LAKE NONA HIGH

Set in ORLANDO, Florida, LAKE NONA HIGH is a substantial senior high, operated by ORANGE. It educates 2,974 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 187% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. LAKE NONA HIGH is one of those campuses.

Demographically, LAKE NONA HIGH records that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White, 7% Asian, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LAKE NONA HIGH has 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.2:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at LAKE NONA HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKE NONA HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.9%; this one delivers 62.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), LAKE NONA HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LAKE NONA MIDDLE, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKE NONA HIGH at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 71.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKE NONA HIGH has held roughly steady, going from 3,011 students in 2018 to 2,974 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 56% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 25.2:1 today.

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