South Palm Beach Today

School District of Palm Beach County's 10th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 15,681 students enrolled in district’s 10th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.2% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 10th-grade grew by 1.1% compared to the year before.

School District of Palm Beach County also had a high enrollment for the 12th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, John I. Leonard High School had the most 10th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year.

Data showed that School District of Palm Beach County enrolled a total of 191,398 students in the 2023-24 school year, the fifth highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked fifth highest in the year before.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

Schools	Number of Students
Acreage Pines Elementary School	533
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts	1,368
Allamanda Elementary School	644
Alternative Program Central	12
Atlantic High School	1,829
Bak Middle School of the Arts	1,217
Banyan Creek Elementary School	871
Barton Elementary School	1,147
Beacon Cove Intermediate School	642
Bear Lakes Middle School	850
Believers Academy	94
Belle Glade Elementary School	580
Belvedere Elementary School	481
Ben Gamla-Palm Beach	255
Benoist Farms Elementary School	472
Berkshire Elementary School	1,031
Binks Forest Elementary School	1,212
Boca Raton Community High School	2,876
Boca Raton Community Middle School	1,191
Boca Raton Elementary School	319
Boynton Beach Community High School	1,546
Calusa Elementary School	754
Carver Middle School	724
Cholee Lake Elementary School	966
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	1,189
Citrus Cove Elementary School	1,068
Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School	1,265
Congress Community Middle School	891
Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches	89
Conniston Middle School	1,105
Coral Reef Elementary School	711
Coral Sunset Elementary School	773
Crestwood Community Middle School	742
Crosspointe Elementary School	647
Crossroads Academy	179
Crystal Lakes Elementary School	769
Cypress Trails Elementary School	502
Del Prado Elementary School	703
Diamond View Elementary School	769
Discovery Key Elementary School	1,058
Don Estridge High Technology Middle School	1,270
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School	511
Eagles Landing Middle School	1,464
Ed Venture Charter School	76
Educational Services Program-West	0
Egret Lake Elementary School	570
Elbridge Gale Elementary School	915
Emerald Cove Middle School	1,234
Equestrian Trails Elementary School	858
Ese Other Teaching Services	99
Everglades Elementary School	847
Everglades Preparatory Academy	393
Forest Hill Community High School	2,108
Forest Hill Elementary School	910
Forest Park Elementary School	617
Franklin Academy - Boynton Beach	1,192
Franklin Academy Palm Beach Gardens	960
Freedom Shores Elementary School	686
Frontier Elementary School	694
G-Star School of the Arts	693
Galaxy Elementary School	623
Gardens School of Technology Arts Inc.	329
Glade View Elementary School	307
Glades Central High School	869
Golden Grove Elementary School	822
Gove Elementary School	634
Grassy Waters Elementary School	752
Greenacres Elementary School	742
Grove Park Elementary School	394
H. L. Johnson Elementary School	857
Hagen Road Elementary School	771
Hammock Pointe Elementary School	962
Heritage Elementary School	526
Hidden Oaks K-8	879
Highland Elementary School	899
Highridge Family Center	18
Hope-Centennial Elementary School	730
Howell L. Watkins Middle School	720
Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus	1,047
Independence Middle School	1,172
Indian Pines Elementary School	572
Indian Ridge School	84
Inlet Grove Community High School	815
J. C. Mitchell Elementary School	740
Jeaga Middle School	862
Jerry Thomas Elementary School	698
John F. Kennedy Middle School	665
John I. Leonard High School	3,278
Jupiter Elementary School	852
Jupiter Farms Elementary School	629
Jupiter High School	3,047
Jupiter Middle School	1,375
K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School	274
L. C. Swain Middle School	1,387
Lake Park Elementary School	506
Lake Shore Middle School	875
Lake Worth Community Middle School	1,161
Lake Worth High School	2,612
Lantana Elementary School	509
Lantana Middle School	768
Liberty Park Elementary School	851
Lighthouse Elementary School	604
Limestone Creek Elementary School	947
Lincoln Elementary School	369
Loggers' Run Community Middle School	1,108
Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School	704
Manatee Elementary School	876
Marsh Pointe Elementary School	802
Meadow Park Elementary School	669
Melaleuca Elementary School	531
Morikami Park Elementary School	804
New Horizons Elementary School	773
North Grade K-8	785
Northboro Elementary School	753
Northmore Elementary School	631
Okeeheelee Middle School	1,426
Olympic Heights Community High School	2,330
Olympus International Academy	308
Omni Middle School	1,041
Orchard View Elementary School	641
Osceola Creek Middle School	838
Pace Center for Girls	23
Pahokee Elementary School	322
Pahokee Middle-Senior High School	916
Palm Beach Central High School	2,841
Palm Beach County Jail	23
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School	734
Palm Beach Gardens High School	2,438
Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility	42
Palm Beach Lakes High School	2,783
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy	642
Palm Beach Public School	361
Palm Beach Regional Detention Center	48
Palm Beach School for Autism	371
Palm Beach Virtual Franchise	83
Palm Beach Virtual Instruction Program	91
Palm Springs Elementary School	570
Palm Springs Middle School	794
Palmetto Elementary School	636
Panther Run Elementary School	365
Park Vista Community High School	2,915
Pierce Hammock Elementary School	540
Pine Grove Elementary School	1,032
Pine Jog Elementary School	846
Pioneer Park Elementary School	392
Pleasant City Elementary School	328
Plumosa School of the Arts	824
Poinciana STEM Elementary Magnet School	418
Polo Park Middle School	1,163
Potentials Charter School	25
Quantum High School	353
Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm	840
Renaissance Charter School at Cypress	790
Renaissance Charter School at Summit	1,106
Renaissance Charter School at Wellington	713
Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach	995
Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy	181
Rolling Green Elementary School	677
Roosevelt Elementary School	691
Roosevelt Middle School	807
Rosenwald Elementary School	273
Royal Palm Beach Elementary School	664
Royal Palm Beach High School	2,372
Royal Palm School	281
S. D. Spady Elementary School	459
SLAM Academy High School Palm Beach	317
SLAM Boca	1,037
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School	883
Santaluces Community High School	2,568
Seagull Academy	23
Seminole Ridge Community High School	2,276
Seminole Trails Elementary School	654
Somerset Academy Boca East	375
Somerset Academy Boca Middle School	91
Somerset Academy Canyons High School	1,002
Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School	647
Somerset Academy Lakes	416
South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program	83
South Grade Elementary School	614
South Olive Elementary School	479
South Technology Academy	1,094
South Technology Preparatory Academy	527
Spanish River Community High School	2,742
Starlight Cove Elementary School	785
Suncoast Community High School	1,575
Sunrise Park Elementary School	1,097
Sunset Palms Elementary School	952
Teen Parent Program - PK	17
The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach	890
The Learning Academy at the Els Center of Excellence	125
Timber Trace Elementary School	834
Tradewinds Middle School	852
Turning Points Academy	86
U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School	480
University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach	276
Verde K-8	1,348
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus	644
Washington Elementary Magnet School	241
Waters Edge Elementary School	713
Watson B. Duncan Middle School	1,134
Wellington Elementary School	935
Wellington High School	2,760
Wellington Landings Middle School	1,221
West Boca Raton High School	2,290
West Gate Elementary School	731
West Riviera Elementary School	539
Western Academy Charter School	645
Western Pines Community Middle School	1,042
Westward Elementary School	528
Whispering Pines Elementary School	485
William T. Dwyer High School	2,320
Woodlands Middle School	1,242
Worthington High School	349
Wynnebrook Elementary School	680
Total School District of Palm Beach County	191,398