Brevard County's student body primarily comprised of white students in 2023-24 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Brevard Sun

Sep 17, 2024

white students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in Brevard County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 73,810 students attending Brevard County schools, 57.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 16.8% of Brevard County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Brevard County, representing 58.6% of the student body.

Riviera Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 35% white students, 29.9% Hispanic students, 21.5% Black students, 10.4% multiracial students, and 2.6% Asian students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 0.4% when compared to the previous 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.

Ethnicities in Brevard County in 2023-24 School Year

Students' Ethnicity Percentage in Brevard County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Andrew Jackson Middle School	White	51.1%	560
Apollo Elementary School	White	44%	641
Astronaut High School	White	68.7%	1,053
Atlantis Elementary School	White	74.8%	635
Audubon Elementary School	White	64.3%	420
Bayside High School	White	48.1%	2,040
Brevard County Jail Complex	Black	< 10%	< 10
Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center	Black	57.1%	35
Brevard Virtual Franchise	White	65.5%	226
Cambridge Elementary Magnet School	Hispanic	45.5%	505
Cape View Elementary School	White	63.8%	293
Central Middle School	White	54.3%	1,060
Challenger 7 Elementary School	White	68.3%	480
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	White	44.7%	647
Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School	White	75.4%	1,029
Cocoa High School	White	31.4%	1,468
Columbia Elementary School	White	42.2%	559
Coquina Elementary School	White	52.7%	488
Croton Elementary School	White	56.1%	483
Delaura Middle School	White	77.3%	825
Devereux Hospital	White	66.2%	71
Discovery Elementary School	White	35.5%	681
Dr.w. J. Creel Elementary School	White	45.9%	588
Eau Gallie High School	White	57.4%	1,490
Edgewood Jr/Senior High School	White	66.8%	935
Educational Horizons Charter	White	56.8%	132
Emma Jewel Charter Academy	Black	78%	364
Endeavour Elementary School	Hispanic	50.4%	714
Enterprise Elementary School	White	77.5%	610
Fairglen Elementary School	White	71.8%	517
Fieldston Preparatory School	White	48.7%	74
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies	White	73%	408
Gemini Elementary School	White	86.1%	445
Golfview Elementary Magnet School	Black	41.2%	459
Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School	White	51.9%	524
Harbor City Elementary School	White	61.2%	397
Herbert C. Hoover Middle School	White	78.3%	443
Heritage High School	White	37%	2,023
Imagine Schools at West Melbourne	White	46.8%	617
Imperial Estates Elementary School	White	47.8%	669
Indialantic Elementary School	White	77.2%	680
James Madison Middle School	White	63.7%	430
John F. Kennedy Middle School	White	57.4%	665
John F. Turner Senior Elementary School	White	39.2%	577
Jupiter Elementary School	White	38.2%	852
Lewis Carroll Elementary School	White	75.5%	628
Lockmar Elementary School	White	53.9%	601
Longleaf Elementary School	White	73.9%	606
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	White	53.1%	554
Manatee Elementary School	White	72.3%	876
Meadowlane Intermediate Elementary School	White	57.8%	797
Meadowlane Primary Elementary School	White	57.3%	655
Melbourne Center for Personal Growth	Black	< 10%	10
Melbourne Senior High School	White	66.1%	2,176
Merritt Island High School	White	70.5%	1,483
Mila Elementary School	White	47.6%	431
Mims Elementary School	White	53.3%	415
North/Central Area Alternative Learning Center	White	40.9%	93
Oak Park Elementary School	White	55.1%	472
Ocean Breeze Elementary School	White	82.4%	527
Odyssey Charter School	White	42.7%	1,913
Odyssey Preparatory Charter Academy	White	39%	457
Palm Bay Academy Charter School	Black	45.2%	389
Palm Bay Elementary School	Black	34.8%	626
Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School	White	34.9%	1,411
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy	White	66.1%	1,067
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at Lockmar	White	58.8%	692
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at West Melbourne	White	66.2%	799
Pinecrest Academy Space Coast	White	59%	663
Pinewood Elementary School	White	86.6%	530
Port Malabar Elementary School	White	48.4%	605
Pre-K Ese Services	White	66.1%	218
Project Search	White	47.9%	48
Quest Elementary School	White	72%	714
Ralph M. Williams Junior Elementary School	White	63.7%	443
Riviera Elementary School	White	35%	646
Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School	White	85.4%	505
Rockledge Senior High School	White	45.6%	1,547
Ronald McNair Magnet Middle School	White	33%	355
Roy Allen Elementary School	White	57.3%	581
Royal Palm Charter School	White	53.2%	342
Sabal Elementary School	White	49.6%	512
Satellite Senior High School	White	82%	1,508
Saturn Elementary School	Black	35.8%	587
Sculptor Charter School	White	79.5%	560
Sea Park Elementary School	White	83.4%	326
Sherwood Elementary School	White	63.5%	468
South Area Alternative Learning Center	Black	34%	100
South Lake Elementary School	White	82.1%	446
Southwest Middle School	White	44.3%	899
Space Coast Junior/Senior High School	White	74.8%	1,488
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School	White	73.3%	434
Stone Magnet Middle School	White	41%	585
Sunrise Elementary School	White	56%	868
Suntree Elementary School	White	73.3%	599
Surfside Elementary School	White	84.5%	419
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	White	71.3%	268
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	White	70%	543
Titusville High School	White	57.5%	1,310
Tropical Elementary School	White	74.3%	619
University Park Elementary School	White	41.9%	487
Viera Charter School	White	65.2%	1,562
Viera Elementary School	White	69%	784
Viera High School	White	67.9%	2,314
W. Melbourne Elementary School for Science	White	62.2%	550
West Shore Junior/Senior High School	White	65.1%	931
Westside Elementary School	White	44.8%	867