South Orlando News

There were 45,594 Hispanic students enrolled in Osceola County schools in the 2023-24 school year, an increase from the 45,581 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 63.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 77 schools in Osceola County, Tohopekaliga recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,116 students, making up 73.2% 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
Tohopekaliga	73.2%	2,890
Harmony High School	53.1%	2,795
Poinciana High School	60.9%	2,573
Celebration High School	62.9%	2,529
Osceola High School	70.3%	2,428
St. Cloud High School	56.8%	2,369
Gateway High School	74.5%	1,660
Celebration School	44.3%	1,584
Liberty High School	54.5%	1,520
Narcoossee Elementary School	53.9%	1,479
Renaissance Charter School at Tapestry	82.7%	1,420
Westside K-8 School	63.7%	1,405
Four Corners Upper School	60.4%	1,400
Narcoossee Middle School	61.4%	1,390
Mater Brighton Lakes	70.5%	1,316
St. Cloud Middle School	52.5%	1,200
Canoe Creek K-8	58.3%	1,197
Bellalago Charter Academy	50.8%	1,157
Kissimmee Middle School	77.7%	1,149
Horizon Middle School	62.3%	1,145
Osceola Science Charter School	62.5%	1,144
Harmony Middle School	41.6%	1,077
Harmony Community School	33.1%	1,047
Neptune Middle School	74%	1,029
Four Corners Charter School	44.5%	1,026
Flora Ridge Elementary School	71.5%	1,015
Osceola County School for the Arts	63.6%	993
Hickory Tree Elementary School	46.3%	984
Neptune Elementary School	71%	978
Renaissance Charter School at Poinciana	63.5%	972
Sunrise Elementary School	61.3%	971
East Lake Elementary School	63.7%	943
Renaissance Charter School at Boggy Creek	76.9%	915
Michigan Avenue Elementary School	51%	904
Discovery Intermediate School	56.1%	892
Mater Palms Academy	70.1%	863
Denn John Middle School	76.8%	856
Reedy Creek Elementary School	61.4%	849
Kissimmee Elementary School	79%	792
Ventura Elementary School	74.7%	775
Lakeview Elementary School	54.5%	773
Partin Settlement Elementary School	64.8%	764
St. Cloud Elementary School	47.6%	763
Bridgeprep Academy Osceola County	54.4%	746
Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering	61%	728
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	66.9%	718
Victory Charter School	93%	718
Kissimmee Charter Academy	76.1%	715
Koa Elementary School	60.4%	710
Mill Creek Elementary School	69.9%	687
Bridgeprep Academy of St.cloud	73.8%	669
Parkway Middle School	77.7%	660
Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies	71.3%	624
Mater Academy at St. Cloud	71%	607
Boggy Creek Elementary School	74.6%	599
Central Avenue Elementary School	70.9%	598
Highlands Elementary School	80.9%	598
Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts	57.6%	592
Creative Inspiration Journey School of St. Cloud	51.4%	590
Zenith Accelerated Academy	74%	570
Professional & Technical High School	70.4%	533
Mater Academy Preparatory High School.	75.3%	530
Deerwood Elementary School	62.9%	490
Cypress Elementary School	75.7%	470
Neocity Academy	45.7%	429
New Dimensions High School	60.1%	424
P. M. Wells Charter Academy	71.9%	416
Main Street High School	69.3%	355
Victory Charter School K-5	89.3%	327
UCP Osceola Charter School	61.7%	235
Osceola Virtual Franchise (Secondary)	40.4%	203
New Beginnings Education Center	59.7%	201
Sports Leadership Arts Management (SLAM)	79.1%	163
Lincoln-Marti Charter Schools (Osceola Campus)	68.1%	94