Regular local school district · Putnam County

Putnam County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending

Putnam County Public Schools runs 19 public schools with 10,083 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 20.7 students per teacher is 2.5 higher than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "PUTNAM".

At a glance

Schools: 19
Students: 10,083
Teachers (FTE): 488
Students per teacher: 20.7; FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 200 Reid St, Palatka, FL 32177
Phone: (386)329-0538
County: Putnam County
Locale: Rural: Distant
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1201620
State district ID: FL-54
Total staff (FTE): 1,374
School counselors (FTE): 18.0About 560 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 4.0
Charter schools: 2

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Students per teacher compared

This district20.7

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 (10,319), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $122.9 million
Federal revenue: $29.4 million
State revenue: $62.2 million
Local revenue: $31.3 million
Total spending: $116.3 million
Spending per pupil: $11,266
Salaries: $63.8 million54.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $2.8 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 23.9%
State: 50.6%
Local: 25.5%

Florida overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,266

Florida$12,074

United States$16,826

Schools in Putnam County Public Schools

By level: 4 high, 1 middle, 9 elementary, 4 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Browning-Pearce Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 6	679	18.4
Crescent City Junior-Senior High SchoolCEP school	High	7 to 12	945	19.7
Interlachen Junior-Senior High SchoolCEP school	High	7 to 12	999	20.4
James A. Long Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 6	565	18.8
Kelley Smith Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 6	776	19.9
Mellon Learning CenterCEP school	Other	PK to 12	297	17.5
Melrose Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	353	15.3
Middleton-Burney Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	1,056	22.0
Ochwilla Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	388	17.6
Palatka Jr - Senior High SchoolCEP school	High	7 to 12	1,568	23.1
Putnam Academy of Arts and SciencesCEP schoolCharter	Middle	6 to 8	192
Putnam Virtual Franchise	Other	K to 12	22
Putnam Virtual Instruction Program	Other	K to 12	0
Putnam Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)	Other	K to 12	26
Q.I. Roberts Jr. - Senior High SchoolCEP school	High	7 to 12	537	21.5
Robert H. Jenkins Jr Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	844	18.8
Teen Parent PK Child Care Program	Prekindergarten	PK	2
The Children'S Reading CenterCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	K to 6	275
William D. Moseley Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 6	558	18.6

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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.