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School Year Begins With Dip In Enrollment

    Lake County Schools opened the 2026-27 school year on Monday, August 10, with tens of thousands of county children piling into facilities throughout the county. Lake County saw a slight decrease in overall enrollment.
   On Monday, the county reported 43,742 students attending, slightly down from the 44,560 who attended on the first day last year and the 44,454 who attended on the first day of 2024. In a sign of overall leveling of the student population, Monday’s figure was almost exactly the same as the first day count in 2023, which was 43,724.
   Here’s a breakdown of student populations of area schools on Monday, with 2025 listed in parentheses:
Umatilla Middle School: 553 (563)
Eustis Middle School: 714 (744)
Eustis High School: 1,027 (1,117)
Umatilla High School: 882 (921)
Alee Academy: 75 (69)
Altoona Charter School: 231 (226)
Eustis Elementary School: 365 (377)
Eustis Heights Elementary: 556 (579)
Seminole Springs Elementary: 432 (434)
Sorrento Elementary: 777 (786)
Umatilla Elementary: 660 (680)
Round Lake Charter: 1,201 (1,260)
Spring Creek Charter: 527 (569).