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The following table sets forth a comparison of the unemployment rate in the County compared to that in the State of Florida: Annual Avers Indian River County State of Florida 1991 9.9% 7.0% 1990 9.2 6.2 1989 6.4 5.6 1988 6.8 5.0 1987 8.9 5.3 Source: State of Florida, Department of Labor and Unemployment Security Transportation Rail transportation in the County is handled by Florida East Coast Railway while numerous freight truck lines are available to serve the County. Highways providing surface travel are Interstate 95, U.S. 1, and State Road AIA for north -south travel and State Road 60 for travel to the west while the Florida Turnpike courses south and northwest through the southwest corner of the County. The area is served by Greyhound Bus Lines for passenger and package service. Vero Beach Municipal Airport provides scheduled commuter airline service and is capable of handling most commercial aircraft, while one other airport in the County serves both charter and private aircraft. Scheduled airline service is available to County residents at the Melbourne Regional Airport (about a fifty minute drive), Orlando International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport (each about an hour and a half drive). Health Care The Indian River Hospital District, encompassing all but six square miles of the County, has a 347 - bed facility in Vero Beach. The Humana Hospital Sebastian, a private for-profit acute care facility, is located in the northern part of the County on U.S. 1. There are presently over 200 physicians serving the hospital and area residents. The Sunshine Rehabilitation Center offers physical and speech therapy to handicapped children and adults. Education The educational system is administered on a County -wide basis. The School Board, elected for staggered four-year terms each, appoints a Superintendent of Schools. The County has 12 elementary schools, one middle -junior high, two middle schools, one junior high and one senior high. There is one Special Education School for all grades. Enrollment for the 1990-1991 school year is 11,772 students. There are 787 administrative and teaching personnel and 608 non -instructional personnel. In addition to the public school system, there are several parochial and private schools. Indian River Community College, with its main campus located in Ft. Pierce, about 15 miles from Vero Beach, has branch campuses in Vero Beach and in Okeechobee and Martin Counties. The State - supported community college offers a general college program for the first two years and a wide variety of technical and vocational instruction. The Mueller Center in Vero Beach has a 40 acre campus, ten classrooms and office facilities. A-5