There were 7,777 Black students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 3% increase from the 7,551 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.
Data showed that Lake County welcomed a total of 48,222 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 16.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 58 schools in Lake County, Leesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 562 students, making up 31.7% of the school’s total student body.
Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.
A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.
| School name | % of Black Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| East Ridge High School | 16% | 2,757 |
| Lake Minneola High School | 15.1% | 2,281 |
| South Lake High School | 16.1% | 2,189 |
| Leesburg High School | 31.7% | 1,774 |
| Minneola Conversion Charter School | 7% | 1,735 |
| Tavares High School | 18.1% | 1,488 |
| Mt. Dora High School | 12% | 1,412 |
| Eustis High School | 20.4% | 1,405 |
| Grassy Lake Elementary School | 11.2% | 1,335 |
| Aurelia Cole Academy | 22.1% | 1,333 |
| Round Lake Elementary School | 4.8% | 1,177 |
| East Ridge Middle School | 12.3% | 1,094 |
| Windy Hill Middle School | 14% | 1,091 |
| Gray Middle School | 16.7% | 1,067 |
| Lake Pointe Academy | 14.3% | 1,066 |
| Imagine Schools at South Lake | 7.4% | 1,061 |
| Lost Lake Elementary School | 11.9% | 1,060 |
| Pinecrest Lakes Academy | 9% | 1,055 |
| Tavares Middle School | 18.5% | 998 |
| Pinecrest Academy Tavares | 14.7% | 918 |
| Umatilla High School | 4.7% | 915 |
| Treadway Elementary School | 14.1% | 893 |
| Sorrento Elementary School | 7.5% | 872 |
| Leesburg Elementary School | 31.5% | 871 |
| Mascotte Elementary School | 12.1% | 850 |
| Tavares Elementary School | 26.1% | 839 |
| Eustis Middle School | 22.7% | 798 |
| Mt. Dora Middle School | 15.6% | 793 |
| Sawgrass Bay Elementary School | 15.8% | 771 |
| The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake School | 16.4% | 762 |
| Groveland Elementary School | 26.4% | 735 |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | 7.5% | 733 |
| Triangle Elementary School | 25.3% | 728 |
| Carver Middle School | 30.1% | 724 |
| Fruitland Park Elementary School | 25.3% | 707 |
| Eustis Heights Elementary School | 31.9% | 700 |
| Umatilla Elementary School | 5.3% | 682 |
| Astatula Elementary School | 6.1% | 639 |
| Beverly Shores Elementary School | 49.4% | 616 |
| Umatilla Middle School | 3.6% | 610 |
| Cypress Ridge Elementary School | 7.4% | 580 |
| Oak Park Middle School | 38.4% | 558 |
| Pinecrest Academy Four Corners | 7.2% | 513 |
| Eustis Elementary School | 27.9% | 391 |
| Lake Virtual Franchise | 9% | 311 |
| Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy | 7.5% | 268 |
| Rimes Early Learning & Literacy Center | 40.7% | 248 |
| Lake Hills School | 19.1% | 215 |
| Alee Academy Charter School | 29.4% | 177 |
| Lake Success Academy | 44.4% | 27 |
