Palm Coast Times

There were 10,293 students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 51.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Putnam County schools, followed by 22.5% of Black students, 19.9% of Hispanic students and 5.1% of multiracial students.

Palatka Jr. - Senior High School registered the highest enrollment among Putnam County's 17 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 1,639 students.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	1,661	1,639	-1.3
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	1,082	1,097	1.4
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	1,005	1,046	4.1
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	964	1,005	4.3
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School	889	904	1.7
Kelley Smith Elementary School	723	753	4.1
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	661	660	-0.2
William D. Moseley Elementary School	598	609	1.8
James A. Long Elementary School	552	552	0
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	474	476	0.4
Ochwilla Elementary School	392	410	4.6
Melrose Elementary School	386	376	-2.6
Mellon Learning Center	242	267	10.3
The Children's Reading Center	243	257	5.8
Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences	173	177	2.3
Putnam Virtual Franchise	128	64	-50