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Palm Beach County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending

Palm Beach County Public Schools runs 234 public schools with 189,634 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.4 students per teacher is 1.8 lower than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "PALM BEACH".

At a glance

Schools
234
Students
189,634
Teachers (FTE)
11,547
Students per teacher
16.4
FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
3300 Forest Hill Blvd # C-316, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Phone
(561)434-8000
County
Palm Beach County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1201500
State district ID
FL-50
Total staff (FTE)
23,060
School counselors (FTE)
468.0About 405 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
631.0
Charter schools
47
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.4
Florida18.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (187,057), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$2.74 billion
Federal revenue
$320.1 million
State revenue
$655.2 million
Local revenue
$1.77 billion
Total spending
$2.52 billion
Spending per pupil
$13,485
Salaries
$1.21 billion47.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.51 billion

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.7%
  • State: 23.9%
  • Local: 64.5%

Florida overall

  • Federal: 13.9%
  • State: 36.7%
  • Local: 49.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,485
Florida$12,074
United States$16,826

Schools in Palm Beach County Public Schools

By level: 51 high, 38 middle, 132 elementary, 13 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Acreage Pines Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 556913.5
Addison Mizner SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 81,18417.2
Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School of the ArtsCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,35218.8
Allamanda Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 563410.6
Alternative Program CentralOther4 to 121212.0
Atlantic High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,81016.6
Bak Middle School of the ArtsCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,24617.3
Banyan Creek Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 587515.6
Barton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51,18517.2
Beacon Cove Intermediate SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 560316.3
Bear Lakes Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 884117.2
Believers AcademyCEP schoolCharterHigh8 to 129612.0
Belle Glade Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 554814.1
Belvedere Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546714.2
Ben Gamla-Palm BeachCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 522913.5
Benoist Farms Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543013.9
Berkshire Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51,07615.6
Binks Forest Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51,24616.0
Blue Lake ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 591216.3
Boca Raton Community High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,81917.4
Boca Raton Community Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,05815.3
Boca Raton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 533515.2
Bodwell AcademyCEP schoolCharterOtherPK to 12499.8
Boynton Beach Community HighCEP schoolHigh6 to 121,55917.3
Calusa Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 585816.2
Career Academy of the Palm BeachesCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 127777.0
Carver Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 868014.8
Cholee Lake Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 597615.0
Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,07915.4
Citrus Cove Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51,13715.8
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51,34215.2
Congress Community Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 884514.3
Connections Education Center of the Palm BeachesCEP schoolCharterElementaryPK to 8929.2
Conniston Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,15315.6
Coral Reef Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 597816.0
Coral Sunset Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 574414.3
Crestwood Community MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 875217.1
Crosspointe Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 562115.9
Crossroads AcademyCEP schoolHigh6 to 1216312.5
Crystal Lakes Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 578515.4
Cypress Trails Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 553314.8
Del Prado Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 570416.4
Diamond View Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 580013.3
Discovery Key Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 51,03215.9
Don Estridge High Tech Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,27018.4
Dr. Joaquin Garcia High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,54121.7
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552915.6
Dwight D. Eisenhower K-8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 856514.5
Eagles Landing Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,46617.0
Ed Venture Charter SchoolCharterHigh9 to 127510.7
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.