Treasure Coast Sun

There were 861 multiracial students enrolled in Indian River County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 5% increase from the 820 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 5.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Indian River County, Vero Beach High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 144 students, making up 5.2% 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.

School name	% of multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Vero Beach High School	5.2%	2,783
Sebastian River High School	3.4%	1,791
Storm Grove Middle School	5%	967
Imagine at South Vero	2.8%	880
Sebastian River Middle School	3.8%	838
Oslo Middle School	7%	834
Indian River Charter High School	4.9%	691
Treasure Coast Elementary School	5%	679
Citrus Elementary School	6.6%	651
Vero Beach Elementary School	8.5%	610
Gifford Middle School	4.4%	587
Rosewood Magnet School	7.9%	541
Liberty Magnet School	6.1%	539
Osceola Magnet School	7.4%	528
Dodgertown Elementary School	6%	519
Beachland Elementary School	5.5%	492
Indian River Academy	9.2%	466
Glendale Elementary School	7%	431
Pelican Island Elementary School	6.6%	346
Sebastian Elementary School	5.6%	341
Sebastian Charter Junior High School	5.7%	296