South Orlando News

There were 14,010 white students enrolled in Osceola County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 4.3% decrease from the 14,646 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Osceola County welcomed a total of 72,004 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 19.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 77 schools in Osceola County, Harmony High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,049 students, making up 37.5% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Tohopekaliga	10.6%	2,890
Harmony High School	37.5%	2,795
Poinciana High School	13.8%	2,573
Celebration High School	24.8%	2,529
Osceola High School	11.5%	2,428
St. Cloud High School	32.2%	2,369
Gateway High School	10%	1,660
Celebration School	42.6%	1,584
Liberty High School	7.8%	1,520
Narcoossee Elementary School	29.5%	1,479
Renaissance Charter School at Tapestry	8%	1,420
Westside K-8 School	16.9%	1,405
Four Corners Upper School	22.4%	1,400
Narcoossee Middle School	20.2%	1,390
Mater Brighton Lakes	8.1%	1,316
St. Cloud Middle School	36%	1,200
Canoe Creek K-8	33%	1,197
Bellalago Charter Academy	17.1%	1,157
Kissimmee Middle School	7.8%	1,149
Horizon Middle School	15.9%	1,145
Osceola Science Charter School	17%	1,144
Harmony Middle School	48.3%	1,077
Harmony Community School	58.5%	1,047
Neptune Middle School	12%	1,029
Four Corners Charter School	34%	1,026
Flora Ridge Elementary School	11.3%	1,015
Osceola County School for the Arts	23.9%	993
Hickory Tree Elementary School	41.1%	984
Neptune Elementary School	16.2%	978
Renaissance Charter School at Poinciana	8.5%	972
Sunrise Elementary School	14.4%	971
East Lake Elementary School	19.5%	943
Renaissance Charter School at Boggy Creek	9.2%	915
Michigan Avenue Elementary School	36.5%	904
Discovery Intermediate School	6.3%	892
Mater Palms Academy	18.5%	863
Denn John Middle School	6.8%	856
Reedy Creek Elementary School	18.6%	849
Kissimmee Elementary School	10.4%	792
Ventura Elementary School	12.9%	775
Lakeview Elementary School	34.5%	773
Partin Settlement Elementary School	18.1%	764
St. Cloud Elementary School	40.5%	763
Bridgeprep Academy Osceola County	6.8%	746
Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering	10.2%	728
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	13.9%	718
Victory Charter School	2.9%	718
Kissimmee Charter Academy	9.7%	715
Koa Elementary School	7%	710
Mill Creek Elementary School	14.1%	687
Bridgeprep Academy of St.cloud	15.1%	669
Parkway Middle School	7.7%	660
Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies	12%	624
Mater Academy at St. Cloud	17.8%	607
Boggy Creek Elementary School	12%	599
Central Avenue Elementary School	8.2%	598
Highlands Elementary School	8.5%	598
Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts	6.4%	592
Creative Inspiration Journey School of St. Cloud	40%	590
Zenith Accelerated Academy	12.6%	570
Professional & Technical High School	15.2%	533
Mater Academy Preparatory High School.	8.1%	530
Deerwood Elementary School	8%	490
Cypress Elementary School	10.4%	470
Neocity Academy	33.6%	429
New Dimensions High School	12.3%	424
P. M. Wells Charter Academy	14.2%	416
Main Street High School	7%	355
Victory Charter School K-5	4.9%	327
UCP Osceola Charter School	28.5%	235
Osceola Virtual Franchise (Secondary)	38.4%	203
New Beginnings Education Center	12.4%	201
Sports Leadership Arts Management (SLAM)	11%	163
Lincoln-Marti Charter Schools (Osceola Campus)	19.1%	94