What Volusia County School District does

Volusia County School District (operating as Volusia County Schools, "VCS") is a Florida political subdivision and the state's 14th-largest public K-12 school district, serving approximately 60,000 students across 16 municipalities including Daytona Beach, DeLand, Deltona, Ormond Beach, and Port Orange. The district operates a network of elementary, middle, and high schools alongside alternative education centers (Highbanks Learning Center, Riverview Learning Center), Volusia Online Learning for virtual instruction, magnet programs, and seven affiliated charter schools. It employs more than 8,200 staff, making it one of Volusia County's largest employers, with all teachers state-certified and roughly 40% of instructional staff holding advanced degrees. Core programming includes Advanced Programs (AP, Cambridge AICE, IB, Dual Enrollment), Career and Technical Education academies with industry certifications, STEM initiatives (FIRST Robotics, Robot Brawl, Secondary STEM Bus), Exceptional Student Education, and ESOL services.

The district runs a defined technology stack anchored by the Focus Student Information System for enrollment, attendance, grading, and state reporting; the Focus ERP for human resources and payroll over its 8,200+ employee base; and VPortal, a ClassLink-powered single sign-on for students, parents, and staff. Other operational systems include Parent Square for family communication, MySchoolBucks integrated with School Way Café for meal payments, and Where's the Bus for transportation tracking. The One-to-One device program, the VCS Technology Plan 2024-2027, and an AI Guide for Teachers & Students round out the technology surface. Strategic external partnerships — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / RoboNation for autonomous-boat workforce development, Kelly Education for substitute staffing, and Daytona Tortugas for community engagement — extend capability beyond the core K-12 charter.

VCS is funded through a recurring mix of Florida state education appropriations, local property taxes at a 5.285-mill combined rate, federal categorical grants (Title I, Title II), and developer impact fees for capital expansion. The FY2024-2025 total budget is $1.536B, with $719.1M in the General Fund (72.5% of which is directed to instruction and instructional support), $600.0M for Capital Projects, $150.8M in Special Revenue, $48.2M for Debt Service, and $18.1M in Internal Service. There is no tuition; the district serves all county-resident students. Recent operational milestones include consecutive Florida "A" district grades — the first such back-to-back achievement in district history — and a 95.6% Class of 2025 graduation rate, up 1.9 points year-over-year and the third consecutive annual increase.

Name

Volusia County School District

Legal name

The School District of Volusia County

Website

https://vcsedu.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Volusia County School District is Florida's 14th-largest public K-12 district, serving approximately 60,000 students across 16 municipalities with 8,200+ employees and a $1.536 billion budget, funded primarily by state appropriations, local property taxes, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Student information systems
• Career technical education
• Special education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Deland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State Funding (General Fund): Primary operating budget funded by Florida state education funding, covering instruction and instructional support which represents 72.5 percent of total General Operating Fund appropriations
2. Capital Projects Funding: Capital improvement and construction projects funding
3. Special Revenue: Federal grants and categorical programs including Title I, Title II, and other restricted funding
4. Impact Fees: Developer impact fees for new construction and expansion

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Volusia County School District operates Florida's fourteenth-largest public K-12 school system, delivering free public education to approximately 60,000 students across elementary, middle, and high schools in 16 municipalities. The district offers advanced academic pathways (AP, Cambridge AICE, IB, Dual Enrollment), Career and Technical Education programs, STEM initiatives, Exceptional Student Education, virtual schooling through Volusia Online Learning, and student support services including transportation and nutrition.

Product overview

Volusia County Schools is Florida's fourteenth-largest school district, serving approximately 60,000 students across 73 elementary, middle, and high schools. The district operates a multi-platform technology ecosystem built around the Focus Student Information System (SIS) for academic and administrative records and the Focus ERP for human resources and payroll. Students, parents, and staff access district resources through VPortal (powered by ClassLink single sign-on). Core educational offerings include Career and Technical Education programs with industry certifications, Advanced Programs (AP/AICE/IB/Dual Enrollment), STEM initiatives including FIRST Robotics, Exceptional Student Education services, and Volusia Online Learning for virtual instruction. The district also operates School Way Café (nutrition services), VCS Print Shop, and Kelly Education (substitute staffing services). Instruction and instructional support represent 72.5 percent of the General Operating Fund budget.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volusia Online Learning Full-time and part-time K-12 virtual education program providing online courses for students seeking virtual schooling within the district.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduation rate increased to 95.6% for Class of 2025, up from 93.7%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2026Partnership through the EasyUSV program where Embry-Riddle received a $600,000 Office of Naval Research grant. Volusia County, Florida schools are partnering with Embry-Riddle to develop openly available step-by-step training guides and a software development kit for designing low-cost autonomous boats across education levels from high school through graduate school. The three-year project aims to build a future workforce capable of supporting the U.S. Navy's plans to deploy fleets of autonomous boats.
• RoboNationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization hosting the EasyUSV program curriculum and content. RoboNation will host the openly available training guides and SDK developed through the Office of Naval Research funded project.
• Kelly EducationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKelly Education provides substitute teacher and paraprofessional staffing services for Volusia County Schools across all locations throughout the district.
• Daytona TortugasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership through Community Information Services for community engagement and educational initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Orange County Public Schools (FL): Large Florida public K-12 school district of comparable scale, serving a similarly diverse urban/suburban student population with magnet, CTE, and advanced academic programs. Operates under the same state funding framework, making it a directly comparable peer for benchmarking academic outcomes and budget structure.
• Duval County Public Schools: Northeast Florida public school district with comparable enrollment scale. Operates similar magnet, CTE, and exceptional student education programs under the same Florida funding and accountability regime.
• Seminole County Public Schools: Adjacent Central Florida public K-12 district. Comparable in size and program offerings; competes for some of the same Volusia-region families and operates under identical Florida accountability standards.
• Polk County Public Schools: Florida public K-12 district of broadly comparable size, with similar magnet, CTE, and advanced programs operating under the same state framework. A relevant regional peer for program and budget benchmarking.
• Pinellas County Schools: Florida public K-12 district of similar scale operating under the same state framework. Comparable program offerings (CTE, magnet, advanced academics) and similar workforce composition (8,000+ employees), making it a directly comparable operational peer.
• Broward County Public Schools: Florida's second-largest public school district. Comparable in size, governance (elected school board), and program mix including magnet schools, CTE, and exceptional student education. A natural scale peer for Volusia.
• Brevard Public Schools: Florida east-coast public K-12 district of comparable scale. Same state funding model, overlapping magnet and CTE programs, and similar demographic mix — making it a directly comparable peer for academic and budgetary benchmarking.
• Lee County School District: Large Florida public K-12 district serving a coastal/tourism-influenced economy similar to Volusia's. Comparable in scale, governance, and program offerings; subject to identical state-level academic accountability and funding formulas.
• Hillsborough County Public Schools: Large Florida public K-12 district serving the Tampa metro area. Comparable scale and governance model with overlapping academic programs, magnet offerings, and similar state-level accountability (district grades from the Florida Department of Education).
• Palm Beach County School District: Large Florida public K-12 district with similar scale, magnet and choice programs, and CTE academies. Directly comparable on funding mechanism (state + millage) and academic accountability metrics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/volusiaschools
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/volusiaschools
• Facebookfacebook.com/VolusiaCountySchools
• Instagraminstagram.com/volusiaschools

Compliance3 records

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Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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