Volusia County Schools

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Volusia County Schools
Location
200 North Clara Avenue
DeLand, FL 32720
Volusia County, Florida
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesPre-K to 12th
SuperintendentDr. Carmen Balgobin
Schools92 (2019-20) [1]
Budget$862.8 million [2]
NCES District ID1201920
Students and staff
Students62750 (2021–22) [1]
Teachers3755.88 (2016–17) [1]
Student–teacher ratio16.83 [1]
Other information
Website www.vcsedu.org

Volusia County Schools is the public school district for Volusia County, Florida, United States. 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. It is the 57th largest school district in the United States and serves approximately 63,000 students. The district is composed of 45 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, and 9 high schools. In addition there are 9 alternative schools, 7 charter schools, 2 combination schools (K-8 or 6-12), and 1 district virtual instruction program. [3] The district is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/AdvancED. [4]

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Leadership

Volusia County Schools is led by Superintendent Dr. Carmen Balgobin [5] and five elected members of the school board, one from each district in the county. [6]

Elementary schools

Middle schools

School NameLocationPrincipal
Campbell Middle Daytona Beach Kimberly Matthews
Creekside Middle Port Orange John Cash
David C. Hinson Sr. Middle Daytona Beach William Dunnigan
DeLand Middle DeLand John Devito
Deltona Middle Deltona Stephen Hinson
Galaxy Middle Deltona Eidie Velez
Heritage Middle Deltona Nicholas Fidance
Holly Hill School (K-8) Holly Hill Robert Voges
New Smyrna Beach Middle New Smyrna Beach Rebecca Porter
Ormond Beach Middle Ormond Beach Heather Iannarelli
River Springs Middle Orange City Thomas Vaughan
Silver Sands Middle Port Orange Dr. Rick Inge
Southwestern Middle DeLand Jacquese J. Copeland

High schools

School NameNicknameLocationAttendancePrincipalSchool Colors
Atlantic High School Sharks Port Orange 1,129Jason Watson   
DeLand High School Bulldogs DeLand 2,320Mike Degirolmo  
Deltona High School Wolves Deltona 1,749Mike Micallef  
Mainland High School Buccaneers Daytona Beach 2,010Dr. Joseph Castelli  
New Smyrna Beach High School Barracudas New Smyrna Beach 1,895Timothy Merrick  
Pine Ridge High School Panthers Deltona 1,700William Ryser  
Seabreeze High School Sandcrabs Daytona Beach 1,598Tucker Harris  
Spruce Creek High School Hawks Port Orange 2,623Dr. Todd Sparger  
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High SchoolWildcats Pierson Jonathan Pearce  
University High School Titans Orange City 2,824Karen Chenoweth  

Charter schools

Alternative education

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Volusia County Schools Membership Report" (PDF). vcsedu.org. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ Demographics & Statistics | Volusia County Schools. Volusia County Schools. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Schools | Volusia County Schools". www.vcsedu.org. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Cognia - Institution Summary". www.advanc-ed.org. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ "VCS School Board Selects New Superintendent | Volusia County Schools". www.vcsedu.org. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ School Board | Volusia County Schools. Volusia County Schools. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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