Brevard Sun

Brevard County School District had a decrease in student enrollment during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 560 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year were white, representing 51% of the Brevard County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 43.2% of the total enrollment.

Brevard County School District covers 105 schools within Brevard County, with its main office in Viera.

Among the 105 schools in Brevard County School District, Viera High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,314 students in the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

School	Total Enrollment
Viera High School	2,314
Melbourne Senior High School	2,176
Bayside High School	2,040
Heritage High School	2,023
Odyssey Charter School	1,913
Viera Charter School	1,562
Rockledge Senior High School	1,547
Satellite Senior High School	1,508
Eau Gallie High School	1,490
Space Coast Junior/Senior High School	1,488
Merritt Island High School	1,483
Cocoa High School	1,468
Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School	1,411
Titusville High School	1,310
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy	1,067
Central Middle School	1,060
Astronaut High School	1,053
Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School	1,029
Edgewood Jr/Senior High School	935
West Shore Junior/Senior High School	931
Southwest Middle School	899
Manatee Elementary School	876
Sunrise Elementary School	868
Jupiter Elementary School	852
Delaura Middle School	825
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at West Melbourne	799
Meadowlane Intermediate Elementary School	797
Viera Elementary School	784
Endeavour Elementary School	714
Quest Elementary School	714
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at Lockmar	692
Discovery Elementary School	681
Indialantic Elementary School	680
Imperial Estates Elementary School	669
John F. Kennedy Middle School	665
Pinecrest Academy Space Coast	663
Meadowlane Primary Elementary School	655
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	647
Riviera Elementary School	646
Apollo Elementary School	641
Atlantis Elementary School	635
Westside Elementary School	629
Lewis Carroll Elementary School	628
Tropical Elementary School	619
Imagine Schools at West Melbourne	617
Enterprise Elementary School	610
Longleaf Elementary School	606
Port Malabar Elementary School	605
Lockmar Elementary School	601
Suntree Elementary School	599
Dr.w. J. Creel Elementary School	588
Saturn Elementary School	587
Stone Magnet Middle School	585
Roy Allen Elementary School	581
Andrew Jackson Middle School	560
Sculptor Charter School	560
Columbia Elementary School	559
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	554
W. Melbourne Elementary School for Science	550
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	543
Pinewood Elementary School	530
Ocean Breeze Elementary School	527
Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School	524
Fairglen Elementary School	517
Sabal Elementary School	512
Cambridge Elementary Magnet School	505
Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School	505
Coquina Elementary School	488
University Park Elementary School	487
Croton Elementary School	483
Challenger 7 Elementary School	480
Oak Park Elementary School	472
Sherwood Elementary School	468
Golfview Elementary Magnet School	459
Odyssey Preparatory Charter Academy	457
South Lake Elementary School	446
Gemini Elementary School	445
Herbert C. Hoover Middle School	443
Ralph M. Williams Junior Elementary School	443
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School	434
Mila Elementary School	431
James Madison Middle School	430
Audubon Elementary School	420
Surfside Elementary School	419
Mims Elementary School	415
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies	408
Harbor City Elementary School	397
Palm Bay Academy Charter School	389
Emma Jewel Charter Academy	364
Ronald McNair Magnet Middle School	355
Royal Palm Charter School	342
Sea Park Elementary School	326
Palm Bay Elementary School	317
Cape View Elementary School	293
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	268
Brevard Virtual Franchise	226
Pre-K Ese Services	218
Educational Horizons Charter	132
South Area Alternative Learning Center	100
North/Central Area Alternative Learning Center	93
Devereux Hospital	71
Project Search	48
Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center	35
Melbourne Center for Personal Growth	10
Brevard County Jail Complex	0