RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL

RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a big 6-8 campus in ORANGE CITY, Florida, operated by VOLUSIA. The school works with 1,218 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 53% larger than typical.

RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 87 schools operated by VOLUSIA, a district that hosts 61,765 students overall.

Looking at the student body, RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.9%; this one delivers 47.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Volusia County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 1,264 students in 2018 compared to 1,218 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 67% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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