An Earlier Start
| Voluntary pre-K participation rates: | ||
| County | 2005-06 | 2009-10 |
| Broward | 47.11% | 66.51% |
| Indian River | 66.54 | 79.12 |
| Martin | 67.17 | 82.02 |
| Okeechobee | 48.64 | 64.45 |
| Palm Beach | 44.34 | 69.36 |
| St. Lucie | 48.41 | 81.90 |
| Source: Florida Office of Economic & Demographic Research | ||