Palm Coast Times

There were 5,319 white students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.2% increase from the 5,311 white 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, white students comprised 51.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Putnam County, Palatka Jr. - Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 819 students, making up 50% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	50	1,639
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	65.6	1,097
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	27.3	1,046
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	32.3	1,005
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School	73.2	904
Kelley Smith Elementary School	57.6	753
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	59.5	660
William D. Moseley Elementary School	24.8	609
James A. Long Elementary School	53.6	552
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	67.2	476
Ochwilla Elementary School	57.3	410
Melrose Elementary School	75.8	376
Mellon Learning Center	24.3	267
The Children's Reading Center	62.3	257
Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences	38.4	177