South Lake Today

There were 21,772 white students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.8% decrease from the 21,951 white 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, white students comprised 45.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 58 schools in Lake County, East Ridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 999 students, making up 36.2% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
East Ridge High School	36.2%	2,757
Lake Minneola High School	43.5%	2,281
South Lake High School	38.9%	2,189
Leesburg High School	35.6%	1,774
Minneola Conversion Charter School	50.9%	1,735
Tavares High School	50.6%	1,488
Mt. Dora High School	50.1%	1,412
Eustis High School	46.1%	1,405
Grassy Lake Elementary School	47.4%	1,335
Aurelia Cole Academy	35.9%	1,333
Round Lake Elementary School	71.7%	1,177
East Ridge Middle School	43.6%	1,094
Windy Hill Middle School	37.9%	1,091
Gray Middle School	33.6%	1,067
Lake Pointe Academy	23%	1,066
Imagine Schools at South Lake	61.4%	1,061
Lost Lake Elementary School	38.7%	1,060
Pinecrest Lakes Academy	48.2%	1,055
Tavares Middle School	52.7%	998
Pinecrest Academy Tavares	43.4%	918
Umatilla High School	75.2%	915
Treadway Elementary School	56.8%	893
Sorrento Elementary School	58.5%	872
Leesburg Elementary School	28.4%	871
Mascotte Elementary School	31.3%	850
Tavares Elementary School	45.1%	839
Eustis Middle School	44%	798
Mt. Dora Middle School	44.9%	793
Sawgrass Bay Elementary School	35.5%	771
The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake School	50.1%	762
Groveland Elementary School	22.2%	735
Pine Ridge Elementary School	61.1%	733
Triangle Elementary School	31.6%	728
Carver Middle School	35.9%	724
Fruitland Park Elementary School	45.3%	707
Eustis Heights Elementary School	30.7%	700
Umatilla Elementary School	72.1%	682
Astatula Elementary School	56.7%	639
Spring Creek Charter School	79.4%	620
Beverly Shores Elementary School	17.2%	616
Umatilla Middle School	73.8%	610
Cypress Ridge Elementary School	63.6%	580
Oak Park Middle School	23.5%	558
Pinecrest Academy Four Corners	21.6%	513
Seminole Springs Elementary School	68%	494
Eustis Elementary School	35.5%	391
Lake Virtual Franchise	59.2%	311
Pinecrest Lakes Middle/High Academy	53%	268
Altoona School	80.5%	262
Rimes Early Learning & Literacy Center	25.8%	248
Lake Hills School	49.3%	215
Alee Academy Charter School	40.7%	177