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Enrollment Analysis: Alaska Native students comprised 0.3% of Palm Beach County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.flbog.edu/member/21325/

There were 598 Alaska Native students enrolled in Palm Beach County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 4.6% decrease from the 627 Alaska Native students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Palm Beach County welcomed a total of 189,497 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Alaska Native students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 229 schools in Palm Beach County, Lake Worth High School recorded the highest enrollment of Alaska Native students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 73 students, making up 2.8% 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

Hispanic [37.9%]White [27.8%]Black [27.7%]Ethnicities with <5% [5.8%]

Enrollment in Palm Beach County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Alaska Native Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
John I. Leonard High School0.3%3,278
Jupiter High School0.4%3,047
Park Vista Community High School0.8%2,915
Boca Raton Community High School0.4%2,876
Palm Beach Central High School0.4%2,841
Palm Beach Lakes High School0.6%2,783
Spanish River Community High School0.6%2,742
Lake Worth High School2.8%2,612
Santaluces Community High School0.5%2,568
Royal Palm Beach High School0.6%2,372
West Boca Raton High School0.8%2,290
Forest Hill Community High School0.5%2,108
Atlantic High School0.6%1,829
Palm Springs Middle School1%1,470
Eagles Landing Middle School0.8%1,464
Okeeheelee Middle School1.3%1,426
L. C. Swain Middle School1.6%1,387
Lake Worth Community Middle School4.7%1,161
Barton Elementary School4.6%1,147
Loggers' Run Community Middle School1.4%1,108
Conniston Middle School1.1%1,105
SLAM Boca1.1%1,037
Highland Elementary School2.9%899
Tradewinds Middle School3.3%852
John F. Kennedy Middle School1.5%824
Diamond View Elementary School2%769
Lantana Middle School2.7%768
South Grade Elementary School2.6%614
West Riviera Elementary School3.9%539
Palm Beach Maritime Academy High School2.4%467

