What we know: Orange County Public Schools expects to lose more than 3,000 students in the upcoming school year, citing an exodus to charter schools and homeschooling.
What we don’t know: Orange County Public Schools is seeing a decline in enrollment as more students are becoming homeschooled or tranfereing to charter schools.
The trend follows a statewide shift, with more than 155,000 students enrolled in Florida’s home education programs during the 2023–2024 school year—a 46% increase over five years. Orange County has one of the highest homeschool participation rates in the state, with 8% of families opting out of traditional schools.
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