NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER

NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER, a modestly sized unified-grade school in KISSIMMEE, Florida, operated by OSCEOLA, hosts 179 students, covering grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 49% below typical.

Across the 83 schools in OSCEOLA (75,388 students total), NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 28% Black, 10% White, 2% multiracial. Compared to Osceola County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Osceola County's rate of about 52%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Osceola County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,637 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Osceola County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), of which NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is UCP OSCEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 227 students in 2018 compared to 179 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 22% to 28% across the same window.

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