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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 25% of Indian River County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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

There were 4,239 Hispanic students enrolled in Indian River County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.6% increase from the 4,132 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 25% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Indian River County, Vero Beach High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 636 students, making up 22.9% 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

White [49.6%]Hispanic [25%]Black [18.4%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities with <5% [1%]

Enrollment in Indian River County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Hispanic Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Vero Beach High School22.9%2,783
Sebastian River High School33.8%1,791
Storm Grove Middle School19.4%967
Imagine at South Vero7.2%880
Sebastian River Middle School36.9%838
Oslo Middle School26.7%834
Indian River Charter High School17.8%691
Treasure Coast Elementary School21.2%679
Citrus Elementary School25.3%651
Vero Beach Elementary School28.7%610
Fellsmere Elementary School80.7%591
Gifford Middle School21.8%587
Rosewood Magnet School12.2%541
Liberty Magnet School20.6%539
Osceola Magnet School17.8%528
Dodgertown Elementary School23.3%519
Beachland Elementary School22.2%492
Indian River Academy32%466
Glendale Elementary School16.5%431
Pelican Island Elementary School17.6%346
Sebastian Elementary School16.4%341
Sebastian Charter Junior High School19.3%296
North County Charter School16.1%261
St. Peter's Academy46.7%92
Wabasso School20.3%59
Exceptional Student Education25%44

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Indian River Charter High School• Liberty Magnet School• Vero Beach Elementary School• North County Charter School• Vero Beach High School• Treasure Coast Elementary School• Glendale Elementary School• Storm Grove Middle School• Sebastian River Middle School• Fellsmere Elementary School• Wabasso School• Citrus Elementary School• Alternative Center for Education• Florida Department of Education• Sebastian River High School• Dodgertown Elementary School• Sebastian Elementary School• Gifford Middle School• Pelican Island Elementary School• Rosewood Magnet School• Osceola Magnet School• Indian River Virtual Instruction Program• Beachland Elementary School• Imagine at South Vero• Sebastian Charter Junior High School• St. Peter's Academy• Exceptional Student Education• Oslo Middle School• Indian River Academy

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