School District of Palm Beach County, Florida

School District of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Florida
District details
Superintendent: Mike Burke
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

School District of Palm Beach County is a school district in Florida.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

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Mike Burke is the superintendent of the School District of Palm Beach County. He was appointed to the position in July 2021. His previous career experience includes working as the district's budget director, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer and as a budget analyst for Broward County Public Schools.

Past superintendents

• Donald E. Fennoy II was the superintendent of the School District of Palm Beach County. Fennoy was appointed superintendent in March 2018. He announced his resignation in July 2021. Fennoy's previous career experience included working as the district's chief operating officer.

School board

School District of Palm Beach County schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
School District of Palm Beach County school board District 1	Matthew Jay Lane	November 19, 2024
School District of Palm Beach County school board District 2	Virginia Savietto	November 19, 2024
School District of Palm Beach County school board District 3	Karen Brill	2010
School District of Palm Beach County school board District 4	Erica Whitfield
School District of Palm Beach County school board District 5	Gloria Branch	November 19, 2024
School District of Palm Beach County school board District 6	Marcia Andrews	2010
School District of Palm Beach County school board District 7	Edwin Ferguson	November 22, 2022

Elections

See also: School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, elections

Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.

Three seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.

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Public participation in board meetings

The School District of Palm Beach County school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$320,128,000	$1,711	12%
Local:	$1,769,229,000	$9,458	64%
State:	$655,190,000	$3,503	24%
Total:	$2,744,547,000	$14,672

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$2,522,461,000	$13,484
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,152,854,000	$11,509
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,374,109,000	$7,345	54%
Student and Staff Support:	$219,114,000	$1,171	9%
Administration:	$173,623,000	$928	7%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$386,008,000	$2,063	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$270,588,000	$1,446
Construction:	$185,229,000	$990
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$35,557,000	$190
Interest on Debt:	$63,462,000	$339

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025	$53,000	$114,759
2023-2024	$51,500	-
2020	$47,500	-

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	46	77	29	41	35	59	66
2018-2019	62	87	46	58	46	72	79
2017-2018	60	85	44	56	49	70	78
2016-2017	58	83	40	54	43	68	76
2015-2016	56	81	38	52	43	66	73
2014-2015	55	81	37	50	48		72
2013-2014	61	85	44	57	56		77
2012-2013	60	84	42	57	56		76
2011-2012	59	84	39	56	55		75
2010-2011	71	91	53	69	68		85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	53	80	38	47	40	66	71
2018-2019	57	80	42	51	41	69	75
2017-2018	56	80	40	50	43	69	75
2016-2017	54	77	37	47	35	67	74
2015-2016	54	76	36	47	32	66	72
2014-2015	54	76	35	47	38		72
2013-2014	58	78	39	52	49		77
2012-2013	58	79	39	53	52		77
2011-2012	57	78	37	52	49		75
2010-2011	63	81	43	58	55		78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	90	98	89	88	65-69	91	94
2018-2019	87	94	84	85	50-54	90	93
2017-2018	88	95	84	85	65-69	90	93
2016-2017	85	93	79	83	75-79	86	91
2015-2016	82	93	74	80	70-74	82	91
2014-2015	79	92	69	76	75-79	86	88
2013-2014	78	89	65	77	75-79		88
2012-2013	76	86	64	75	75-79		85
2011-2012	77	92	65	72	75-79		87
2010-2011	74	85	61	70	70-74		85

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	188,843	0.5
2021-2022	187,943	0.5
2020-2021	187,057	-4.1
2019-2020	194,675	1.1
2018-2019	192,533	0.4
2017-2018	191,786	-0.5
2016-2017	192,721	1.8
2015-2016	189,322	1.4
2014-2015	186,605	2.0
2013-2014	182,895	1.8
2012-2013	179,514	1.5
2011-2012	176,901	1.3
2010-2011	174,663	1.0
2009-2010	172,897	1.2
2008-2009	170,757	-0.1
2007-2008	170,883	-0.3
2006-2007	171,431	-2.0
2005-2006	174,935	-0.1
2004-2005	175,076	2.8
2003-2004	170,260	3.2
2002-2003	164,896	2.8
2001-2002	160,223	4.0
2000-2001	153,871	2.7
1999-2000	149,665	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	School District of Palm Beach County (%)	Florida K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	3.1	2.8
Black	27.2	21.0
Hispanic	37.5	36.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	2.7	4.1
White	28.7	35.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, School District of Palm Beach County had 11,177.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.89.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	89.00
Kindergarten:	579.00
Elementary:	3,730.90
Secondary:	4,792.64
Total:	11,177.60

