UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is a big high school in ORANGE CITY, Florida, run under VOLUSIA. The school serves 2,855 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 176% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Within VOLUSIA, which oversees 87 schools and 61,765 students, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL has 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Volusia County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.4%, the actual is 55.7%, a residual of -3.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Volusia County) reports that median household income runs about $70,044, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 2,769 students in 2018 compared to 2,855 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 54% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

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