South Palm Beach Today

John I. Leonard High School had the highest enrollment among Palm Beach County schools, welcoming 3,278 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic or Latino, representing 76% of John I. Leonard High School’s total enrollment.

John I. Leonard High School is part of the School District of Palm Beach County , which generally encompasses schools within Palm Beach County with its main office in Greenacres.

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.

School	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
John I. Leonard High School	Greenacres	3,278
Jupiter High School	Jupiter	3,047
Park Vista Community High School	Lake Worth	2,915
Boca Raton Community High School	Boca Raton	2,876
Palm Beach Central High School	Wellington	2,841
Palm Beach Lakes High School	West Palm Beach	2,783
Wellington High School	Wellington	2,760
Spanish River Community High School	Boca Raton	2,742
Lake Worth High School	Lake Worth	2,612
Santaluces Community High School	Lantana	2,568
Palm Beach Gardens High School	Palm Beach Gardens	2,438
Royal Palm Beach High School	Royal Palm Beach	2,372
Olympic Heights Community High School	Boca Raton	2,330
William T. Dwyer High School	Palm Beach Gardens	2,320
West Boca Raton High School	Boca Raton	2,290
Seminole Ridge Community High School	Loxahatchee	2,276
Forest Hill Community High School	West Palm Beach	2,108
Atlantic High School	Delray Beach	1,829
Suncoast Community High School	Riviera Beach	1,575
Boynton Beach Community High School	Boynton Beach	1,546
Palm Springs Middle School	Palm Springs	1,470
Eagles Landing Middle School	Boca Raton	1,464
Okeeheelee Middle School	Greenacres	1,426
L. C. Swain Middle School	Greenacres	1,387
Jupiter Middle School	Jupiter	1,375
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts	West Palm Beach	1,368
Verde K-8	Boca Raton	1,348
A. D. Henderson University School & FAU High School	Boca Raton	1,333
Manatee Elementary School	Lake Worth	1,279
Don Estridge High Technology Middle School	Boca Raton	1,270
Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School	Palm Springs	1,265
Woodlands Middle School	Lake Worth	1,242
Emerald Cove Middle School	Wellington	1,234
Wellington Landings Middle School	Wellington	1,221
Bak Middle School of the Arts	West Palm Beach	1,217
Binks Forest Elementary School	Wellington	1,212
Franklin Academy - Boynton Beach	Boynton Beach	1,192
Boca Raton Community Middle School	Boca Raton	1,191
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Boynton Beach	1,189
Addison Mizner Elementary School	Boca Raton	1,185
Independence Middle School	Jupiter	1,172
Polo Park Middle School	Wellington	1,163
Lake Worth Community Middle School	Lake Worth	1,161
Barton Elementary School	Lake Worth	1,147
Watson B. Duncan Middle School	Palm Beach Gardens	1,134
Loggers' Run Community Middle School	Boca Raton	1,108
Renaissance Charter School at Summit	West Palm Beach	1,106
Conniston Middle School	West Palm Beach	1,105
Sunrise Park Elementary School	Boca Raton	1,097
South Technology Academy	Boynton Beach	1,094
Palm Springs Elementary School	Palm Springs	1,081
Citrus Cove Elementary School	Boynton Beach	1,068
Discovery Key Elementary School	Lake Worth	1,058
Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus	Boynton Beach	1,047
Western Pines Community Middle School	Royal Palm Beach	1,042
Omni Middle School	Boca Raton	1,041
SLAM Boca	Boca Raton	1,037
Berkshire Elementary School	West Palm Beach	1,031
Somerset Academy Canyons High School	Boynton Beach	1,002
Whispering Pines Elementary School	Boca Raton	1,002
Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach	995
Coral Reef Elementary School	Lake Worth	986
Cholee Lake Elementary School	Greenacres	966
Hammock Pointe Elementary School	Boca Raton	962
Franklin Academy Palm Beach Gardens	Palm Beach Gardens	960
Sunset Palms Elementary School	Boynton Beach	952
Limestone Creek Elementary School	Jupiter	947
Wellington Elementary School	Wellington	935
Pahokee Middle-Senior High School	Pahokee	916
