Total enrollment
207,308
+7,565 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
284 schools in ORANGE
Florida · 207,778 students · 12 cities
ORANGE runs 284 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 207,778 (170 elementary, 44 middle, and 55 high).
4-year change in ORANGE
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
268
+10 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ORANGE ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #25 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207,778 | #4 of 70 | #8 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 272 | #4 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #45 of 70 | #7,773 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.5% | #60 of 70 | #5,573 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #10 of 68 | #570 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ORANGE
State test results across the district's 226 scored schools run from ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY at 98.1% proficient to BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY CHARTER at 22.5%, a gap of 75.6 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 62 Florida districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About ORANGE
ORANGE operates 284 public schools across Florida, collectively teacheing roughly 207,778 students.
On the school-mix side, ORANGE covers 170 elementary, 44 middle, 55 high schools, and 15 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 207,308 students, grew 4% from the 199,743 reported in SY 2020-21. ORANGE now counts 268 public schools, up from 258 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for ORANGE discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.