There were 14,718 Hispanic students enrolled in Lake County’s only school district in the 2023-24 school year, a 4.9% increase over the 14,037 Hispanic students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.
Data showed that Lake County welcomed a total of 48,285 students at the time. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 30.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was white, accounting for 45.2% of the students (21,805).
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.
According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.
| District | No. of Hispanic Students | Total District Enrollment | % of Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Schools District | 14,718 | 48,285 | 30.5% |