Elbridge Gale Elementary School	Wellington	915
Forest Hill Elementary School	West Palm Beach	910
Highland Elementary School	Lake Worth	899
Congress Community Middle School	Boynton Beach	891
The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach	North Palm Beach	890
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School	Boca Raton	883
Hidden Oaks K-8	Lake Worth	879
Banyan Creek Elementary School	Delray Beach	871
Glades Central High School	Belle Glade	869
Jeaga Middle School	West Palm Beach	862
Equestrian Trails Elementary School	Wellington	858
H. L. Johnson Elementary School	Royal Palm Beach	857
Tradewinds Middle School	Greenacres	852
Liberty Park Elementary School	Greenacres	851
Calusa Elementary School	Boca Raton	851
Bear Lakes Middle School	West Palm Beach	850
Everglades Elementary School	West Palm Beach	847
Pine Jog Elementary School	West Palm Beach	846
Jupiter Elementary School	Jupiter	842
Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm	Lake Worth	840
Osceola Creek Middle School	Loxahatchee	838
Timber Trace Elementary School	Palm Beach Gardens	834
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Riviera Beach	824
Plumosa School of the Arts	Delray Beach	824
Golden Grove Elementary School	West Palm Beach	822
Inlet Grove Community High School	Riviera Beach	815
Roosevelt Middle School	West Palm Beach	807
Meadow Park Elementary School	West Palm Beach	805
Morikami Park Elementary School	Delray Beach	804
Marsh Pointe Elementary School	Palm Beach Gardens	802
Heritage Elementary School	Greenacres	798
Renaissance Charter School at Cypress	West Palm Beach	790
Starlight Cove Elementary School	Lantana	785
North Grade K-8	Lake Worth	785
New Horizons Elementary School	Wellington	773
Coral Sunset Elementary School	Boca Raton	773
Hagen Road Elementary School	Boynton Beach	771
Diamond View Elementary School	Greenacres	769
Crystal Lakes Elementary School	Boynton Beach	769
Lantana Middle School	Lantana	768
Northboro Elementary School	West Palm Beach	753
Grassy Waters Elementary School	West Palm Beach	752
Panther Run Elementary School	Lake Worth	745
Crestwood Community Middle School	Royal Palm Beach	742
Greenacres Elementary School	Greenacres	742
J. C. Mitchell Elementary School	Boca Raton	740
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School	Palm Beach Gardens	734
West Gate Elementary School	West Palm Beach	731
Hope-Centennial Elementary School	West Palm Beach	730
Howell L. Watkins Middle School	Palm Beach Gardens	720
Renaissance Charter School at Wellington	Wellington	713
Waters Edge Elementary School	Boca Raton	713
Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School	Loxahatchee	704
Del Prado Elementary School	Boca Raton	703
Jerry Thomas Elementary School	Jupiter	698
Frontier Elementary School	Loxahatchee	694
Carver Middle School	Delray Beach	693
G-Star School of the Arts	West Palm Beach	693
Freedom Shores Elementary School	Boynton Beach	686
Lake Shore Middle School	Belle Glade	681
Wynnebrook Elementary School	West Palm Beach	680
Rolling Green Elementary School	Boynton Beach	677
Royal Palm Beach Elementary School	Royal Palm Beach	664
Seminole Trails Elementary School	West Palm Beach	654
Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School	Boynton Beach	647
Crosspointe Elementary School	Boynton Beach	647
Western Academy Charter School	Royal Palm Beach	645
Allamanda Elementary School	Palm Beach Gardens	644
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus	Delray Beach	644
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy	Palm Springs	642
Beacon Cove Intermediate School	Jupiter	642
Orchard View Elementary School	Delray Beach	641
Gove Elementary School	Belle Glade	634
Northmore Elementary School	West Palm Beach	631
Jupiter Farms Elementary School	Jupiter	629
Galaxy Elementary School	Boynton Beach	623
Forest Park Elementary School	Boynton Beach	617
South Grade Elementary School	Lake Worth	614
Lighthouse Elementary School	Jupiter	604
Palm Beach Maritime Academy	Lantana	592
