DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 1860 N CLYDE MORRIS BLVD, in DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized junior high that serves 922 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within VOLUSIA.

VOLUSIA comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 61,765 students; DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.

Across the wider county, Volusia County reports that median household income runs about $70,044, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Volusia County runs 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), of which DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 48.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 1,006 students in 2018 compared to 922 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 60% to 47%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

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