School District of Palm Beach County employed 161.27 district administrators and 612.32 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	161.27
District Administrative Support:	290.00
School Administrators:	612.32
School Administrative Support:	1,146.63

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	1,493.28
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	62.58
Total Guidance Counselors:	437.73
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	101.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	249.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	158.50
Library/Media Support:	100.67
Student Support Services:	2,537.88
Other Support Services:	3,619.36

Schools

The School District of Palm Beach County operates 237 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Academy For Positive Learning	98	KG-8
Acreage Pines Elementary School	547	PK-5
Addison Mizner School	1,093	KG-8
Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School Of The Arts	1,374	9-12
Allamanda Elementary School	630	PK-5
Alternative Program Central	13	4-12
Atlantic High School	1,889	9-12
Bak Middle School Of The Arts	1,260	6-8
Banyan Creek Elementary School	844	PK-5
Barton Elementary School	1,064	PK-5
Beacon Cove Intermediate School	641	3-5
Bear Lakes Middle School	842	6-8
Believers Academy	94	9-12
Belle Glade Elementary School	593	PK-5
Belvedere Elementary School	477	PK-5
Ben Gamla-Palm Beach	245	KG-5
Benoist Farms Elementary School	421	PK-5
Berkshire Elementary School	1,046	PK-5
Binks Forest Elementary School	1,147	PK-5
Blue Lake Elementary	731	PK-5
Boca Raton Community High School	2,973	9-12
Boca Raton Community Middle School	1,225	6-8
Boca Raton Elementary School	365	PK-5
Boynton Beach Community High	1,547	6-12
Bridgeprep Academy Of Palm Beach	168	KG-8
Calusa Elementary School	867	PK-5
Career Academy Of The Palm Beaches	47	9-12
Carver Middle School	732	6-8
Cholee Lake Elementary School	936	PK-5
Christa Mcauliffe Middle School	1,387	6-8
Citrus Cove Elementary School	1,026	PK-5
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary	1,230	PK-5
Congress Community Middle School	988	6-8
Connections Education Center Of The Palm Beaches	86	PK-8
Conniston Middle School	1,075	6-8
Coral Reef Elementary School	1,016	PK-5
Coral Sunset Elementary School	794	PK-5
Crestwood Community Middle	724	6-8
Crosspointe Elementary School	652	PK-5
Crossroads Academy	183	6-12
Crystal Lakes Elementary School	788	PK-5
Cypress Trails Elementary School	492	PK-5
Del Prado Elementary School	712	KG-5
Diamond View Elementary School	795	PK-5
Discovery Key Elementary School	1,050	KG-5
Don Estridge High Tech Middle School	1,268	6-8
Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School	0
Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Elementary	540	PK-5
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	432	PK-5
Eagles Landing Middle School	1,508	6-8
Educational Services Program-East	0	5-12
Educational Services Program-West	2	5-12
Ed Venture Charter School	68	9-12
Egret Lake Elementary School	569	PK-5
Elbridge Gale Elementary School	915	PK-5
Emerald Cove Middle School	1,241	6-8
Equestrian Trails Elementary	843	PK-5
Ese Hospital Homebound Instructional Services	0	PK-12
Ese Other Teaching Services	92	6-12
Everglades Elementary	888	PK-5
Everglades Preparatory Academy	136	8-12
Florida Futures Academy	140	9-12
Forest Hill Community High School	2,407	9-12
Forest Hill Elementary School	876	PK-5
Forest Park Elementary School	571	PK-5
Franklin Academy - Boynton Beach	1,309	KG-8
Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens	1,046	KG-8
