Jacksonville and Duval County Education
Northeast Florida has some of the best schools in the country.
Two were ranked second and third best high schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine in 2003.

Four area schools made the list of “America’s Best High Schools” and Duval County was the only school
district to have two schools ranked in the Top Ten.

There are more than 200,500 students, 11,600 teachers, 8,600 support staff and 291 schools in
the six counties that make up Northeast Florida. All have earned accreditation from the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools. More information on each of the counties’ public schools can be
obtained by phone or from their Web sites. For a comparison of schools and school districts on a variety
of criteria, view Florida School Indicators Reports at the Florida Department of Education’s Web site.
http://www.fldoe.org/

Jacksonville school specifics:

105 Elementary Schools
27 Middle Schools
20 High Schools
16 Private Schools
3 Exceptional Student Centers
5 Alternative Schools
5 Charter Schools. For more specifics on what a Charter schools is and enrollment details etc go to http://www.educationcentral.org/schools/schchart.asp
Higher Education-Colleges and trade Schools
24 in all, teaching everything from Law, Health care to Business.
Two year facilities

Florida Community College
St. Johns River Community College
Lake City Community College
Santa Fe Community College
Four-year facilities

Bethune-Cookman
the University of North Florida
Jacksonville University
Webster University
Jones College
Edward Waters College
University of St. Augustine
In the Entire Northeastern section of the state, there are 90 educational facilities offering over
700 programs.

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Orlando and Orange County Education
There are more than 165,000 students, 7600 teachers and over 150 elementary and secondary schools in Orange County. Orange County Public Schools are the 12th largest school district out of more than 16,000 in the nation.

• It is the fifth largest in Florida. OCPS grows by more than 5,000 new students a year.
• To keep up with growth, the district typically builds between four and seven new schools each year.
  http://www.ocps.k12.fl.us/
  http://www.eflorida.com/profiles/CountyReport.asp?CountyID=29&Display=all

For a comparison of schools and school districts on a variety of criteria, view Florida School Indicators Reports at the Florida Department of Education’s Web site. http://www.fldoe.org/

Orange County school specifics:

• 100 Elementary Schools
• 51 secondary schools
• 125 junior high
• 94 senior High Schools
• 150 College-Universities
• 3 Magnet schools
• 10 junior colleges
• 22 Charter schools
• 240 private and parochial schools
• 4 Alternative Schools
• 15 adult education
• 50 business and vocational schools
• 263 pre schools

Partial list of Colleges/Universities:

• University of Phoenix
• Rollins College
• Stetson University
• University of Central Florida
• Florida Metropolitan University

Junior/Community Colleges:

• Seminole Community College
• Valencia Community College
• Lake-Sumter Community College

Vocational/Technical Schools:

• Winter Park Tech
• Orlando Technical Center
• Mid-Florida Technical Institute
• Orange Technical Education Centers / Westside Tech
• Lake County Area Vocational Technical Center
• UTI-Motorcycle, Marine & Mechanics Institute

Other Schools:

• Florida Technical College
• DeVry University
• ITT Technical Institute
• Orlando Culinary Academy
• Full Sail Real World Education (Digital Media)
• International Academy of Design & Technology
• FAMU College of Law
• Barry University College of Law
• Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez
• Nova Southeastern University

For specific locations and more information-see
http://www.ocps.k12.fl.us/

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