Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml
Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml
Data showed that Palm Beach County welcomed a total of 189,497 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 27.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 229 schools in Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Lakes High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,666 students, making up 59.9% of the school's total student body.
Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.
A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.
Ethnicities in Palm Beach County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment in Palm Beach County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | % of Black Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| John I. Leonard High School | 15.7% | 3,278 |
| Jupiter High School | 3.2% | 3,047 |
| Park Vista Community High School | 14.9% | 2,915 |
| Boca Raton Community High School | 9.1% | 2,876 |
| Palm Beach Central High School | 24% | 2,841 |
| Palm Beach Lakes High School | 59.9% | 2,783 |
| Wellington High School | 12.4% | 2,760 |
| Spanish River Community High School | 6.9% | 2,742 |
| Lake Worth High School | 27.8% | 2,612 |
| Santaluces Community High School | 48% | 2,568 |
| Palm Beach Gardens High School | 53.7% | 2,438 |
| Royal Palm Beach High School | 43.8% | 2,372 |
| Olympic Heights Community High School | 9.4% | 2,330 |
| William T. Dwyer High School | 27.2% | 2,320 |
| West Boca Raton High School | 8.3% | 2,290 |
| Seminole Ridge Community High School | 14.4% | 2,276 |
| Forest Hill Community High School | 9.7% | 2,108 |
| Atlantic High School | 66.8% | 1,829 |
| Suncoast Community High School | 22.5% | 1,575 |
| Boynton Beach Community High School | 67.4% | 1,546 |
| Palm Springs Middle School | 18.2% | 1,470 |
| Eagles Landing Middle School | 9.4% | 1,464 |
| Okeeheelee Middle School | 16.5% | 1,426 |
| L. C. Swain Middle School | 14% | 1,387 |
| Jupiter Middle School | 6.3% | 1,375 |
| Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts | 12.8% | 1,368 |
| Verde K-8 | 5.9% | 1,348 |
| A. D. Henderson University School & FAU High School | 13.1% | 1,333 |
| Manatee Elementary School | 13.8% | 1,279 |
| Don Estridge High Technology Middle School | 15.4% | 1,270 |
| Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School | 12.1% | 1,265 |
| Woodlands Middle School | 29.9% | 1,242 |
| Emerald Cove Middle School | 26.5% | 1,234 |
| Wellington Landings Middle School | 10.6% | 1,221 |
| Bak Middle School of the Arts | 14.5% | 1,217 |
| Binks Forest Elementary School | 5.6% | 1,212 |
| Franklin Academy - Boynton Beach | 50% | 1,192 |
| Boca Raton Community Middle School | 17% | 1,191 |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School | 17.2% | 1,189 |
| Addison Mizner Elementary School | 1.8% | 1,185 |
| Independence Middle School | 4% | 1,172 |
| Polo Park Middle School | 14.5% | 1,163 |
| Lake Worth Community Middle School | 21.9% | 1,161 |
| Barton Elementary School | 27.2% | 1,147 |
| Watson B. Duncan Middle School | 19.6% | 1,134 |
| Loggers' Run Community Middle School | 7.5% | 1,108 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Summit | 23.8% | 1,106 |
| Conniston Middle School | 15.1% | 1,105 |
| Sunrise Park Elementary School | 3.7% | 1,097 |
| South Technology Academy | 42.9% | 1,094 |
| Palm Springs Elementary School | 18.1% | 1,081 |
| Citrus Cove Elementary School | 29.6% | 1,068 |
| Discovery Key Elementary School | 13.2% | 1,058 |
| Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus | 25.5% | 1,047 |
| Western Pines Community Middle School | 11.9% | 1,042 |
| Omni Middle School | 7.3% | 1,041 |
| SLAM Boca | 7% | 1,037 |
| Berkshire Elementary School | 7.9% | 1,031 |
| Somerset Academy Canyons High School | 26.9% | 1,002 |
| Whispering Pines Elementary School | 6.3% | 1,002 |
| Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach | 68.4% | 995 |
| Coral Reef Elementary School | 12.4% | 986 |
| Cholee Lake Elementary School | 16.1% | 966 |
| Hammock Pointe Elementary School | 8.6% | 962 |
| Franklin Academy Palm Beach Gardens | 34.9% | 960 |
| Sunset Palms Elementary School | 7.9% | 952 |
| Limestone Creek Elementary School | 5% | 947 |
| Wellington Elementary School | 14.3% | 935 |
| Pahokee Middle-Senior High School | 60.4% | 916 |
| Elbridge Gale Elementary School | 15.1% | 915 |
| Forest Hill Elementary School | 15.6% | 910 |
| Highland Elementary School | 19.5% | 899 |
| Congress Community Middle School | 70.7% | 891 |
| The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach | 40.8% | 890 |
| Sandpiper Shores Elementary School | 9.1% | 883 |
| Hidden Oaks K-8 | 46% | 879 |
| Banyan Creek Elementary School | 36.9% | 871 |
