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Volusia County Schools

Location
200 North Clara Avenue DeLand, FL 32720 Volusia County, Florida United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K to 12th
Superintendent	James T. Russell
Schools	89 (2013-14)
Budget	$764.2 million^[1]
NCES District ID	1201920
Students and staff
Students	61,000 (2012-13)
Teachers	5,074 (2012-13)
Student–teacher ratio	12.02
Other information
Website	myvolusiaschools.org

Volusia County Schools is the public school district for Volusia County, Florida. The district serves the 16 cities of Daytona Beach, DeBary, DeLand, DeLeon Springs, Deltona, Edgewater, Enterprise, Holly Hill, Lake Helen, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill, Orange City, Ormond Beach, Osteen, Pierson, and Port Orange. The district is the 57th largest school district in the United States and serves 61,000 students. The district is composed of 46 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, and 10 high schools. In addition there are 8 alternative schools, 8 charter schools, and 3 combination schools (K-8, 6-12).

Leadership

Volusia County Schools is run by Superintendent Mr. James T. Russell and five elected members, one from each district in the county.^[2]

Dr. John Hill, Board Member, District No. 1
Mrs. Ida D. Wright, Chairman, District No. 2
Mrs. Linda Cuthbert (Vice Chairman), Board Member, District No. 3
Mr. Carl Persis, Board Member, District No. 4
Mrs. Melody Johnson (Chairman), Board Member, District No. 5

Elementary schools

Middle schools

Campbell Middle School Principal Dr. Jeffery L. Picott Jr.
Creekside Middle School Principal John Cash
Hinson Middle School Principal Robert R. Ouellette
DeLand Middle School Principal Chester Boles
Deltona Middle School Principal Dr. Richard R. Inge
Galaxy Middle School Principal Patricia Corr
Holly Hill School Principal Jeffrey W. Reaves
Heritage Middle School Principal Thomas Vaughan
New Smyrna Beach Middle School Principal Elizabeth Johnson
Ormond Beach Middle School Principal Matthew Krajewski
Silver Sands Middle School Principal Rose Roland
Southwestern Middle School Principal Jacquese J. Slocum
River Springs Middle School Principal Stacy Gotlib

High schools

School name	Nickname	Location	Attendance	Principal	School colors
Atlantic High School	Sharks	Port Orange	1,129	Stephen C. Hinson
Deland High School	Bulldogs	DeLand	2,320	Melissa Carr
Deltona High School	Wolves	Deltona	1,749	Carolyn Carbonell
Mainland High School	Buccaneers	Daytona Beach	2,010	Cheryl Salerno
New Smyrna Beach High School	Barracudas	New Smyrna Beach	1,895	Karen Chenoweth
Pine Ridge High School	Panthers	Deltona	1,700	Richard T. Myers
Seabreeze High School	Sandcrabs	Daytona Beach	1,598	Joseph S. Rawlings
Spruce Creek High School	Hawks	Port Orange, FL	2,623	Dr Todd Sparger
University High School	Titans	Orange City	2,824	Julian Jones
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	Wildcats	Pierson	—	Jeff S. Miller

Charter schools

Burns Science and Technology Charter School (K-8)
Easter Seals Charter School (Pre-K)
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts (K-8)
Richard Milburn Academy (9-12)
Richard Milburn Academy West (9-12)
Samsula Academy (K-5)
The Chiles Academy (6-12)
The Reading Edge Academy (K-5)

Alternative education

AMIkids
Department of Juvenile Justice Educational Programs
Highbanks Learning Center
PACE Center for Girls
Riverview Learning Center

Graduation rates

1998-1999: 70.1%
1999-2000: 74.9%
2000-2001: 77.0%
2001-2002: 81.5%
2002-2003: 80.1%
2003-2004: 83.0%
2004-2005: 83.0%
2005-2006: 81.9%
2006-2007: 82.6%

Dropout rates

1998-1999: 1.8%
1999-2000: 1.6%
2000-2001: 1.4%
2001-2002: 1.5%
2002-2003: 1.4%
2003-2004: 1.3%
2004-2005: 1.1%
2005-2006: 1.4%
2006-2007: 1.3%

References

^ Volusia County Schools - Demographics & Statistics. Volusia County Schools. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ http://myvolusiaschools.org/school-board/Pages/default.aspx

External links

v t e Volusia County, Florida schools
Volusia County Schools
High schools	Atlantic DeLand Deltona Mainland New Smyrna Beach Pine Ridge Seabreeze Spruce Creek University
Private schools
Religious	Father Lopez Catholic Trinity Christian Warner Christian

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