📍 800 N Hill Ave, Deland, Volusia County, 32724
Deland High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Deland, Volusia County. The school has 2,926 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Degirolmo. It is part of the Volusia school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Deland High School enrolls 2,926 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 134 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,532 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 786 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 441 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 3% |
| Asian | 69 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,458 of the school's 2,926 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,423 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deland High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-60, state senate district 14, state house district 26.
Deland High School is one of 90 schools in VOLUSIA, based in DELAND, Florida. The district serves 61,724 students district-wide and employs 3,637 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,926 students, Deland High School is larger than the district average of about 686 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small