South Palm Beach Today

School District of Palm Beach County's ninth-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 15,585 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.2% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 1.5% compared to the year before.

School District of Palm Beach County also had a high enrollment for the 10th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, John I. Leonard High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that School District of Palm Beach County enrolled a total of 190,567 students in the 2022-23 school year, the fifth highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked fifth highest in the year before.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

Schools	Number of Students
Academy for Positive Learning	98
Acreage Pines Elementary School	547
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts	1,374
Allamanda Elementary School	630
Alternative Program Central	13
Atlantic High School	1,889
Bak Middle School of the Arts	1,260
Banyan Creek Elementary School	844
Barton Elementary School	1,064
Beacon Cove Intermediate School	641
Bear Lakes Middle School	842
Believers Academy	94
Belle Glade Elementary School	593
Belvedere Elementary School	477
Ben Gamla-Palm Beach	245
Benoist Farms Elementary School	421
Berkshire Elementary School	1,046
Binks Forest Elementary School	1,147
Boca Raton Community High School	2,973
Boca Raton Community Middle School	1,225
Boca Raton Elementary School	365
Boynton Beach Community High School	1,547
Bridgeprep Academy of Palm Beach	168
Calusa Elementary School	770
Carver Middle School	837
Cholee Lake Elementary School	936
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	1,387
Citrus Cove Elementary School	1,026
Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School	1,230
Congress Community Middle School	988
Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches	86
Conniston Middle School	1,075
Coral Reef Elementary School	740
Coral Sunset Elementary School	794
Crestwood Community Middle School	724
Crosspointe Elementary School	652
Crossroads Academy	183
Crystal Lakes Elementary School	788
Cypress Trails Elementary School	492
Del Prado Elementary School	712
Diamond View Elementary School	795
Discovery Key Elementary School	1,050
Don Estridge High Technology Middle School	1,268
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School	540
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	432
Eagles Landing Middle School	1,508
Ed Venture Charter School	68
Educational Services Program-West	0
Egret Lake Elementary School	569
Elbridge Gale Elementary School	915
Emerald Cove Middle School	1,241
Equestrian Trails Elementary School	843
Ese Other Teaching Services	92
Everglades Elementary School	888
Everglades Preparatory Academy	449
Forest Hill Community High School	2,407
Forest Hill Elementary School	876
Forest Park Elementary School	571
Franklin Academy - Boynton Beach	1,309
Franklin Academy Palm Beach Gardens	1,046
Freedom Shores Elementary School	677
Frontier Elementary School	688
G-Star School of the Arts	754
Galaxy Elementary School	617
Gardens School of Technology Arts Inc.	344
Glade View Elementary School	294
Glades Central High School	868
Golden Grove Elementary School	760
Gove Elementary School	650
Grassy Waters Elementary School	739
Greenacres Elementary School	721
Grove Park Elementary School	445
H. L. Johnson Elementary School	817
Hagen Road Elementary School	773
Hammock Pointe Elementary School	958
Heritage Elementary School	489
Hidden Oaks K-8	785
Highland Elementary School	937
Highridge Family Center	17
Hope-Centennial Elementary School	720
Howell L. Watkins Middle School	794
Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus	1,046
Independence Middle School	1,166
Indian Pines Elementary School	529
Indian Ridge School	95
Inlet Grove Community High School	774
J. C. Mitchell Elementary School	773
Jeaga Middle School	941
Jerry Thomas Elementary School	718
John F. Kennedy Middle School	673
John I. Leonard High School	3,549
Jupiter Elementary School	732
Jupiter Farms Elementary School	624
Jupiter High School	3,087
Jupiter Middle School	1,384
K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School	253
L. C. Swain Middle School	1,451
Lake Park Elementary School	502
Lake Shore Middle School	972
Lake Worth Community Middle School	1,249
Lake Worth High School	2,683
Lantana Elementary School	484
Lantana Middle School	801
