Brevard Sun

Brevard County School District's 10th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 6,532 students enrolled in district’s 10th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.8% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 10th-grade grew by 0.5% compared to the year before.

Brevard County School District also had a high enrollment for the ninth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Melbourne Senior High School had the most 10th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year. Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center, Brevard County Jail Complex, and Devereux Hospital had the fewest.

Data showed that Brevard County School District enrolled a total of 73,810 students in the 2023-24 school year, the 12th highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 12th highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Andrew Jackson Middle School	560
Apollo Elementary School	641
Astronaut High School	1,053
Atlantis Elementary School	635
Audubon Elementary School	420
Bayside High School	2,040
Brevard County Jail Complex	0
Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center	35
Brevard Virtual Franchise	226
Cambridge Elementary Magnet School	505
Cape View Elementary School	293
Central Middle School	1,060
Challenger 7 Elementary School	480
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	647
Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School	1,029
Cocoa High School	1,468
Columbia Elementary School	559
Coquina Elementary School	488
Croton Elementary School	483
Delaura Middle School	825
Devereux Hospital	71
Discovery Elementary School	681
Dr.w. J. Creel Elementary School	588
Eau Gallie High School	1,490
Edgewood Jr/Senior High School	935
Educational Horizons Charter	132
Emma Jewel Charter Academy	364
Endeavour Elementary School	714
Enterprise Elementary School	610
Fairglen Elementary School	517
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies	408
Gemini Elementary School	445
Golfview Elementary Magnet School	459
Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School	524
Harbor City Elementary School	397
Herbert C. Hoover Middle School	443
Heritage High School	2,023
Imagine Schools at West Melbourne	617
Imperial Estates Elementary School	669
Indialantic Elementary School	680
James Madison Middle School	430
John F. Kennedy Middle School	665
Jupiter Elementary School	852
Lewis Carroll Elementary School	628
Lockmar Elementary School	601
Longleaf Elementary School	606
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	554
Manatee Elementary School	876
Meadowlane Intermediate Elementary School	797
Meadowlane Primary Elementary School	655
Melbourne Center for Personal Growth	10
Melbourne Senior High School	2,176
Merritt Island High School	1,483
Mila Elementary School	431
Mims Elementary School	415
North/Central Area Alternative Learning Center	93
Oak Park Elementary School	472
Ocean Breeze Elementary School	527
Odyssey Charter School	1,913
Odyssey Preparatory Charter Academy	457
Palm Bay Academy Charter School	389
Palm Bay Elementary School	317
Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School	1,411
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy	1,067
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at Lockmar	692
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at West Melbourne	799
Pinecrest Academy Space Coast	663
Pinewood Elementary School	530
Port Malabar Elementary School	605
Pre-K Ese Services	218
Project Search	48
Quest Elementary School	714
Ralph M. Williams Junior Elementary School	443
Riviera Elementary School	646
Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School	505
Rockledge Senior High School	1,547
Ronald McNair Magnet Middle School	355
Roy Allen Elementary School	581
Royal Palm Charter School	342
Sabal Elementary School	512
Satellite Senior High School	1,508
Saturn Elementary School	587
Sculptor Charter School	560
Sea Park Elementary School	326
Sherwood Elementary School	468
South Area Alternative Learning Center	100
South Lake Elementary School	446
Southwest Middle School	899
Space Coast Junior/Senior High School	1,488
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School	434
Stone Magnet Middle School	585
Sunrise Elementary School	868
Suntree Elementary School	599
Surfside Elementary School	419
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	268
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	543
Titusville High School	1,310
Tropical Elementary School	619
University Park Elementary School	487
Viera Charter School	1,562
Viera Elementary School	784
Viera High School	2,314
W. Melbourne Elementary School for Science	550
West Shore Junior/Senior High School	931
Westside Elementary School	629
Total Brevard County School District	73,810