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Volusia County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 62,742 (2023-2024)
Schools: 89 (2023-2024)
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Volusia County Schools is a school district in Florida (Volusia County). During the 2024 school year, 62,742 students attended one of the district's 89 schools.

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

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Volusia County Schools school board District 2

General election

General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 2

Krista Goodrich defeated Cassandra Gonyer in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 2 on November 5, 2024.

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58.6
 
25,522
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Cassandra Gonyer (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.4
 
18,055

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,577
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Volusia County Schools school board District 4

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 4

Donna Brosemer defeated incumbent Carl Persis in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Donna Brosemer (Nonpartisan)
 
58.6
 
35,698
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Carl Persis (Nonpartisan)
 
41.4
 
25,209

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Total votes: 60,907
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Volusia County Schools school board District 1

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Jamie Haynes defeated Albert Bouie in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 1 on November 8, 2022.

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Jamie Haynes (Nonpartisan)
 
58.5
 
23,778
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Albert Bouie (Nonpartisan)
 
41.5
 
16,868

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Total votes: 40,646
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Volusia County Schools school board District 3

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 3

Jessie Thompson defeated Justin Kennedy in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 3 on November 8, 2022.

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Jessie Thompson (Nonpartisan)
 
54.9
 
25,927
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Justin Kennedy (Nonpartisan)
 
45.1
 
21,311

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Total votes: 47,238
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Volusia County Schools school board District 5

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Volusia County Schools school board District 2

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 2

Anita Burnette defeated incumbent Ida Duncan Wright in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.

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59.6
 
26,405
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40.4
 
17,917

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Total votes: 44,322
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Volusia County Schools school board District 4

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Volusia County Schools school board District 1

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 1

Jamie Haynes defeated Al Bouie in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 1 on November 6, 2018.

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Jamie Haynes (Nonpartisan)
 
52.0
 
21,745
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Al Bouie (Nonpartisan)
 
48.0
 
20,093

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Total votes: 41,838
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Volusia County Schools school board District 3

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Volusia County Schools school board District 5

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 5

Ruben Colón defeated incumbent Melody Johnson in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 5 on November 6, 2018.

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50.8
 
17,436
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Melody Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
49.2
 
16,902

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Total votes: 34,338
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Volusia County Schools school board District 2

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Ida Duncan Wright won election in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 2 on August 30, 2016.

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Volusia County Schools school board District 1

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 1

Incumbent John M. Hill won election in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 1 on November 4, 2014.

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Volusia County Schools school board District 3

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Linda Cuthbert won election in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 3 on November 4, 2014.

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Volusia County Schools school board District 5

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General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 5

Incumbent Melody Johnson won election in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 5 on August 26, 2014.

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About the district

School board

Volusia County 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
Donna BrosemerDistrict 420242028
Krista GoodrichDistrict 220242028
Jessie ThompsonDistrict 320222026
Ruben ColónDistrict 520192026
Jamie HaynesDistrict 120192026

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Overlapping state house districts

Volusia County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Florida House of Representatives District 30Chase TramontRepublican Party 33% 62%
Florida House of Representatives District 27Richard GentryRepublican Party 25% 31%
Florida House of Representatives District 29Webster BarnabyRepublican Party 22% 100%
Florida House of Representatives District 28Bill PartingtonRepublican Party 21% 100%

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: $143,817,000 $2,295 18%
Local: $366,596,000 $5,850 47%
State: $268,671,000 $4,287 34%
Total: $779,084,000 $12,432
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $732,994,000 $11,696
Total Current Expenditures: $618,094,000 $9,863
Instructional Expenditures: $358,521,000 $5,721 49%
Student and Staff Support: $71,735,000 $1,144 10%
Administration: $74,197,000 $1,184 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $113,641,000 $1,813 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $98,091,000 $1,565
Construction: $79,385,000 $1,266
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $15,596,000 $248
Interest on Debt: $1,213,000 $19

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 44 68 24 33 45-49 43 53
2018-2019 53 79 33 44 45-49 53 62
2017-2018 55 77 34 44 55-59 54 63
2016-2017 55 78 35 46 55-59 55 63
2015-2016 55 79 34 45 50-54 54 62
2014-2015 54 80 35 45 45-49 61
2013-2014 57 82 36 49 45-49 63
2012-2013 55 81 35 46 45-49 62
2011-2012 51 79 30 42 45-49 58
2010-2011 65 86 43 57 55-59 71

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 49 71 30 39 45-49 50 58
2018-2019 52 70 33 42 40-44 53 60
2017-2018 51 70 32 42 45-49 52 60
2016-2017 52 71 31 42 50-54 54 60
2015-2016 50 71 30 41 50-54 52 57
2014-2015 52 70 30 42 40-44 59
2013-2014 56 74 34 46 50-54 64
2012-2013 55 71 34 47 50-54 63
2011-2012 56 73 34 46 50-54 63
2010-2011 61 72 40 54 60-64 68

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 88 >=95 83 90 >=50 85-89 88
2018-2019 85 >=95 77 82 >=50 85-89 88
2017-2018 80 >=95 73 75 >=50 75-79 83
2016-2017 77 90-94 64 72 >=80 80-84 80
2015-2016 76 90-94 64 74 >=80 70-74 79
2014-2015 72 85-89 56 67 60-79 65-69 77
2013-2014 71 80-84 56 63 >=50 75
2012-2013 68 85-89 53 62 >=80 72
2011-2012 67 80-84 55 58 >=50 71
2010-2011 62 75-79 49 54 <50 66

