volusia county schools is the public school district for volusia county, florida. the district serves the 16 cities of daytona beach, debary, deland, deleon springs, deltona, edgewater, enterprise, holly hill, lake helen, new smyrna beach, oak hill, orange city, ormond beach, osteen, pierson, and port orange. it is the 57th largest school district in the united states and serves approximately 63,000 students. the district is composed of 45 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, and 9 high schools. in addition there are 9 alternative schools, 7 charter schools, 2 combination schools (k-8 or 6-12), and 1 district virtual instruction program. the district is accredited by the southern association of colleges and schools/advanced.