Freedom Shores Elementary School	677	PK-5
Frontier Elementary School	688	PK-5
Galaxy Elementary School	617	PK-5
Gardens School Of Technology Arts Inc	344	KG-8
Glades Academy Inc	267	KG-8
Glades Central High School	868	9-12
Glades Construction Academy At West Tech	0	8-12
Glade View Elementary School	294	PK-5
Golden Grove Elementary School	760	PK-5
Gove Elementary School	650	PK-6
Grassy Waters Elementary School	739	PK-5
Greenacres Elementary School	721	PK-5
Grove Park Elementary School	511	PK-5
G-Star School Of The Arts	754	9-12
Hagen Road Elementary School	773	PK-5
Hammock Pointe Elementary School	958	PK-5
Heritage Elementary School	786	KG-5
Hidden Oaks K-8	785	PK-8
Highland Elementary School	937	PK-5
Highridge Family Center	17	3-12
H. L. Johnson Elementary School	817	PK-5
Hope-Centennial Elementary School	720	PK-5
Howell L. Watkins Middle School	794	6-8
Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus	1,046	KG-8
Independence Middle School	1,166	6-8
Indian Pines Elementary School	529	PK-5
Indian Ridge School	95	KG-12
Inlet Grove Community High School	774	9-12
J. C. Mitchell Elementary School	773	PK-5
Jeaga Middle School	941	6-8
Jerry Thomas Elementary School	718	PK-5
John F. Kennedy Middle School	826	6-8
John I. Leonard High School	3,549	9-12
Jupiter Elementary School	832	PK-5
Jupiter Farms Elementary School	624	PK-5
Jupiter High School	3,087	9-12
Jupiter Middle School	1,384	6-8
K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary	253	PK-5
Lake Park Elementary School	389	PK-5
Lake Shore Middle School	708	6-8
Lake Worth Community Middle	1,249	6-8
Lake Worth High School	2,683	9-12
Lantana Elementary School	484	PK-5
Lantana Middle School	801	6-8
L C Swain Middle School	1,451	6-8
Liberty Park Elementary School	845	PK-5
Lighthouse Elementary School	591	PK-2
Limestone Creek Elementary School	946	PK-5
Lincoln Elementary School	358	PK-5
Loggers' Run Community Middle School	1,110	6-8
Loxahatchee Groves Elementary	653	PK-5
Manatee Elementary School	1,228	PK-5
Marsh Pointe Elementary	835	PK-5
Meadow Park Elementary School	809	PK-5
Melaleuca Elementary School	537	KG-5
Montessori Academyof Early Enrichment Inc	200	PK-5
Morikami Park Elementary School	802	PK-5
New Horizons Elementary School	727	PK-7
Northboro Elementary School	783	PK-5
North Grade K-8	735	KG-8
Northmore Elementary School	628	PK-5
Okeeheelee Middle School	1,377	6-8
Olympic Heights Community High	2,602	9-12
Olympus International Academy	345	KG-8
Omni Middle School	1,128	6-8
Orchard View Elementary School	596	PK-5
Osceola Creek Middle School	835	6-8
Pace Center For Girls	52	6-12
Pahokee Elementary School	345	PK-5
Pahokee Middle-Senior High	853	6-12
Palm Beach Central High School	2,980	9-12
Palm Beach County Jail	31	6-12
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School	652	PK-5
Palm Beach Gardens High School	2,570	9-12
Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility	30	6-12
Palm Beach Lakes High School	2,688	9-12
Palm Beach Maritime Academy Elementary	596	KG-5
Palm Beach Maritime Academy Secondary	530	6-12
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy	550	9-12
Palm Beach Public School	375	PK-5
Palm Beach Regional Detention Center	46	4-12
Palm Beach School For Autism	387	PK-12
Palm Beach Virtual Franchise	95	KG-12
Palm Beach Virtual Instruction (Course Offerings)	0	KG-12
Palm Beach Virtual Instruction Program	138	KG-12
Palmetto Elementary School	537	PK-5
Palm Springs Elementary School	1,010	PK-5
Palm Springs Middle School	1,521	6-8
Panther Run Elementary School	787	PK-5
Park Vista Community High School	3,191	9-12
Pierce Hammock Elementary School	468	PK-5
