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Orange County schools ranks in top 10 largest school districts in the US

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Public Schools is once again listed as the eighth-largest school district for the 2022-2023 school year.

Based on the official count from October, OCPS reported 208,788 students.

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That is the highest number of students since before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when the district reported 212,401 students for the 2019-2020 school year.

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With over 24,000 employees and 210 schools, Orange County is the fourth-largest school district in Florida behind Dade, Broward and Hillsborough counties.

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Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.