Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml
Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml
Data showed that Putnam County welcomed a total of 10,178 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 16 schools in Putnam County, Interlachen Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 58 students, making up 5.4% 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 multiracial Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Palatka Jr. - Senior High School | 2.7% | 1,606 |
| Interlachen Junior-Senior High School | 5.4% | 1,068 |
| Middleton-Burney Elementary School | 3.8% | 1,053 |
| Crescent City Junior-Senior High School | 5.1% | 994 |
| Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School | 4.5% | 869 |
| Kelley Smith Elementary School | 3.9% | 752 |
| Browning-Pearce Elementary School | 6.6% | 664 |
| William D. Moseley Elementary School | 6.8% | 585 |
| James A. Long Elementary School | 3.5% | 542 |
| Q. I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High School | 7.3% | 495 |
| Ochwilla Elementary School | 10.3% | 399 |
| Melrose Elementary School | 9.5% | 368 |
| The Children's Reading Center | 6.5% | 260 |
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