Treasure Coast Sun

The majority of students in Indian River County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 17,199 students attending Indian River County schools, 51.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.2% of Indian River County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Indian River County, representing 53.6% of the student body.

Vero Beach Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 36.9% white students, 27.2% Hispanic students, 24.5% Black students, 9.3% multiracial students, and 1.8% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alternative Center for Education	Black	50%	78
Beachland Elementary School	White	61.4%	523
Citrus Elementary School	White	47.8%	666
Dodgertown Elementary School	Black	52.2%	485
Exceptional Student Education	White	46.3%	41
Fellsmere Elementary School	Hispanic	81.3%	594
Gifford Middle School	Black	38.1%	582
Glendale Elementary School	White	60.4%	455
Imagine at South Vero	White	84.3%	878
Indian River Academy	Hispanic	33.7%	430
Indian River Charter High School	White	70.4%	683
Indian River Virtual Instruction Program	White	63.2%	57
Liberty Magnet School	White	63.6%	552
North County Charter School	White	73.9%	260
Osceola Magnet School	White	57.1%	545
Oslo Middle School	White	42.4%	864
Pelican Island Elementary School	White	53.1%	343
Rosewood Magnet School	White	58.9%	525
Sebastian Charter Junior High School	White	67.1%	292
Sebastian Elementary School	White	52.6%	329
Sebastian River High School	White	51%	1,843
Sebastian River Middle School	White	45.5%	862
St. Peter's Academy	Black	50%	110
Storm Grove Middle School	White	60.9%	1,020
Treasure Coast Elementary School	White	65.4%	691
Vero Beach Elementary School	White	36.9%	599
Vero Beach High School	White	49.7%	2,847
Wabasso School	White	44.4%	45