ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL

ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a big unified-grade school in PALM BAY, Florida, overseen by BREVARD. Current enrollment sits at 1,917 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 443% bigger than the state mean of about 353.

BREVARD runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 73,587 students. ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL reports that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.3%; this one delivers 64.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Brevard County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 113 public schools in Brevard County (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students).

The closest other public school is BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 48.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 37%: 1,403 students in 2018 compared to 1,917 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 49% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.