Our Vision: Educate and inspire every student to be successful.
Our Mission: To serve all students with excellence. 
District Fast Facts
Core Values
We believe:
- It is our responsibility that every child will learn
- In the continuous improvement process
- In holding all individuals within the organization accountable for their decisions and actions
- In the power of the human spirit
- In honesty and integrity in all relationships
- Diversity adds value to the organization
- Students are the focus of all decisions and actions
- Family and community involvement are essential to student success
- In a safe, healthy, and supportive learning and working environment
- In effective and efficient management of all resources
The School District of Indian River County is nestled beside the Atlantic Ocean, halfway down the east coast of Florida. Centrally located 75 miles south of the Kennedy Space Center and 135 miles north of Miami, our 543 square miles contain beautiful beaches, immaculate ocean and river front communities, and endless groves of renowned Indian River oranges and grapefruit.
The School District Offices are located at 1990 25th Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960. The main telephone number is (772) 564-3000. The main fax number is (772) 569-0424.
The School Board of Indian River County is comprised of five elected representatives of the community. Board Members are elected to four-year terms. The Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board. All business meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Teacher Education Center (TEC) located in the District Central Offices, unless otherwise specified. Regular meetings will broadcast live and replay on Comcast Channel 28.
Indian River County's population of 112,000+ supports twenty-seven public schools attended by more than 17,000 students. There are fourteen elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, one Adult Education school, one Alternative Education school, one Exceptional school, and five charter schools.
Elementary schools are for kindergarten-fifth grade students. These schools are Beachland, Citrus, Dodgertown, Fellsmere, Glendale, Highlands, Liberty Magnet, Osceola Magnet, Pelican Island, Rosewood Magnet, Sebastian, Thompson Magnet, Treasure Coast, and Vero Beach Elementary Schools.
Four middle schools handle sixth through eighth grade students. They are Gifford Middle, Oslo Middle, and Sebastian River Middle, and Storm Grove Middle Schools.
Our two high schools are Sebastian River High School in the North County and Vero Beach High School in the South County.
The District also has a Center for Alternative Education, the Adult Education Center, and the Wabasso Exceptional School.
The charter schools are Indian River Charter High School, which serves grades nine-twelve, Imagine Schools at South Vero, which servers grades K-5, North County Charter School, which serves grades one-five, Sebastian River Charter Junior High, which serves grades six-eight, and St. Peter's Academy, which serves grades Kindergarten-six.
Our vision is to educate and inspire every student to be successful.Our mission is to serve all students with excellence. We take pride in the scope and excellence of our overall program and strive to provide a caring and supportive environment where meaningful learning takes place for all students every day.
The majority of our schools achieved a grade of “A” or “B” under Florida 's A+ Plan in 2007-2008.
Forty-six percent of our students qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch. Thirty-one percent of our Elementary Schools qualify for Title 1 assistance.
Exceptional Student Education is offered to 3,353 students.
Six percent of our students receive ESOL services (English for Speakers of Other Languages).
The School District of Indian River County is the largest employer in the county, with approximately 1,175 teachers and approximately 1,175 support personnel employed. The starting teacher salary is $35,500 and the average teacher salary is $43,254.