There were 54,686 white students enrolled in Palm Beach County districts in the 2023-24 school year, a 1.5% decrease from the 55,496 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.
Data showed that Palm Beach County welcomed a total of 194,232 students at the time. Among them, white students comprised 28.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county. The most represented ethnicity was Hispanic, accounting for 37.8% of the students (73,406).
Among the two districts in Palm Beach County, School District of Palm Beach County recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 53,583 students, making up 28% of the school’s total student body. This marks a 0.6% decrease from 28.6% of white students in the district during the previous school year.
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.
According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.
| District | No. of white Students | Total District Enrollment | % of Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| School District of Palm Beach County | 53,583 | 191,398 | 28% |
| Florida Atlantic University Lab School Distirct | 1,103 | 2,834 | 38.9% |