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of the key contributors to this improvement is the: growing .: percentage of pregnantmothers who start prenatal care in their first trimester, now at more than 70 percent. • Decreased Risky Behaviors Among Adolescents and Teenag- y ers:-Youth.alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use have declined v by 26.percent, 12 percent, and 12 percent respectively since 2010. Arrests among youth (age 10-17) have:declined: from 43 :: : youth arrests per 1,000 youth in 2017 to 28 youth arrests per :1,000 youth. Concerning Health Indicators Potential High-Risk Pregnancies - Almost 30 percent of ....:' More • pregnant mothers still do:not receive prenatal :care in their :: graduating •school. first trimester. Part of this problem can be attributed to a high . OB-GYN: provider ratio at 6,354 womenper. l OB-GYN.as compared to Florida's average ratio of 3,919 women per 1 has more than a dozen private' schools along with several dozen OB-GYN. preschools. 6 Persistent Struggles with Mental Health = Undesired out- :0 omisi:Public Education lndinrstors comes associated with poor behavioral health or substance . ' Increased Preschool Enrollment - Preschool enrollment con- use remain a concernngarend. Diagnosis and hospitalisation rates for mood and depressive disorders among children'and i.es to increase, outpacing population growth:::: adults:have fluctuated over time, as have binge drinking and • : Improved-Reading Proficiency -: (heading proficiency of 3rd suicide rates for adults. Hospitalizations formental disorders graders has increased to 71 percent. have become the top reason for adult hospital admissions,: improved Math. Proficiency- Math proficiency of 8th graders currently .6. 0 percent hi her than.forida's average ..... has increased to 66 percent. High Food Insecurity - Access. to healthy food and riutrition Record High School: Graduation - High school graduation also have become a concerning trend, Seventy-two percent has increased to:96 percent overall. Graduation rates among of households with children in poverty do not receive SNAP: white(97%),:Black(92%),:Hispanic:(97%) Asian (100%), and benefits, and more than 50 percent of all seniors live a mile or 'multi-racial (96%) students all exceed rates in Florida: more:away from stores that sell fresh produce. + FewerHigh School Dropouts - Approximately 1 percent of all sttdents:are. dropping out of high school, which is half:the Education Trendsrate in Florida: Indian.River County's education system is comprised of 27 Concerning Education Indicators public schools operated by the School_ District of Indian River.: •Kindergarten Readiness - 44.percent 4f students are not Couniy. These include 22non-charter schools (13 elementary prepared torstart kindergarten. schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 3 specl(Gzed . Chronic Absenteeism:- Between the 2020-2021 and 2024- 'schools including atechnical college), and 5 charter schools. 2025 school years, an average of 32 percent of public school Six elementary schools have early learning programs (VPK) :. students were:absent 1Q percent orrrtore of the school days designed to, prepare children for kindergarten, The county also in a year.