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Seminole County Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 65,443 (2023-2024)
Schools: 76 (2023-2024)
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Seminole County Public Schools is a school district in Florida (Seminole County). During the 2024 school year, 65,443 students attended one of the district's 76 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 3

General election

General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Abby Sanchez defeated Stephanie Arguello in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Abby Sanchez (Nonpartisan)
 
52.9
 
114,837
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Stephanie Arguello (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
47.1
 
102,130

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Total votes: 216,967
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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 4

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2

General election

General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2

Kelley Davis defeated Sean Cooper in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 8, 2022.

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Kelley Davis (Nonpartisan)
 
52.2
 
77,883
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47.8
 
71,422

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Total votes: 149,305
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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5

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General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5

Autumn Garick defeated Dana Fernandez in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 8, 2022.

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51.3
 
76,462
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Dana Fernandez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
48.7
 
72,453

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Total votes: 148,915
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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 3

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 4

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1

General election

General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1

Kristine Kraus defeated Alan Youngblood in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 6, 2018.

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55.1
 
91,830
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Alan Youngblood (Nonpartisan)
 
44.9
 
74,910

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Total votes: 166,740
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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Karen Almond (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Seminole County Public Schools school board District 4

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Tina L. Calderone (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Seminole County Public Schools school board District 3

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General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Dede Schaffner won election in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 30, 2016.

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1

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General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Jeff Bauer won election in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 4, 2014.

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2

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General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Karen Almond won election in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 26, 2014.

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Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5

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General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5

Incumbent Tina L. Calderone won election in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 26, 2014.

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Tina L. Calderone (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

Seminole County Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Robin DehlingerDistrict 420242028
Abby SanchezDistrict 320162028
Kelley DavisDistrict 220222026
Autumn GarickDistrict 520222026
Kristine KrausDistrict 120182026

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Overlapping state house districts

Seminole County Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Florida House of Representatives District 36Rachel PlakonRepublican Party 51% 100%
Florida House of Representatives District 37Susan PlasenciaRepublican Party 26% 73%
Florida House of Representatives District 38David SmithRepublican Party 15% 100%
Florida House of Representatives District 39Doug BanksonRepublican Party 9% 14%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $109,894,000 $1,647 15%
Local: $322,755,000 $4,837 43%
State: $310,249,000 $4,649 42%
Total: $742,898,000 $11,133
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $682,308,000 $10,225
Total Current Expenditures: $624,079,000 $9,352
Instructional Expenditures: $371,942,000 $5,573 55%
Student and Staff Support: $60,811,000 $911 9%
Administration: $59,240,000 $887 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $132,086,000 $1,979 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $44,426,000 $665
Construction: $35,376,000 $530
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,488,000 $142
Interest on Debt: $4,315,000 $64

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 57 81 31 47 50-59 58 69
2018-2019 64 86 42 55 40-49 66 75
2017-2018 64 86 41 54 60-69 65 74
2016-2017 64 86 42 54 55-59 65 73
2015-2016 61 84 37 52 55-59 64 70
2014-2015 61 85 37 53 50-54 70
2013-2014 69 90 45 61 60-64 78
2012-2013 68 87 44 60 70-74 76
2011-2012 67 87 42 58 60-64 76
2010-2011 78 93 58 70 70-74 85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 61 82 38 51 50-59 63 70
2018-2019 62 81 41 52 55-59 66 72
2017-2018 61 82 40 51 60-64 65 70
2016-2017 62 81 39 52 55-59 64 71
2015-2016 60 81 36 51 55-59 62 69
2014-2015 62 83 37 53 65-69 71
2013-2014 69 85 44 60 65-69 78
2012-2013 69 84 44 60 65-69 77
2011-2012 68 83 44 59 55-59 77
2010-2011 72 84 51 63 65-69 79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 95 >=95 87 95 >=50 >=95 96
2018-2019 93 98 85 93 PS 90-94 95
2017-2018 92 >=95 84 90 >=50 90-94 94
2016-2017 89 90-94 78 87 >=50 85-89 91
2015-2016 88 >=95 79 85 >=50 85-89 92
2014-2015 86 90-94 74 82 >=50 80-84 91
2013-2014 85 90-94 70 83 >=50 89
2012-2013 84 90-94 72 79 >=50 87
2011-2012 80 90-94 66 75 PS 84
2010-2011 79 90-94 62 74 >=50 83