| Glades Central High School | 59.8% | 869 |
| Jeaga Middle School | 42.8% | 862 |
| Equestrian Trails Elementary School | 11.2% | 858 |
| H. L. Johnson Elementary School | 21% | 857 |
| Tradewinds Middle School | 36.7% | 852 |
| Liberty Park Elementary School | 18.7% | 851 |
| Calusa Elementary School | 3.5% | 851 |
| Bear Lakes Middle School | 65.9% | 850 |
| Everglades Elementary School | 25.1% | 847 |
| Pine Jog Elementary School | 34.9% | 846 |
| Jupiter Elementary School | 1.5% | 842 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm | 67.5% | 840 |
| Osceola Creek Middle School | 16.1% | 838 |
| Timber Trace Elementary School | 7% | 834 |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | 63% | 824 |
| Plumosa School of the Arts | 56.3% | 824 |
| Golden Grove Elementary School | 11.4% | 822 |
| Inlet Grove Community High School | 76.1% | 815 |
| Roosevelt Middle School | 63.6% | 807 |
| Meadow Park Elementary School | 7.3% | 805 |
| Morikami Park Elementary School | 8.1% | 804 |
| Marsh Pointe Elementary School | 2.2% | 802 |
| Heritage Elementary School | 14.8% | 798 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Cypress | 64.1% | 790 |
| North Grade K-8 | 12.1% | 785 |
| Starlight Cove Elementary School | 21.4% | 785 |
| New Horizons Elementary School | 15.5% | 773 |
| Coral Sunset Elementary School | 8.9% | 773 |
| Hagen Road Elementary School | 28% | 771 |
| Crystal Lakes Elementary School | 18.2% | 769 |
| Diamond View Elementary School | 35.4% | 769 |
| Lantana Middle School | 41.4% | 768 |
| Northboro Elementary School | 42.6% | 753 |
| Grassy Waters Elementary School | 61.3% | 752 |
| Panther Run Elementary School | 10.2% | 745 |
| Crestwood Community Middle School | 38.3% | 742 |
| Greenacres Elementary School | 10.8% | 742 |
| J. C. Mitchell Elementary School | 13.2% | 740 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School | 28.2% | 734 |
| West Gate Elementary School | 10.7% | 731 |
| Hope-Centennial Elementary School | 54.2% | 730 |
| Howell L. Watkins Middle School | 69.4% | 720 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Wellington | 37.3% | 713 |
| Waters Edge Elementary School | 3.2% | 713 |
| Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School | 8.4% | 704 |
| Del Prado Elementary School | 3.6% | 703 |
| Jerry Thomas Elementary School | 3.6% | 698 |
| Frontier Elementary School | 9.5% | 694 |
| Carver Middle School | 73% | 693 |
| G-Star School of the Arts | 21.1% | 693 |
| Freedom Shores Elementary School | 33.8% | 686 |
| Lake Shore Middle School | 67.3% | 681 |
| Wynnebrook Elementary School | 34.9% | 680 |
| Rolling Green Elementary School | 66.5% | 677 |
| Royal Palm Beach Elementary School | 28% | 664 |
| Seminole Trails Elementary School | 64.7% | 654 |
| Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School | 31.2% | 647 |
| Crosspointe Elementary School | 75% | 647 |
| Western Academy Charter School | 15% | 645 |
| Allamanda Elementary School | 24.2% | 644 |
| Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus | 90.1% | 644 |
| Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy | 20.1% | 642 |
| Orchard View Elementary School | 58.8% | 641 |
| Gove Elementary School | 21.8% | 634 |
| Northmore Elementary School | 35.5% | 631 |
| Galaxy Elementary School | 81.2% | 623 |
| Forest Park Elementary School | 73.6% | 617 |
| South Grade Elementary School | 14.2% | 614 |
| Palm Beach Maritime Academy | 34% | 592 |
| Belle Glade Elementary School | 67.2% | 580 |
| Indian Pines Elementary School | 71.2% | 572 |
| Egret Lake Elementary School | 55.3% | 570 |
| Somerset Academy of the Arts | 24% | 542 |
| Pierce Hammock Elementary School | 9.4% | 540 |
| West Riviera Elementary School | 69.8% | 539 |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 8% | 537 |
| Grove Park Elementary School | 59.1% | 535 |
| Acreage Pines Elementary School | 11.3% | 533 |
| Melaleuca Elementary School | 23% | 531 |
| Westward Elementary School | 84.8% | 528 |
| South Technology Preparatory Academy | 52.6% | 527 |
| Somerset Academy Jfk Charter School | 41.4% | 527 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School | 29.5% | 511 |
| Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School | 88.8% | 511 |
| Lantana Elementary School | 55.2% | 509 |
| Cypress Trails Elementary School | 20.3% | 502 |
| Belvedere Elementary School | 10.4% | 481 |
| U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School | 87.7% | 480 |
| South Olive Elementary School | 6.1% | 479 |
| Benoist Farms Elementary School | 51.1% | 472 |
| Palm Beach Maritime Academy High School | 28.7% | 467 |
| S. D. Spady Elementary School | 43.4% | 459 |
| Poinciana STEM Elementary Magnet School | 72.2% | 418 |
| Somerset Academy Lakes | 9.6% | 416 |
