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With all due respect, my friend, you've given an unintentional answer to OP's question. Americans have become so convinced that there are only two sides of every issue and all of life's problems are caused by the people on the side opposite me. This is a false dillema and plays directly into the hands of people who are most powerful. "United we stand, divided we fall", indeed...
In truth, there are many reasons why people don't vaccinate their kids and I'd be willing to bet that religion isn't at the top of the list. Many parents are simply negligent. Either they're too busy or stressed or incompetent or so unaffected by the issue that they simply can't make it a priority to commit to the regular procedure of vaccination. Or they simply don't trust the government or institutional authorities who promote vaccination. I imagine a lot of people are simply "natural health" fanatics. At least that's what I've seen in California.
Anyway, I think it's not very helpful to reduce complex issues affecting the world's largest diverse population to mere frustrated axiom.
That Venn diagram, tho
No.
Lol. Religious adherents make up about 76% of the population of Florida. Unfortunately I can't find exact statistics for Broward County.
Meanwhile, the school in question reports that 89.3% of their students are fully vaccinated. It is therefore highly probable that the majority of those fully vaccinated children have parents who are religious adherents.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization reports that Measles cases have been increasing across most regions mainly due to missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 years when health systems were overwhelmed and fell behind on routine vaccinations for preventable diseases.
The "anti-religion, pro-science" gang is surprisingly scared of statistical science...