Palm Coast Times

There were 2,318 Black students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.7% decrease from the 2,358 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Putnam County welcomed a total of 10,293 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 22.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Putnam County, Palatka Jr. - Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 620 students, making up 37.8% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	37.8	1,639
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	12.6	1,097
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	8.7	1,046
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	12.1	1,005
Kelley Smith Elementary School	30.9	753
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	15.9	660
William D. Moseley Elementary School	55	609
James A. Long Elementary School	36.4	552
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	4.6	476
Ochwilla Elementary School	6.1	410
Mellon Learning Center	24	267
The Children's Reading Center	8.6	257
Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences	48	177