Volusia County Schools

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Volusia County Schools

Type and location
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K to 12th
Region	Volusia County, Florida
Country	United States
Location	200 North Clara Avenue DeLand, FL 32720
District information
Superintendent	Margaret A. Smith
Schools	81 (2012-13)
Budget	$763.9 million^[1]
NCES District ID	1201920
Students and staff
Students	62,306 (2009-10)
Teachers	4,367 (2009-10)
Student-teacher ratio	14.27
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, De Leon 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 62,000 students. The district is composed of 46 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, eight high schools and seven alternative schools.

Leadership

Volusia County Schools is run by the current Superintendent Dr. Margaret A. Smith and 5 elected members, 1 from each district in the county.^[2]

Ms. Candace Lankford. Vice Chairman, District No. 1
Ms. Ida Wright. Board Member, District No. 2
Mr. Stan Schmidt. Board Member, District No. 3
Mrs. Linda Costello. Board Member, District No. 4
Mrs. Diane J. Smith. Chairman, District No. 5

Elementary schools

Middle schools

Campbell Middle School Principal Craig Zablo
Creekside Middle School Principal John Cash
Hinson Middle School Principal Julian Jones
Deland Middle School Principal Bill Dunnigan
Deltona Middle School Principal Lesley Sileo
Galaxy Middle School Principal Patricia Corr
Holly Hill School Principal Tami Fisher
Heritage Middle School Principal Carolyn Carbonell (2010–Present)
New Smyrna Beach Middle School Principal Joe Rawlings
Ormond Beach Middle School Principal Matthew Krajewski
Silver Sands Middle School Principal Rose Roland
Southwestern Middle School Principal Mamie Oatis
River Springs Middle School Principal Stacy Gotlib

High schools

Atlantic High School Teresa Marks
DeLand High School Principal Mitch Moyer (1997–present)
Deltona High School Principal Susan Freeman (2010–present)
Mainland High School Principal Dr. Cheryl Salerno (2007–present)
New Smyrna Beach High School Principal Robert R. Ouellette
Pine Ridge High School Principal John Atkinson (2011–present)
Seabreeze High School Principal Bob Wallace
Spruce Creek High School Principal Todd Sparger
Taylor Middle-High School Principal Ron Pagano
University High School Principal Dennis Neal (2010–present)

Charter Schools

Boston Avenue Charter School(Pre-K-5)
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 19 August 2012.
↑ http://myVolusiaSchools.org/school-board/Pages/default.aspx

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