students23:1
Mainland High School
C−1,964 students24:1
Deltona High School
C1,716 students23:1
New Smyrna Beach High School
C+1,687 students24:1
Pine Ridge High School
C−1,648 students22:1
Seabreeze High School
C+1,587 students22:1
Atlantic High School
C1,209 students22:1
Richard Milburn Academy
D−771 students
Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.