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 62,742 -1.0
2022-2023 63,365 1.1
2021-2022 62,666 2.5
2020-2021 61,088 -3.1
2019-2020 63,009 -0.3
2018-2019 63,223 0.4
2017-2018 62,963 -0.1
2016-2017 63,028 0.2
2015-2016 62,928 1.8
2014-2015 61,777 0.9
2013-2014 61,238 0.3
2012-2013 61,064 -0.8
2011-2012 61,524 -0.1
2010-2011 61,559 -1.2
2009-2010 62,306 -1.1
2008-2009 63,018 -2.3
2007-2008 64,488 -2.1
2006-2007 65,867 0.4
2005-2006 65,627 0.5
2004-2005 65,281 1.8
2003-2004 64,089 1.7
2002-2003 63,000 0.6
2001-2002 62,599 1.7
2000-2001 61,517 1.3
1999-2000 60,688 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Volusia County Schools (%) Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 2.9
Black 16.1 20.9
Hispanic 24.0 37.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 5.4 4.2
White 52.2 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, Volusia County Schools had 3,681.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.04.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 37.00
Kindergarten: 204.00
Elementary: 1,257.88
Secondary: 1,520.16
Total: 3,681.15

Volusia County Schools employed 53.00 district administrators and 218.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 53.00
District Administrative Support: 120.50
School Administrators: 218.50
School Administrative Support: 488.48
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 757.35
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 41.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 158.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 57.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 92.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 66.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 903.46
Other Support Services: 1,301.85

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]

Volusia County Schools operates 89 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Amikids Volusia226-12
Atlantic High School1,2279-12
Beachside Elementary School711PK-5
Blue Lake Elementary School525PK-5
Burns Science And Technology Charter School1,074KG-12
Campbell Middle School8426-8
Champion Elementary School488PK-5
Chisholm Elementary School488PK-5
Citrus Grove Elementary School825PK-5
Coronado Beach Elementary School242PK-5
Creekside Middle School1,1626-8
Cypress Creek Elementary School797PK-5
David C. Hinson Sr. Middle School9026-8
Daytona Juvenile Residential Facility196-12
Debary Elementary School921PK-5
Deland High School2,8699-12
Deland Middle School1,0636-8
Deltona High School1,7879-12
Deltona Lakes Elementary School718PK-5
Deltona Middle School1,1546-8
Dept. Of Corrections Educational Program138-12
Discovery Elementary School640PK-5
Edgewater Public School456PK-5
Edith I. Starke Elementary School282PK-5
Enterprise Elementary School594PK-5
Ese Related Services61PK-PK
Forest Lake Elementary School457PK-5
Freedom Elementary School748PK-5
Friendship Elementary School422PK-5
Galaxy Middle School1,0086-8
George W. Marks Elementary School787PK-5
Halifax Behavioral Services13PK-12
Heritage Middle School1,0076-8
Highbanks Learning Center47KG-12
Holly Hill School1,054PK-8
Horizon Elementary School749PK-5
Hospital Homebound49PK-12
Indian River Elementary School619PK-5
Ivy Hawn Charter School Of The Arts946PK-8
Legacy Scholars Academy26KG-12
Louise S. Mcinnis Elementary School390PK-5
Mainland High School1,9259-12
Manatee Cove Elementary School810PK-5
New Smyrna Beach High School1,7389-12
New Smyrna Beach Middle School9696-8
Orange City Elementary School601PK-5
Ormond Beach Elementary School348PK-5
Ormond Beach Middle School8766-8
Osteen Elementary School489PK-5
Pace Center For Girls576-12
Palm Terrace Elementary School641PK-5
Pathways Elementary School721PK-5
Pierson Elementary School532PK-5
Pine Ridge High School1,6309-12
Pine Trail Elementary School711PK-5
Pk Child Care Program5PK-PK
Port Orange Elementary School380PK-5
Pride Elementary School618PK-5
Read-Pattillo Elementary School355PK-5
Richard Milburn Academy8829-12
River Springs Middle School1,1886-8
Riverview Learning Center67KG-12
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School364PK-5
Samsula Academy167KG-5
Seabreeze High School1,6959-12
Silver Sands Middle School1,0996-8
South Daytona Elementary School787PK-5
Southwestern Middle School7046-8
Spirit Elementary School733PK-5
Spruce Creek Elementary School771PK-5
Spruce Creek High School2,5689-12
Stewart Treatment Center23KG-12
Sugar Mill Elementary School576PK-5
Sunrise Elementary School445PK-5
Sweetwater Elementary School662PK-5
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School1,0776-12
The Chiles Academy1066-12
The Reading Edge Academy295KG-5
Timbercrest Elementary School804PK-5
Tomoka Elementary School609PK-5
Turie T. Small Elementary School407PK-5
University High School2,8379-12
Volusia County Virtual Instruction Program0KG-12
Volusia Online Learning-Flvs (Franchise)489KG-12
Volusia Pines Elementary School499PK-5
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center81KG-12
Volusia Virtual Instruction Program District Provided25KG-12
Westside Elementary School702PK-5
Woodward Avenue Elementary School469PK-5

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    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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