South Palm Beach Today

There were 54,417 white students enrolled in School District of Palm Beach County in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that School District of Palm Beach County welcomed 190,567 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 28.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

School District of Palm Beach County roughly covers 219 schools within Palm Beach County, and has a main office in West Palm Beach.

Among the 219 schools in School District of Palm Beach County, Jupiter High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,820 students.

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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total white Students	white %
2022-23	190,567	54,417	28.6%
2021-22	189,659	54,823	28.9%
2020-21	188,832	54,645	28.9%
2019-20	196,331	58,210	29.6%
2018-19	194,186	58,779	30.3%
2017-18	193,460	59,873	30.9%