Palm Beach County School District
District Overview
Palm Beach County School District is a public school district serving Palm Beach county area, Florida. For academic year 2020-2021, 236 schools served 193,458 students through PK to 12th grade in its 236 schools. A total of 11,983 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1.
According to the Florida state assessment result, 62% of students are proficient in Math learning and 57% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.
District Contacts
Schools in Palm Beach County School District
In Palm Beach County School District, 237 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.
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Student Population
A total of 193,458 students are attending Palm Beach County School District. By gender, there are 98,271 (50.8%) and 93,341 (48.2%) female students at Palm Beach County School District.
By race/ethnicity, 59,870 White (30.9%), 54,471 Black (28.2%), and5,886 Asian (3.0%) students are attending schools.
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Advanced Placement Programs
Total 12,981 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 2,925 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 20,736 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Palm Beach County School District.
| Number of Students Enrolled | Percent Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Placement Programs | 12,981 | |
| Advanced Placement Math | 2,453 | |
| Advanced Placement Science | 3,326 | |
| Advanced Placement Other programs | 11,601 | |
| International BS program | 2,925 | |
| SAT/ACT Participation | 20,736 |
Teachers & Staffs
Total 12,099 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Palm Beach County School District and the students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1. 95.5% of teachers are certified. 84.5% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.
| Headcount | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| Total FTE of Teachers | 12,099 | Students per teacher: 16 to 1 |
| Teachers who are certified | 11,559 | 95.5% |
| Teachers who are not certified | 544 | 4.5% |
| Teachers in their first year of teaching | 1,035 | 8.6% |
| Teachers in their second year of teaching | 837 | 6.9% |
| School counselors | 405 | Students per counselor: 478 to 1 |
| Law Enforcement Officer | - | - |
| Security guards | 22 | - |
| Nurses | 9 | - |
| Psychologists | - | - |
| Social workers | 32 | - |