DEVEREUX HOSPITAL

63 Students

Other K - 12th

School Overview

The **Devereux Hospital school program** in Viera, Florida, operates as an educational component integrated within the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health facility. Because this institution specializes in providing intensive behavioral health and psychiatric care for children and adolescents, the school environment is designed to provide therapeutic educational support for students who are experiencing significant emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges that prevent them from succeeding in a traditional public school setting.

The program functions in partnership with the Brevard Public Schools district to ensure that students maintain academic continuity while undergoing treatment. By providing a highly structured, small-group learning environment, the school focuses on individualized instruction that accommodates both the students' clinical needs and their academic grade-level requirements. The primary goal of the school is to help students stabilize their behaviors, develop effective coping mechanisms, and eventually transition back to their home schools or less restrictive educational environments as their health improves.

Total Students

15.0

Full-Time Teachers

4.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

6.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for DEVEREUX HOSPITAL
Demographic	Student Count
White	43
Hispanic	1
Black	17
Two or More	2

White
43 (68.3 %)
Black
17 (27.0 %)
Two or More
2 (3.2 %)
Hispanic
1 (1.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Special Education School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	BREVARD
Phone:	(321)242-9100
Grade Range:	K - 12th
Total Students:	63
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	15.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	4.2
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	4
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 3 1

Grade 4 5

Grade 5 6

Grade 6 8

Grade 7 4

Grade 8 7

Grade 9 15

Grade 10 13

Grade 11 4