South Lake Today

There were 94 Alaska Native students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 25.4% decrease from the 126 Alaska Native 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, Alaska Native students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 58 schools in Lake County, two schools recorded the highest enrollment of Alaska Native students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 23 students.

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 Alaska Native Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
East Ridge High School	0.8%	2,757
Lake Minneola High School	1%	2,281
South Lake High School	1.1%	2,189
Minneola Conversion Charter School	0.9%	1,735
Gray Middle School	0.9%	1,067