MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL

Set in DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling secondary school, operated by VOLUSIA. It instructs 1,964 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 90% bigger than typical.

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

Demographically, MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 31% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.7:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Volusia County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 49.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Volusia County put median household earnings sit near $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. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

TURIE T. SMALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,941 students in 2018 compared to 1,964 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 45% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.