| Lake Park Elementary School | 77.1% | 406 |
| Pioneer Park Elementary School | 71.2% | 392 |
| Somerset Academy Boca East | 3.2% | 375 |
| Palm Beach School for Autism | 18.9% | 371 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 76.2% | 369 |
| Pine Grove Elementary School | 80.7% | 363 |
| Palm Beach Public School | 5.8% | 361 |
| Quantum High School | 50.4% | 353 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 75.9% | 353 |
| Worthington High School | 39.3% | 349 |
| Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM) Middle School Palm B | 10.8% | 334 |
| Gardens School of Technology Arts Inc. | 47.7% | 329 |
| Pleasant City Elementary School | 82.6% | 328 |
| Pahokee Elementary School | 64% | 322 |
| Boca Raton Elementary School | 29.5% | 319 |
| SLAM Academy High School Palm Beach | 10.1% | 317 |
| Olympus International Academy | 4.2% | 308 |
| Glade View Elementary School | 93.8% | 307 |
| Royal Palm School | 43.4% | 281 |
| University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach | 90.6% | 276 |
| K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School | 77% | 274 |
| Rosenwald Elementary School | 85.7% | 273 |
| Ben Gamla-Palm Beach | 15.7% | 255 |
| Glades Academy Inc. | 70.5% | 254 |
| Washington Elementary Magnet School | 85.9% | 241 |
| Montessori Academyof Early Enrichment Inc. | 8.4% | 203 |
| Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy | 81.8% | 181 |
| Crossroads Academy | 78.8% | 179 |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Palm Beach | 30.1% | 136 |
| The Learning Center at the Els Center of Excellence | 14.3% | 126 |
| Everglades Preparatory Academy | 61.1% | 126 |
| Florida Futures Academy North Campus | 59.3% | 113 |
| Ese Other Teaching Services | 33.3% | 99 |
| Believers Academy | 58.5% | 94 |
| Palm Beach Virtual Instruction Program | 19.8% | 91 |
| Somerset Academy Boca Middle School | 11% | 91 |
| Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches | 37.1% | 89 |
| Turning Points Academy | 62.8% | 86 |
| Indian Ridge School | 48.8% | 84 |
| South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program | 61.4% | 83 |
| Ed Venture Charter School | 43.4% | 76 |
| Gulfstream L.I.F.E. Academy | 35.6% | 73 |
| Pace Center for Girls | 23% | 61 |
| Palm Beach Regional Detention Center | 75% | 48 |
| Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility | 69% | 42 |
| Palm Beach County Jail | 65.2% | 23 |
| Seagull Academy | 52.2% | 23 |
| Highridge Family Center | 66.7% | 18 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Indian Ridge School• Pine Jog Elementary School• Crestwood Community Middle School• Glades Central High School• J. C. Mitchell Elementary School• Plumosa School of the Arts• Benoist Farms Elementary School• Starlight Cove Elementary School• Greenacres Elementary School• Hidden Oaks Elementary School• Gove Elementary School• Connections Education Center of the Palm Beach• Binks Forest Elementary School• Lighthouse Elementary School• Hope-Centennial Elementary School• Belle Glade Elementary School• Golden Grove Elementary School• Somerset Academy Lakes• John I. Leonard High School• Somerset Academy Boca Middle School• Bear Lakes Middle School• Palm Beach Virtual Franchise• Quantum High School• Don Estridge High Tech Middle School• Lake Worth High School• West Riviera Elementary School• Renaissance Charter School At West Palm Beach• Turning Points Academy• Lake Worth Community Middle School• The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach• Frontier Elementary School• West Boca Raton High School• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School• Lantana Elementary School• Tradewinds Middle School• Jupiter Elementary School• Howell L. Watkins Middle School• South Olive Elementary School• G-Star School of the Arts• Gulfstream L.i.f.e. Academy• Ed Venture Charter School• Barton Elementary School• Franklin Academy Charter D• Diamond View Elementary School• Palm Springs Elementary School• Liberty Park Elementary School• Boca Raton Community Middle School• University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach• Woodlands Middle School• Carver Middle School• Park Vista Community High School• Jupiter Middle School• Slam Middle School Palm Beach• Banyan Creek Elementary School• Emerald Cove Middle School• Loggers' Run Community Middle School• Pahokee Elementary School• Meadow Park Elementary School• West Gate Elementary School• Freedom Shores Elementary School• Renaissance Charter School at Wellington• Believers Academy• Washington Elementary Magnet School• Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School• Addison Mizner Elementary School• Lincoln Elementary School• Sunrise Park Elementary School• Jupiter High School• Seminole Ridge Community High School• North Grade Elementary