Palm Coast Times

The majority of students in Putnam County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 10,293 students attending Putnam County schools, 51.7% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22.5% of Putnam County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Putnam County, representing 51.6% of the student body.

Crescent City Junior-Senior High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 49.3% Hispanic students, 32.3% white students, 12.1% Black students, 5.1% multiracial students, and 1.1% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.6% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	White	59.6%	660
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	Hispanic	49.3%	1,005
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	White	65.6%	1,097
James A. Long Elementary School	White	53.6%	552
Kelley Smith Elementary School	White	57.6%	753
Mellon Learning Center	White	46.4%	267
Melrose Elementary School	White	75.8%	376
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	Hispanic	58.4%	1,046
Ochwilla Elementary School	White	57.3%	410
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	White	50%	1,639
Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences	Black	48%	177
Putnam Virtual Franchise	White	64.1%	64
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	White	67.2%	476
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School	White	73.2%	904
Teen Parent PK Child Care Program	Black	< 10%	< 10
The Children's Reading Center	White	62.3%	257
William D. Moseley Elementary School	Black	55%	609