DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL

As a large senior high in DELTONA, Florida, DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL hosts 1,716 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by VOLUSIA. Enrollment runs roughly 66% larger than the state mean of about 1,035.

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

In terms of who attends, DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 32% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.5%, the actual is 58.9%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Around the school, Volusia County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,044, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TIMBERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 1,697 students in 2018 compared to 1,716 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.