UCP EAST CHARTER

UCP EAST CHARTER, a micro-enrollment primary school in ORLANDO, Florida, operated by ORANGE, enrolls 120 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 80% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; UCP EAST CHARTER is among them.

Demographically, UCP EAST CHARTER records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting UCP EAST CHARTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 7% of students at UCP EAST CHARTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), UCP EAST CHARTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: UNIVERSITY HIGH, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around UCP EAST CHARTER.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. As a public charter, UCP EAST CHARTER runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. UCP EAST CHARTER's enrollment has fell 57% since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 120). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 32% to 25%.

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