ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY

Set in ORLANDO, Florida, ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY is a tiny high school, overseen by ORANGE. It educates 40 students across grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY sits 96% leaner than that benchmark.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY is among them.

Demographically, ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY records that Black students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 33% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 20% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Orange County reports that median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: JUVENILE OFFENDERS PROGRAM, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 6-year window. ORANGE YOUTH ACADEMY's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 52 (now 40). Over the same period, the White share grew from 17% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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