Palm Beach County's student body primarily comprised of Hispanic students in 2023-24 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By South Palm Beach Today

Sep 16, 2024

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group enrolled in Palm Beach County County school districts during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 194,232 students attending Palm Beach County schools, 37.8% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 28.2% of Palm Beach County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common ethnicity in Palm Beach County, representing 37.3% of the student body.

Suncoast Community High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 31.7% white students, 24% Hispanic students, 22.5% Black students, 16.1% Asian students, and 5.5% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased by 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Ethnicities in Palm Beach County in 2023-24 School Year

Students' Ethnicity Percentage in Palm Beach County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
A. D. Henderson University School & FAU High School	White	39.5%	1,333
Acreage Pines Elementary School	White	46.5%	533
Addison Mizner Elementary School	White	69.4%	1,185
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts	White	45.9%	1,368
Allamanda Elementary School	White	40.5%	644
Alternative Program Central	Black	< 10%	12
Atlantic High School	Black	66.8%	1,829
Bak Middle School of the Arts	White	40%	1,217
Banyan Creek Elementary School	Black	36.9%	871
Barton Elementary School	Hispanic	61.7%	1,147
Beacon Cove Intermediate School	White	72.6%	642
Bear Lakes Middle School	Black	65.9%	850
Believers Academy	Black	58.5%	94
Belle Glade Elementary School	Black	67.2%	580
Belvedere Elementary School	Hispanic	71.9%	481
Ben Gamla-Palm Beach	White	57.7%	255
Benoist Farms Elementary School	Black	51.1%	472
Berkshire Elementary School	Hispanic	74.8%	1,031
Binks Forest Elementary School	White	53.4%	1,212
Boca Raton Community High School	White	48.9%	2,876
Boca Raton Community Middle School	White	40.6%	1,191
Boca Raton Elementary School	Hispanic	33.5%	319
Boynton Beach Community High School	Black	67.4%	1,546
Boystown	Hispanic	97.1%	68
Bridgeprep Academy of Palm Beach	Hispanic	34.6%	136
Calusa Elementary School	White	66.4%	851
Carver Middle School	Black	73%	693
Cholee Lake Elementary School	Hispanic	73.5%	966
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	White	42.2%	1,189
Citrus Cove Elementary School	Hispanic	35.3%	1,068
Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School	Hispanic	77.5%	1,265
Congress Community Middle School	Black	70.7%	891
Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches	Black	37.1%	89
Conniston Middle School	Hispanic	69.7%	1,105
Coral Reef Elementary School	White	47.2%	986
Coral Sunset Elementary School	Hispanic	44.9%	773
Crestwood Community Middle School	Black	38.3%	742
Crosspointe Elementary School	Black	75%	647
Crossroads Academy	Black	78.8%	179
Crystal Lakes Elementary School	White	43.8%	769
Cypress Trails Elementary School	Hispanic	43.4%	502
Del Prado Elementary School	White	57.9%	703
Diamond View Elementary School	Hispanic	45.8%	769
Discovery Key Elementary School	White	47.5%	1,058
Don Estridge High Technology Middle School	White	50%	1,270
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School	Black	88.9%	511
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	White	33.1%	511
Eagles Landing Middle School	White	49.7%	1,464
Ed Venture Charter School	Black	43.4%	76
Educational Services Program-West	Black	< 10%	< 10
Egret Lake Elementary School	Black	55.3%	570
Elbridge Gale Elementary School	Hispanic	39.5%	915
Emerald Cove Middle School	Hispanic	31.2%	1,234
Equestrian Trails Elementary School	White	43%	858
Ese Other Teaching Services	Hispanic	43.4%	99
Everglades Elementary School	White	36.1%	847
Everglades Preparatory Academy	Black	61.1%	126
Florida Futures Academy North Campus	Black	59.3%	113
Forest Hill Community High School	Hispanic	77.3%	2,108
Forest Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	71%	910
Forest Park Elementary School	Black	73.6%	617
Franklin Academy - Boynton Beach	Black	50%	1,192
