White enrollment falls in Indian River County schools during 2023-24 school year

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

By Treasure Coast Sun

Feb 24, 2025

There were 8,414 white students enrolled in Indian River County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 5.2% decrease from the 8,873 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Indian River County welcomed a total of 16,950 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 49.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Indian River County, Vero Beach High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,326 students, making up 47.6% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

Ethnicities in Indian River County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment in Indian River County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Vero Beach High School	47.6%	2,783
Sebastian River High School	47.6%	1,791
Storm Grove Middle School	59%	967
Imagine at South Vero	83.3%	880
Sebastian River Middle School	45.1%	838
Oslo Middle School	38.6%	834
Indian River Charter High School	69.6%	691
Treasure Coast Elementary School	64.5%	679
Citrus Elementary School	44.5%	651
Vero Beach Elementary School	35.2%	610
Fellsmere Elementary School	11.3%	591
Gifford Middle School	34.9%	587
Rosewood Magnet School	54.9%	541
Liberty Magnet School	59.6%	539
Osceola Magnet School	55.9%	528
Dodgertown Elementary School	17%	519
Beachland Elementary School	59.3%	492
Indian River Academy	32.6%	466
Glendale Elementary School	57.3%	431
Pelican Island Elementary School	56.9%	346
Sebastian Elementary School	58.1%	341
Sebastian Charter Junior High School	64.5%	296
North County Charter School	67.4%	261
Wabasso School	33.9%	59
Alternative Center for Education	37.5%	56
Exceptional Student Education	54.5%	44
Indian River Virtual Instruction Program	45.9%	37