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Indian Ridge SchoolPine Jog Elementary SchoolCrestwood Community Middle SchoolGlades Central High SchoolJ. C. Mitchell Elementary SchoolPlumosa School of the ArtsBenoist Farms Elementary SchoolStarlight Cove Elementary SchoolGreenacres Elementary SchoolHidden Oaks Elementary SchoolGove Elementary SchoolConnections Education Center of the Palm BeachBinks Forest Elementary SchoolLighthouse Elementary SchoolHope-Centennial Elementary SchoolBelle Glade Elementary SchoolGolden Grove Elementary SchoolSomerset Academy LakesJohn I. Leonard High SchoolSomerset Academy Boca Middle SchoolBear Lakes Middle SchoolPalm Beach Virtual FranchiseQuantum High SchoolDon Estridge High Tech Middle SchoolLake Worth High SchoolWest Riviera Elementary SchoolRenaissance Charter School At West Palm BeachTurning Points AcademyLake Worth Community Middle SchoolThe Conservatory School At North Palm BeachFrontier Elementary SchoolWest Boca Raton High SchoolDwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolLantana Elementary SchoolTradewinds Middle SchoolJupiter Elementary SchoolHowell L. Watkins Middle SchoolSouth Olive Elementary SchoolG-Star School of the ArtsGulfstream L.i.f.e. AcademyEd Venture Charter SchoolBarton Elementary SchoolFranklin Academy Charter DDiamond View Elementary SchoolPalm Springs Elementary SchoolLiberty Park Elementary SchoolBoca Raton Community Middle SchoolUniversity Preparatory Academy Palm BeachWoodlands Middle SchoolCarver Middle SchoolPark Vista Community High SchoolJupiter Middle SchoolSlam Middle School Palm BeachBanyan Creek Elementary SchoolEmerald Cove Middle SchoolLoggers' Run Community Middle SchoolPahokee Elementary SchoolMeadow Park Elementary SchoolWest Gate Elementary SchoolFreedom Shores Elementary SchoolRenaissance Charter School at WellingtonBelievers AcademyWashington Elementary Magnet SchoolSomerset Academy Canyons Middle SchoolAddison Mizner Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolSunrise Park Elementary SchoolJupiter High SchoolSeminole Ridge Community High SchoolNorth Grade Elementary SchoolJerry Thomas Elementary SchoolRoyal Palm Beach High SchoolVillage Academy On the Art and Sara Jo KobackerBeacon Cove Intermediate SchoolSantaluces Community High SchoolPotentials Charter SchoolAlexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the ArtsPalmetto Elementary SchoolOlympic Heights Community High SchoolAllamanda Elementary SchoolConniston Middle SchoolSlam BocaBen Gamla-Palm BeachGrove Park Elementary SchoolIndependence Middle SchoolSouth Tech Preparatory AcademyLake Park Elementary SchoolHagen Road Elementary SchoolForest Hill Elementary SchoolDr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary SchoolWellington High SchoolRoyal Palm Beach Elementary SchoolGalaxy Elementary SchoolRolling Green Elementary SchoolWorthington High SchoolOrchard View Elementary SchoolLimestone Creek Elementary SchoolPolo Park Middle SchoolBoca Raton Elementary SchoolChrista McAuliffe Middle SchoolEgret Lake Elementary SchoolLake Shore Middle SchoolSomerset Academy Boca EastPanther Run Elementary SchoolEverglades Preparatory AcademyEducational Services Program-WestHammock Pointe Elementary SchoolElbridge Gale Elementary SchoolPierce Hammock Elementary SchoolEverglades Elementary SchoolMontessori Academyof Early Enrichment Inc.Florida Department of EducationSunset Palms Elementary SchoolEagles Landing Middle SchoolImagine Schools Chancellor CampusWynnebrook Elementary SchoolPalm Beach Gardens High SchoolEse Other Teaching ServicesNew Horizons Elementary SchoolVerde Elementary SchoolPioneer Park Elementary SchoolRenaissance Charter School at SummitRiviera Beach Preparatory And Achievement AcademyMorikami Park Elementary SchoolCypress Trails Elementary SchoolOkeeheelee Middle SchoolLantana Middle SchoolPoinciana Stem Elementary Magnet SchoolNorthmore Elementary SchoolTeen Parent Program - PkCholee Lake Elementary SchoolJohn F. Kennedy Middle SchoolMelaleuca Elementary SchoolTimber Trace Elementary SchoolForest Hill Community High SchoolOmni Middle SchoolSouth Area Secondary Intensive Transition ProgramWestward Elementary SchoolGardens School of Technology Arts Inc.Watson B. Duncan Middle SchoolLoxahatchee Groves Elementary SchoolThe Learning Center Els Center of ExcellenceRenaissance Charter School at Central PalmWestern Pines Community Middle SchoolPalm Beach Public SchoolJeaga Middle SchoolSeminole Trails Elementary SchoolCrosspointe Elementary SchoolAcreage Pines Elementary SchoolHighridge Family CenterA. D. Henderson University School and Fau High SchoolForest Park Elementary SchoolPalm Springs Middle SchoolPalm Beach County JailPine Grove Elementary SchoolBerkshire Elementary SchoolSomerset Academy Canyons High SchoolBelvedere Elementary SchoolCrossroads AcademyRoyal Palm SchoolCoral Sunset Elementary SchoolDiscovery Key Elementary SchoolWellington Landings Middle SchoolClifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary SchoolRoosevelt Elementary SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolWestern Academy Charter SchoolIndian Pines Elementary SchoolBoca Raton Community High SchoolSpanish River Community High SchoolPalm Beach Lakes High SchoolMarsh Pointe Elementary SchoolPleasant City Elementary SchoolPalm Beach Maritime Academy High SchoolSuncoast Community High SchoolAlternative Program CentralRenaissance Charter School at CypressOsceola Creek Middle SchoolPalm Beach Central High SchoolPahokee Middle-Senior High SchoolBoystownDel Prado Elementary SchoolPalm Beach Regional Detention CenterPalm Beach Juvenile Correctional FacilityWaters Edge Elementary SchoolCalusa Elementary SchoolInlet Grove Community High SchoolPalm Beach Virtual Instruction ProgramBoynton Beach Community High SchoolCoral Reef Elementary SchoolCrystal Lakes Elementary SchoolWhispering Pines Elementary SchoolGlade View Elementary SchoolNorthboro Elementary SchoolCitrus Cove Elementary SchoolEquestrian Trails Elementary SchoolGlades Academy IncJupiter Farms Elementary SchoolCongress Community Middle SchoolRosenwald Elementary SchoolBak Middle School of the ArtsGrassy Waters Elementary SchoolWilliam T. Dwyer High SchoolU. B. Kinsey-Palmview ElementaryPalm Beach Gardens Elementary SchoolPalm Beach Maritime AcademyRoosevelt Middle SchoolS. D. Spady Elementary SchoolBridgeprep Academy of Palm BeachSandpiper Shores Elementary SchoolWellington Elementary SchoolSouth Grade Elementary SchoolHeritage Elementary School

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