Liberty Park Elementary School	845
Lighthouse Elementary School	591
Limestone Creek Elementary School	946
Lincoln Elementary School	358
Loggers' Run Community Middle School	1,110
Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School	653
Manatee Elementary School	897
Marsh Pointe Elementary School	835
Meadow Park Elementary School	701
Melaleuca Elementary School	537
Morikami Park Elementary School	802
New Horizons Elementary School	727
North Grade K-8	735
Northboro Elementary School	783
Northmore Elementary School	628
Okeeheelee Middle School	1,377
Olympic Heights Community High School	2,602
Olympus International Academy	345
Omni Middle School	1,128
Orchard View Elementary School	596
Osceola Creek Middle School	835
Pace Center for Girls	28
Pahokee Elementary School	345
Pahokee Middle-Senior High School	853
Palm Beach Central High School	2,980
Palm Beach County Jail	31
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School	652
Palm Beach Gardens High School	2,570
Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility	30
Palm Beach Lakes High School	2,688
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy	550
Palm Beach Public School	375
Palm Beach Regional Detention Center	46
Palm Beach School for Autism	387
Palm Beach Virtual Franchise	95
Palm Beach Virtual Instruction Program	138
Palm Springs Elementary School	559
Palm Springs Middle School	782
Palmetto Elementary School	569
Panther Run Elementary School	380
Park Vista Community High School	3,191
Pierce Hammock Elementary School	468
Pine Grove Elementary School	991
Pine Jog Elementary School	845
Pioneer Park Elementary School	369
Pleasant City Elementary School	330
Plumosa School of the Arts	779
Poinciana STEM Elementary Magnet School	434
Polo Park Middle School	1,156
Potentials Charter School	27
Quantum High School	313
Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm	831
Renaissance Charter School at Cypress	817
Renaissance Charter School at Summit	1,141
Renaissance Charter School at Wellington	713
Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach	1,013
Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy	156
Rolling Green Elementary School	692
Roosevelt Elementary School	741
Roosevelt Middle School	851
Rosenwald Elementary School	275
Royal Palm Beach Elementary School	662
Royal Palm Beach High School	2,343
Royal Palm School	290
S. D. Spady Elementary School	488
SLAM Academy High School Palm Beach	319
SLAM Boca	1,010
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School	820
Santaluces Community High School	2,675
Seagull Academy	33
Seminole Ridge Community High School	2,262
Seminole Trails Elementary School	650
Somerset Academy Boca East	348
Somerset Academy Boca Middle School	83
Somerset Academy Canyons High School	1,074
Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School	691
Somerset Academy Jfk Charter School	510
Somerset Academy Lakes	417
South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program	85
South Grade Elementary School	619
South Olive Elementary School	485
South Technology Academy	1,184
South Technology Preparatory Academy	540
Spanish River Community High School	2,578
Starlight Cove Elementary School	737
Suncoast Community High School	1,592
Sunrise Park Elementary School	1,074
Sunset Palms Elementary School	920
Teen Parent Program - PK	19
The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach	901
The Learning Academy at the Els Center of Excellence	125
The Learning Center at the Els Center of Excellence	148
Timber Trace Elementary School	825
Tradewinds Middle School	912
Turning Points Academy	76
U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School	531
University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach	286
Verde K-8	1,296
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus	632
Washington Elementary Magnet School	253
Waters Edge Elementary School	700
Watson B. Duncan Middle School	1,157
Wellington Elementary School	950
Wellington High School	2,688
Wellington Landings Middle School	1,230
West Boca Raton High School	2,271
West Gate Elementary School	744
West Riviera Elementary School	487
Western Academy Charter School	576
Western Pines Community Middle School	991
Westward Elementary School	500
Whispering Pines Elementary School	483
William T. Dwyer High School	2,206
Woodlands Middle School	1,551
Worthington High School	300
Wynnebrook Elementary School	736
Total School District of Palm Beach County	190,567