FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 864 students enrolled in district’s third-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.4% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the third-grade fell by 0.5% compared to the year before.
Putnam County School District also had a high enrollment for the seventh-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Middleton-Burney Elementary School had the most third-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Putnam County School District enrolled a total of 10,293 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 35th lowest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 35th lowest in the year before.
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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Browning-Pearce Elementary School | 660 |
| Crescent City Junior-Senior High School | 1,005 |
| Interlachen Junior-Senior High School | 1,097 |
| James A. Long Elementary School | 552 |
| Kelley Smith Elementary School | 753 |
| Mellon Learning Center | 267 |
| Melrose Elementary School | 494 |
| Middleton-Burney Elementary School | 1,046 |
| Ochwilla Elementary School | 410 |
| Palatka Jr. - Senior High School | 1,639 |
| Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences | 177 |
| Putnam Virtual Franchise | 64 |
| Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School | 476 |
| Teen Parent PK Child Care Program | 0 |
| The Children's Reading Center | 257 |
| William D. Moseley Elementary School | 609 |
| Total Putnam County School District | 10,293 |
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