School• Jerry Thomas Elementary School• Royal Palm Beach High School• Village Academy On the Art and Sara Jo Kobacker• Beacon Cove Intermediate School• Santaluces Community High School• Potentials Charter School• Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts• Palmetto Elementary School• Olympic Heights Community High School• Allamanda Elementary School• Conniston Middle School• Slam Boca• Ben Gamla-Palm Beach• Grove Park Elementary School• Independence Middle School• South Tech Preparatory Academy• Lake Park Elementary School• Hagen Road Elementary School• Forest Hill Elementary School• Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School• Wellington High School• Royal Palm Beach Elementary School• Galaxy Elementary School• Rolling Green Elementary School• Worthington High School• Orchard View Elementary School• Limestone Creek Elementary School• Polo Park Middle School• Boca Raton Elementary School• Christa McAuliffe Middle School• Egret Lake Elementary School• Lake Shore Middle School• Somerset Academy Boca East• Panther Run Elementary School• Everglades Preparatory Academy• Educational Services Program-West• Hammock Pointe Elementary School• Elbridge Gale Elementary School• Pierce Hammock Elementary School• Everglades Elementary School• Montessori Academyof Early Enrichment Inc.• Florida Department of Education• Sunset Palms Elementary School• Eagles Landing Middle School• Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus• Wynnebrook Elementary School• Palm Beach Gardens High School• Ese Other Teaching Services• New Horizons Elementary School• Verde Elementary School• Pioneer Park Elementary School• Renaissance Charter School at Summit• Riviera Beach Preparatory And Achievement Academy• Morikami Park Elementary School• Cypress Trails Elementary School• Okeeheelee Middle School• Lantana Middle School• Poinciana Stem Elementary Magnet School• Northmore Elementary School• Teen Parent Program - Pk• Cholee Lake Elementary School• John F. Kennedy Middle School• Melaleuca Elementary School• Timber Trace Elementary School• Forest Hill Community High School• Omni Middle School• South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program• Westward Elementary School• Gardens School of Technology Arts Inc.• Watson B. Duncan Middle School• Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School• The Learning Center Els Center of Excellence• Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm• Western Pines Community Middle School• Palm Beach Public School• Jeaga Middle School• Seminole Trails Elementary School• Crosspointe Elementary School• Acreage Pines Elementary School• Highridge Family Center• A. D. Henderson University School and Fau High School• Forest Park Elementary School• Palm Springs Middle School• Palm Beach County Jail• Pine Grove Elementary School• Berkshire Elementary School• Somerset Academy Canyons High School• Belvedere Elementary School• Crossroads Academy• Royal Palm School• Coral Sunset Elementary School• Discovery Key Elementary School• Wellington Landings Middle School• Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School• Roosevelt Elementary School• Highland Elementary School• Western Academy Charter School• Indian Pines Elementary School• Boca Raton Community High School• Spanish River Community High School• Palm Beach Lakes High School• Marsh Pointe Elementary School• Pleasant City Elementary School• Palm Beach Maritime Academy High School• Suncoast Community High School• Alternative Program Central• Renaissance Charter School at Cypress• Osceola Creek Middle School• Palm Beach Central High School• Pahokee Middle-Senior High School• Boystown• Del Prado Elementary School• Palm Beach Regional Detention Center• Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility• Waters Edge Elementary School• Calusa Elementary School• Inlet Grove Community High School• Palm Beach Virtual Instruction Program• Boynton Beach Community High School• Coral Reef Elementary School• Crystal Lakes Elementary School• Whispering Pines Elementary School• Glade View Elementary School• Northboro Elementary School• Citrus Cove Elementary School• Equestrian Trails Elementary School• Glades Academy Inc• Jupiter Farms Elementary School• Congress Community Middle School• Rosenwald Elementary School• Bak Middle School of the Arts• Grassy Waters Elementary School• William T. Dwyer High School• U. B. Kinsey-Palmview Elementary• Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School• Palm Beach Maritime Academy• Roosevelt Middle School• S. D. Spady Elementary School• Bridgeprep Academy of Palm Beach• Sandpiper Shores Elementary School• Wellington Elementary School• South Grade Elementary School• Heritage Elementary School
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