The student population varies in age ranging from high school students to senior citizens. Instruction takes place primarily in four technical centers and 14 adult community education centers, which are located on the high school campuses. Additionally, an estimated 17,000 individuals will take advantage of personal enrichment classes offered at the adult community centers. The Orange County public school system operates the largest public transportation system in Central Florida. OCPS school buses travel more than 17 million miles annually, or 95,800 miles on an average school day.
State law requires that any student living beyond two miles be provided transportation to school.
An additional 15 percent indicated they were enrolling in a technical education center. OCPS has more than 38,000 microcomputers in the schools, many of which are connected to a wide area network, the district's main computing center and the Internet. Students in Orange County schools come from 223 countries and speak 143 different languages and dialects. The school board consists of seven members who represent individual districts but are elected countywide. Members must live in the districts they represent while serving staggered, four-year terms.