Franklin Academy Palm Beach Gardens	Black	34.9%	960
Freedom Shores Elementary School	Hispanic	48%	686
Frontier Elementary School	White	50.7%	694
G-Star School of the Arts	Hispanic	40.3%	693
Galaxy Elementary School	Black	81.2%	623
Gardens School of Technology Arts Inc.	Black	47.7%	329
Glade View Elementary School	Black	93.8%	307
Glades Academy Inc.	Black	70.5%	254
Glades Central High School	Black	59.8%	869
Golden Grove Elementary School	White	42.5%	822
Gove Elementary School	Hispanic	70.8%	634
Grassy Waters Elementary School	Black	61.3%	752
Greenacres Elementary School	Hispanic	79.3%	742
Grove Park Elementary School	Black	59.1%	535
Gulfstream L.I.F.E. Academy	Black	35.6%	73
H. L. Johnson Elementary School	White	37.7%	857
Hagen Road Elementary School	Hispanic	34%	771
Hammock Pointe Elementary School	Hispanic	43.5%	962
Heritage Elementary School	Hispanic	74.9%	798
Hidden Oaks K-8	Black	46%	879
Highland Elementary School	Hispanic	70.2%	899
Highridge Family Center	Black	66.7%	18
Hope-Centennial Elementary School	Black	54.3%	730
Howell L. Watkins Middle School	Black	69.4%	720
Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus	White	42.4%	1,047
Independence Middle School	White	63.4%	1,172
Indian Pines Elementary School	Black	71.2%	572
Indian Ridge School	Black	48.8%	84
Inlet Grove Community High School	Black	76.1%	815
J. C. Mitchell Elementary School	Hispanic	39.9%	740
Jeaga Middle School	Hispanic	48.1%	862
Jerry Thomas Elementary School	White	56%	698
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Black	63%	824
John I. Leonard High School	Hispanic	76.5%	3,278
Jupiter Elementary School	Hispanic	77.8%	842
Jupiter Farms Elementary School	White	77.6%	629
Jupiter High School	White	59%	3,047
Jupiter Middle School	White	48.7%	1,375
K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School	Black	77%	274
L. C. Swain Middle School	Hispanic	72%	1,387
Lake Park Elementary School	Black	77.1%	406
Lake Shore Middle School	Black	67.3%	681
Lake Worth Community Middle School	Hispanic	66.2%	1,161
Lake Worth High School	Hispanic	61.3%	2,612
Lantana Elementary School	Black	55.2%	509
Lantana Middle School	Hispanic	46.4%	768
Liberty Park Elementary School	Hispanic	66.2%	851
Lighthouse Elementary School	White	76.3%	604
Limestone Creek Elementary School	White	68.6%	947
Lincoln Elementary School	Black	76.2%	369
Loggers' Run Community Middle School	White	47.7%	1,108
Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School	White	45%	704
Manatee Elementary School	White	45%	1,279
Marsh Pointe Elementary School	White	72%	802
Meadow Park Elementary School	Hispanic	72.2%	805
Melaleuca Elementary School	Hispanic	64.2%	531
Montessori Academyof Early Enrichment Inc.	Hispanic	70%	203
Morikami Park Elementary School	White	54.5%	804
New Horizons Elementary School	Hispanic	64.6%	773
North Grade K-8	Hispanic	70.7%	785
Northboro Elementary School	Hispanic	51.9%	753
Northmore Elementary School	Hispanic	59.4%	631
Okeeheelee Middle School	Hispanic	72.5%	1,426
Olympic Heights Community High School	White	49.3%	2,330
Olympus International Academy	Hispanic	62%	308
Omni Middle School	White	51.5%	1,041
Orchard View Elementary School	Black	58.8%	641
Osceola Creek Middle School	White	39.7%	838
Pace Center for Girls	Hispanic	50.8%	61
Pahokee Elementary School	Black	64%	322
Pahokee Middle-Senior High School	Black	60.4%	916
Palm Beach Central High School	Hispanic	40.4%	2,841
Palm Beach County Jail	Black	65.2%	23
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School	White	33.2%	734
Palm Beach Gardens High School	Black	53.7%	2,438
Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility	Black	69.1%	42
Palm Beach Lakes High School	Black	59.9%	2,783
Palm Beach Maritime Academy	Hispanic	47.1%	592
Palm Beach Maritime Academy High School	Hispanic	46.5%	467
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy	Hispanic	70.1%	642
Palm Beach Public School	White	56%	361
Palm Beach Regional Detention Center	Black	75%	48
Palm Beach School for Autism	White	41%	371
Palm Beach Virtual Franchise	White	57.8%	83
Palm Beach Virtual Instruction Program	White	40.7%	91
Palm Springs Elementary School	Hispanic	71.4%	1,081