Pine Grove Elementary School	354	PK-5
Pine Jog Elementary School	845	PK-5
Pioneer Park Elementary School	369	PK-5
Pleasant City Elementary School	330	PK-5
Plumosa School Of The Arts	779	PK-7
Poinciana Stem Elementary Magnet School	434	PK-5
Polo Park Middle School	1,156	6-8
Potentials Charter School	27	PK-8
Quantum High School	313	9-12
Renaissance Charter School At Central Palm	831	KG-8
Renaissance Charter School At Cypress	817	KG-8
Renaissance Charter School At Summit	1,141	KG-8
Renaissance Charter School At Wellington	713	KG-8
Renaissance Charter School At West Palm Beach	1,013	KG-8
Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy	156	5-12
Rolling Green Elementary School	692	PK-5
Roosevelt Elementary School	324	PK-5
Roosevelt Middle School	851	6-8
Rosenwald Elementary School	275	PK-5
Royal Palm Beach Elementary School	662	KG-5
Royal Palm Beach High School	2,343	9-12
Royal Palm School	290	PK-12
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School	820	PK-5
Santaluces Community High	2,675	9-12
S. D. Spady Elementary School	488	PK-5
Seagull Academy	33	6-12
Seminole Ridge Community High School	2,262	9-12
Seminole Trails Elementary School	650	PK-5
Slam Academy High School Palm Beach	319	9-12
Slam Boca	1,010	6-12
Somerset Academy Boca East	348	KG-5
Somerset Academy Boca Middle School	83	6-8
Somerset Academy Canyons High School	1,074	9-12
Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School	691	6-8
Somerset Academy Jfk Charter School	510	KG-8
Somerset Academy Lakes	417	KG-5
Somerset Academy Wellington High School	40	9-12
Somerset Academy Wellington K-8	464	KG-8
South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program	85	6-12
South Grade Elementary School	619	PK-5
South Olive Elementary School	485	PK-5
South Tech Academy	1,184	9-12
South Tech Preparatory Academy	540	6-8
Spanish River Community High School	2,578	6-12
Sports Leadership And Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B	349	6-8
Starlight Cove Elementary School	737	PK-5
Suncoast Community High School	1,592	9-12
Sunrise Park Elementary School	1,074	PK-5
Sunset Palms Elementary School	920	PK-5
Technoarts Academy Palm Beach	0
Teen Parent Program - Pk	19	PK-KG
The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach	901	PK-9
The Learning Academy At The Els Center Of Excellence	125	9-12
The Learning Center At The Els Center Of Excellence	148	PK-8
Timber Trace Elementary School	825	PK-5
Tradewinds Middle School	912	6-8
Turning Points Academy	76	6-12
U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary	531	PK-5
University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach	286	KG-8
Verde K-8	1,296	KG-8
Village Academy On The Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus	632	PK-12
Washington Elementary Magnet School	253	PK-5
Waters Edge Elementary School	700	PK-5
Watson B. Duncan Middle School	1,157	6-8
Wellington Elementary School	950	PK-5
Wellington High School	2,688	9-12
Wellington Landings Middle	1,230	6-8
West Boca Raton High School	2,271	9-12
West Boynton Middle School	0
Western Academy Charter School	576	KG-8
Western Pines Community Middle	991	6-8
West Gate Elementary School	744	PK-5
West Riviera Elementary School	487	PK-5
Westward Elementary School	500	PK-5
Whispering Pines Elementary School	1,015	PK-5
William T. Dwyer High School	2,206	9-12
Woodlands Middle School	1,551	6-8
Worthington High School	300	9-12
Wynnebrook Elementary School	736	PK-5

Contact information

School District of Palm Beach County
3300 Forest Hill Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Phone: 561-434-8000

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