Total enrollment
191,304
+3,168 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
240 schools in PALM BEACH
Florida · 191,505 students · 24 cities
PALM BEACH reports 240 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 191,505 Florida students (134 elementary, 38 middle, and 53 high).
4-year change in PALM BEACH
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
230
+3 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PALM BEACH ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #22 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191,505 | #5 of 70 | #9 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 233 | #5 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #18 of 70 | #6,805 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.0% | #47 of 70 | #4,900 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #6 of 68 | #420 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PALM BEACH
State test results across the district's 198 scored schools run from BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS at 94.3% proficient to ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 24.0%, a gap of 70.4 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 62 Florida districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About PALM BEACH
PALM BEACH is a sizable Florida school district running 240 schools with combined enrollment near 191,505.
Looking at the level breakdown, PALM BEACH is made up of 134 elementary, 38 middle, 53 high schools, and 15 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 798 in this district, meaningfully above the Florida typical of 705.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 191,304 students, remained close to its prior level from the 188,136 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, PALM BEACH added 3 schools, going from 227 to 230.
On this page, the community for PALM BEACH discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.