Palm Coast Times

There were 2,038 Hispanic students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.2% decrease from the 2,043 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 20% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Putnam County, Middleton-Burney Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 602 students, making up 57.2% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Palatka Jr. - Senior High School	8.5%	1,606
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	15.3%	1,068
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	57.2%	1,053
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	50.3%	994
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School	15.9%	869
Kelley Smith Elementary School	6.6%	752
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	18.2%	664
William D. Moseley Elementary School	12.8%	585
James A. Long Elementary School	7%	542
Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School	12.1%	495
Ochwilla Elementary School	17%	399
Melrose Elementary School	7.9%	368
Mellon Learning Center	7.6%	291
The Children's Reading Center	6.5%	260
Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences	9.2%	195