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Comprehensive Plan Economic Development Element Education Currently, the School District of Indian River County is a Grade "A" school district. That is the highest letter grade that can be awarded by the state to a school district. The "A" grade was awarded to the County because of exceptional scores district wide on state standardized tests. Overall, the School District's district -wide score for the 2008-09 school year placed the County in 17th place out of Florida's 67 counties (top 25%). Within Indian River County and the surrounding region, there are various universities and technical institutes providing education and research opportunities to county residents and businesses. Several of those higher education institutions offer programs within Indian River County in which students can earn credits toward an associate, bachelor, or masters degree program. Besides primary, secondary, and higher education, the county also has training programs available. These are coordinated and monitored by Workforce Solutions. In 2006/2007, 48 job training programs, approved by Workforce Solution's Targeted Occupations List, were offered within Indian River County by Indian River State College, the School District of Indian River County, and the Vero Beauty and Massage Institute. These institutions/organizations can specifically tailor training for new and existing businesses in Indian River County based on the businesses' needs. Housing An adequate supply of housing is an important economic development location factor. For both employees and management, adequate housing needs to be available either in the community or nearby. Presently, the county has a mix of affordable single family and multifamily units. Although housing affordability was an issue in the housing boom period of 2002 to 2005, the overbuilding at that time led to a collapse of the housing market and an increase in housing affordability. Housing issues related to Indian River County are addressed in the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Market Relationships/Access to Markets Located along the east coast of Florida, approximately two hours north of the major metropolitan areas of South Florida, Indian River County is approximately thirty minutes north of the Fort Pierce - Port St. Lucie MSA, approximately forty-five minutes south of the Palm Bay -Melbourne -Titusville Metropolitan Area, and approximately one hour and forty-five minutes southeast of the Orlando Metropolitan Area. Community Development Department Indian River County 7