Palm Coast Times

There were 5,222 white students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 1.8% decrease from the 5,319 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Putnam County welcomed a total of 10,178 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 51.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Putnam County, Palatka Jr. - Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 800 students, making up 49.8% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	49.8%	1,606
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	66.1%	1,068
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	29.1%	1,053
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	30.9%	994
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School	74.1%	869
Kelley Smith Elementary School	55.5%	752
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	58.7%	664
William D. Moseley Elementary School	24.4%	585
James A. Long Elementary School	54.1%	542
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	65.9%	495
Ochwilla Elementary School	56.1%	399
Melrose Elementary School	72.6%	368
Mellon Learning Center	50.2%	291
The Children's Reading Center	60.4%	260
Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences	36.4%	195
Putnam Virtual Franchise	67.6%	37