Belle Glade Elementary School	Belle Glade	580
Indian Pines Elementary School	Lake Worth	572
Egret Lake Elementary School	West Palm Beach	570
Somerset Academy of the Arts	Wellington	542
Pierce Hammock Elementary School	Loxahatchee	540
West Riviera Elementary School	Riviera Beach	539
Palmetto Elementary School	West Palm Beach	537
Grove Park Elementary School	West Palm Beach	535
Acreage Pines Elementary School	Loxahatchee	533
Melaleuca Elementary School	West Palm Beach	531
Westward Elementary School	West Palm Beach	528
Somerset Academy Jfk Charter School	Lake Worth	527
South Technology Preparatory Academy	Boynton Beach	527
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School	Riviera Beach	511
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	West Palm Beach	511
Lantana Elementary School	Lantana	509
Cypress Trails Elementary School	Royal Palm Beach	502
Belvedere Elementary School	West Palm Beach	481
U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School	West Palm Beach	480
South Olive Elementary School	West Palm Beach	479
Benoist Farms Elementary School	West Palm Beach	472
Palm Beach Maritime Academy High School	Lantana	467
S. D. Spady Elementary School	Delray Beach	459
Poinciana STEM Elementary Magnet School	Boynton Beach	418
Somerset Academy Lakes	West Palm Beach	416
Lake Park Elementary School	Lake Park	406
Pioneer Park Elementary School	Belle Glade	392
Somerset Academy Boca East	Boca Raton	375
Palm Beach School for Autism	Lake Worth Fl	371
Lincoln Elementary School	Riviera Beach	369
Pine Grove Elementary School	Delray Beach	363
Palm Beach Public School	Palm Beach	361
Roosevelt Elementary School	West Palm Beach	353
Quantum High School	Boynton Beach	353
Worthington High School	West Palm Beach	349
Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM) Middle School Palm B	West Palm Beach	334
Gardens School of Technology Arts Inc.	Palm Beach Gardens	329
Pleasant City Elementary School	West Palm Beach	328
Pahokee Elementary School	Pahokee	322
Boca Raton Elementary School	Boca Raton	319
SLAM Academy High School Palm Beach	West Palm Beach	317
Olympus International Academy	Boca Raton	308
Glade View Elementary School	Belle Glade	307
Royal Palm School	Lantana	281
University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach	West Palm Beach	276
K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School	Canal Point	274
Rosenwald Elementary School	South Bay	273
Ben Gamla-Palm Beach	Boynton Beach	255
Glades Academy Inc.	Pahokee	254
Washington Elementary Magnet School	Riviera Beach	241
Montessori Academyof Early Enrichment Inc.	Greenacres	203
Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy	Riviera Beach	181
Crossroads Academy	Belle Glade	179
Bridgeprep Academy of Palm Beach	Delray Beach	136
The Learning Center at the Els Center of Excellence	Jupiter	126
Everglades Preparatory Academy	Pahokee	126
The Learning Academy at the Els Center of Excellence	Jupiter	125
Florida Futures Academy North Campus	West Palm Beach	113
Ese Other Teaching Services	West Palm Beach	99
Believers Academy	West Palm Beach	94
Palm Beach Virtual Instruction Program	Palm Beach Gardens	91
Somerset Academy Boca Middle School	Boca Raton	91
Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches	West Palm Beach	89
Turning Points Academy	West Palm Beach	86
Indian Ridge School	West Palm Beach	84
South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program	Boynton Beach	83
Palm Beach Virtual Franchise	Palm Beach Gardens	83
Ed Venture Charter School	Lantana	76
Gulfstream L.I.F.E. Academy	Boynton Beach	73
Boystown	Cutler Bay	68
Pace Center for Girls	Palm Beach Springs	61
Palm Beach Regional Detention Center	West Palm Beach	48
Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility	West Palm Beach	42
Potentials Charter School	Riviera Beach	25
Seagull Academy	Riviera Beach	23
Palm Beach County Jail	West Palm Beach	23
Highridge Family Center	West Palm Beach	18
Teen Parent Program - PK	Riviera Beach	17
Alternative Program Central	West Palm Beach	12