Palm Springs Middle School	Hispanic	69.4%	1,470
Palmetto Elementary School	Hispanic	79.3%	537
Panther Run Elementary School	White	56.8%	745
Park Vista Community High School	White	48.1%	2,915
Pierce Hammock Elementary School	White	50.6%	540
Pine Grove Elementary School	Black	80.7%	363
Pine Jog Elementary School	Hispanic	43.1%	846
Pioneer Park Elementary School	Black	71.2%	392
Pleasant City Elementary School	Black	82.6%	328
Plumosa School of the Arts	Black	56.3%	824
Poinciana STEM Elementary Magnet School	Black	72.3%	418
Polo Park Middle School	White	38%	1,163
Potentials Charter School	Black	< 10%	25
Quantum High School	Black	50.4%	353
Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm	Black	67.5%	840
Renaissance Charter School at Cypress	Black	64.1%	790
Renaissance Charter School at Summit	Hispanic	66.6%	1,106
Renaissance Charter School at Wellington	Hispanic	43.2%	713
Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach	Black	68.4%	995
Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy	Black	81.8%	181
Rolling Green Elementary School	Black	66.5%	677
Roosevelt Elementary School	Black	75.9%	353
Roosevelt Middle School	Black	63.6%	807
Rosenwald Elementary School	Black	85.7%	273
Royal Palm Beach Elementary School	Hispanic	35.7%	664
Royal Palm Beach High School	Black	43.8%	2,372
Royal Palm School	Black	43.4%	281
S. D. Spady Elementary School	Black	43.4%	459
SLAM Academy High School Palm Beach	Hispanic	78.9%	317
SLAM Boca	Hispanic	62.2%	1,037
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School	White	49.7%	883
Santaluces Community High School	Black	48%	2,568
Seagull Academy	Black	52.2%	23
Seminole Ridge Community High School	White	43.9%	2,276
Seminole Trails Elementary School	Black	64.7%	654
Somerset Academy Boca East	White	59.2%	375
Somerset Academy Boca Middle School	White	55%	91
Somerset Academy Canyons High School	White	35.9%	1,002
Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School	White	32.8%	647
Somerset Academy Jfk Charter School	Hispanic	46.9%	527
Somerset Academy Lakes	Hispanic	79.1%	416
Somerset Academy of the Arts	Hispanic	37.8%	542
South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program	Black	61.5%	83
South Grade Elementary School	Hispanic	79.6%	614
South Olive Elementary School	Hispanic	55.5%	479
South Technology Academy	Black	42.9%	1,094
South Technology Preparatory Academy	Black	52.6%	527
Spanish River Community High School	White	54.6%	2,742
Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM) Middle School Palm B	Hispanic	77.3%	334
Starlight Cove Elementary School	Hispanic	66.8%	785
Suncoast Community High School	White	31.8%	1,575
Sunrise Park Elementary School	White	64.4%	1,097
Sunset Palms Elementary School	White	67.3%	952
Teen Parent Program - PK	Black	< 10%	17
The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach	Black	40.8%	890
The Learning Academy at the Els Center of Excellence	White	63.2%	125
The Learning Center at the Els Center of Excellence	White	43.7%	126
Timber Trace Elementary School	White	55.6%	834
Tradewinds Middle School	Hispanic	46.1%	852
Turning Points Academy	Black	62.8%	86
U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School	Black	87.7%	480
University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach	Black	90.6%	276
Verde K-8	White	50.5%	1,348
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus	Black	90.1%	644
Washington Elementary Magnet School	Black	85.9%	241
Waters Edge Elementary School	White	60.2%	713
Watson B. Duncan Middle School	White	46.4%	1,134
Wellington Elementary School	White	43.6%	935
Wellington High School	White	41.7%	2,760
Wellington Landings Middle School	White	43.5%	1,221
West Boca Raton High School	White	45.6%	2,290
West Gate Elementary School	Hispanic	84.3%	731
West Riviera Elementary School	Black	69.8%	539
Western Academy Charter School	White	42.3%	645
Western Pines Community Middle School	White	45.6%	1,042
Westward Elementary School	Black	84.9%	528
Whispering Pines Elementary School	White	60.7%	1,002
William T. Dwyer High School	White	45.6%	2,320
Woodlands Middle School	White	34.5%	1,242
Worthington High School	Hispanic	47.9%	349
Wynnebrook Elementary School	Hispanic	52.7%	680