western Orlando State representation Orange County residents are represented in Tallahassee with 3 Senate seats. District 11 encompasses northwestern Orange County District 13 encompasses north central and northeastern Orange County District 15 encompasses all of Osceola County and the southern third of Orange County Orange County residents are represented in Tallahassee with 9 House seats. District 30 encompasses southern Seminole and portions of northern Orange County District 31 encompasses northern Lake County and northwest Orange County District 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are wholly composed of Orange. District 50 encompasses northern Brevard County and eastern Orange County County representation Orange County is served by a board of commissioners. The board consists of an elected mayor and six commissioners. The mayor is elected At-large, while commissioners are elected from single-member districts. The mayor and commissioners each serve staggered four-year terms. Commissioners from Districts 1, 3, and 5 are elected in presidential election years, while the mayor and commissioners from Districts 2, 4, and 6 are elected in alternate years. The county is also served by a clerk of courts, sheriff, property appraiser, tax collector, supervisor of elections, state attorney, and public defender. All positions are four-year terms, requiring direct election by voters in presidential election years. Voter Registration Education Public education The Orange County Public Schools deliver public education to students countywide. Its functions and expenditures are overseen by an elected school board composed of a chairman, elected at-large; and seven members, elected from single-member districts. Each member is elected to a four-year term: the chairman and three other members are elected in gubernatorial election years, while the other four are elected in presidential election years. As of the 2021–2022 school year, the school system operated 205 schools (127 elementary, 9 K-8, 39 middle, 22 high, and 8 exceptional learning), with 206,246 students. It is the fourth-largest school district statewide and ninth in the nation. Colleges and universities The University of Central Florida is the sole 4-year public university. As of the Fall 2020 semester, a total of 71,948 students attended the university, making it the largest university in the nation by enrollment. The university's 1,415 acre main campus is situated in northeast Orange County. Nearby Winter Park is home to Rollins College, a private college situated only a few miles from Downtown Orlando. In 2012, it was ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report amongst regional universities