Treasure Coast Sun

There were 17,199 students enrolled in Indian River County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 51.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Indian River County schools, followed by 24.2% of Hispanic students, 17.8% of Black students and 4.9% of multiracial students.

Vero Beach High School registered the highest enrollment among Indian River County's 28 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,847 students.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Vero Beach High School	2,910	2,847	-2.2
Sebastian River High School	1,907	1,843	-3.4
Storm Grove Middle School	1,007	1,020	1.3
Imagine at South Vero	882	878	-0.5
Oslo Middle School	896	864	-3.6
Sebastian River Middle School	832	862	3.6
Treasure Coast Elementary School	642	691	7.6
Indian River Charter High School	682	683	0.1
Citrus Elementary School	656	666	1.5
Vero Beach Elementary School	574	599	4.4
Fellsmere Elementary School	584	594	1.7
Gifford Middle School	570	582	2.1
Liberty Magnet School	544	552	1.5
Osceola Magnet School	515	545	5.8
Rosewood Magnet School	534	525	-1.7
Beachland Elementary School	505	523	3.6
Dodgertown Elementary School	440	485	10.2
Glendale Elementary School	489	455	-7
Indian River Academy	426	430	0.9
Pelican Island Elementary School	362	343	-5.2
Sebastian Elementary School	352	329	-6.5
Sebastian Charter Junior High School	279	292	4.7
North County Charter School	351	260	-25.9
St. Peter's Academy	129	110	-14.7
Alternative Center for Education	32	78	143.8
Indian River Virtual Instruction Program	171	57	-66.7
Wabasso School	56	45	-19.6
Exceptional Student Education	39	41	5.1