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 65,443 -1.9
2022-2023 66,680 -0.1
2021-2022 66,729 0.8
2020-2021 66,226 -2.8
2019-2020 68,096 -0.3
2018-2019 68,269 0.5
2017-2018 67,915 0.2
2016-2017 67,808 1.2
2015-2016 66,996 1.3
2014-2015 66,134 1.9
2013-2014 64,851 0.6
2012-2013 64,463 0.2
2011-2012 64,344 0.2
2010-2011 64,229 -0.4
2009-2010 64,457 -0.7
2008-2009 64,927 -0.7
2007-2008 65,378 -1.5
2006-2007 66,351 -1.8
2005-2006 67,530 1.2
2004-2005 66,692 2.7
2003-2004 64,904 2.2
2002-2003 63,446 1.0
2001-2002 62,786 3.1
2000-2001 60,869 2.5
1999-2000 59,326 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Seminole County Public Schools (%) Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.6 2.9
Black 14.4 20.9
Hispanic 32.0 37.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 4.9 4.2
White 41.6 34.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Seminole County Public Schools had 3,817.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 227.75
Elementary: 1,371.57
Secondary: 1,540.16
Total: 3,817.10

Seminole County Public Schools employed 49.00 district administrators and 199.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 49.00
District Administrative Support: 132.03
School Administrators: 199.00
School Administrative Support: 316.90
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 655.86
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 32.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 155.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 40.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 87.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 5.00
Student Support Services: 720.33
Other Support Services: 1,084.99

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Seminole County Public Schools operates 76 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Altamonte Elementary School623PK-5
Bear Lake Elementary School820PK-5
Bentley Elementary School917PK-5
Carillon Elementary School940PK-5
Casselberry Elementary School719PK-5
Chiles Middle School1,3026-8
Choices In Learning Charter671KG-5
Contracted Services16PK-5
Crooms Academy Of Information Technology7649-12
Crystal Lake Elementary School688PK-5
Eastbrook Elementary School652PK-5
Elevation High School2267-12
Endeavor School36KG-12
English Estates Elementary School682PK-5
Evans Elementary School869PK-5
Forest City Elementary School744PK-5
Galileo School For Gifted Learning594KG-8
Galileo School For Gifted Learning Skyway797PK-8
Geneva Elementary School466PK-5
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet916PK-5
Greenwood Lakes Middle School9506-8
Hagerty High School2,5669-12
Hamilton Elementary School660PK-5
Heathrow Elementary School744PK-5
Highlands Elementary School509PK-5
Hospital Homebound Program31PK-12
Idyllwilde Elementary School794PK-5
Indian Trails Middle School1,1636-8
Jackson Heights Middle School1,4076-8
John Polk Alternative School46-12
Journeys Academy1382-12
Keeth Elementary School568PK-5
Lake Brantley High School2,8159-12
Lake Howell High School2,2019-12
Lake Mary Elementary School965PK-5
Lake Mary High School2,6849-12
Lake Orienta Elementary School577PK-5
Lawton Elementary School737PK-5
Layer Elementary School559PK-5
Longwood Elementary School612PK-5
Lyman High School2,0569-12
Markham Woods Middle School8816-8
Midway Elementary School804PK-5
Millennium Middle School1,3386-8
Milwee Middle School1,3736-8
Oviedo High School2,2679-12
Partin Elementary School618PK-5
Pine Crest Elementary School671PK-5
Rainbow Elementary School803PK-5
Red Bug Elementary School782PK-5
Rock Lake Middle School9146-8
Sabal Point Elementary School928PK-5
Sanford Middle School1,3756-8
Scps Consequence Unit336-12
Scps Early Learning Center74PK-PK
Seminole Academy Of Digital Learning0KG-12
Seminole County Detention Center454-12
Seminole County Virtual Franchise (Scvs)258KG-12
Seminole High School3,9196-12
Seminole Science Charter School537KG-8
Seminole Virtual Instruction Program (Svip)0KG-12
South Seminole Middle School9106-8
Spring Lake Elementary School531PK-5
Stenstrom Elementary School715PK-5
Sterling Park Elementary School733PK-5
Tapp Childcare Center1PK-PK
Teague Middle School1,1366-8
Tuskawilla Middle School1,0786-8
Ucp Seminole Child Development140PK-2
Walker Elementary School713PK-5
Wekiva Elementary School818PK-5
Wicklow Elementary School642PK-5
Wilson Elementary School914PK-5
Winter Springs Elementary School513PK-5
Winter Springs High School2,0059-12
Woodlands Elementary School792PK-5

School board meetings

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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