DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized primary schools in DEBARY, Florida, overseen by VOLUSIA, with 780 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Across the 87 schools in VOLUSIA (61,765 students total), DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Volusia County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 68.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Volusia County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

VOLUSIA ONLINE LEARNING-FLVS (FRANCHISE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 5%, going from 742 students in 2018 to 780 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 77% to 65%.

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