Palm Coast Times

Palatka Jr. - Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Putnam County schools, welcoming 1,606 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

The most represented ethnicity among Palatka Jr. - Senior High School students was white, accounting for 49% of the student population.

Palatka Jr. - Senior High School is part of the Putnam County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Putnam County with its main office in Palatka.

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.

School	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	Palatka	1,606
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	Interlachen	1,068
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	Crescent City	1,053
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	Crescent City	994
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School	Interlachen	869
Kelley Smith Elementary School	Palatka	752
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	San Mateo	664
William D. Moseley Elementary School	Palatka	585
James A. Long Elementary School	Palatka	542
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	Florahome	495
Ochwilla Elementary School	Hawthorne	399
Melrose Elementary School	Melrose	368
Mellon Learning Center	Palatka	291
The Children's Reading Center	Palatka	260
Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences	Palatka	195
Putnam Virtual Franchise	Palatka	37