School District of Palm Beach County


The School District of Palm Beach County is the tenth-largest public school district in the United States,and the third largest school district in Florida. The district encompasses all of Palm Beach County. For the beginning of the 2018–2019 academic year, enrollment totaled 192,533 students in Pre-K through 12th grades. The district operates a total of 180 schools: 109 elementary, 34 middle, 23 high, 14 alternative, adult and community, intermediate, and Exceptional Student Education. It has 27,168 employees and 45,000 volunteers.
Established in 1909, the district was known as the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction until the mid-1980s. It is accredited by AdvanceED. The district's headquarters are in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in Palm Springs.

Schools

As of 2010–2011, the district is responsible for the following schools:
Donald E. Fennoy II, Ed.D., was named Superintendent of the Palm Beach County School District in March, 2018. The district is governed by a School Board. The Board consists of seven members, who are all elected from single-member districts. One of the Board Members is elected Chair and one of them is elected Vice Chair. Board members serve staggered terms, and members from Districts 1, 2, and 5 are elected during presidential election years, while the members from Districts 3, 4, 6, and 7 are elected in gubernatorial election years. Board members are Frank A. Barbieri, Jr., Chuck Shaw, Barbara McQuinn, Karen Brill, Erica Whitfield, Marcia Andrews, and Debra Robinson, M.D..

Demographics

As of the 2019-2020 school year, in its enrollment breakdown by ethnic group, 35.9% of its students were of Hispanic origin, of any race; 29.6% of students were of Non-Hispanic white ancestry; 27.7% of students were African-American; 3.0% of students were Asian-American; 2.8% of students were of multiple race categories, while Native Americans and Pacific Islanders composed less than 1% of the student population.
Regarding economic status, 58.4% of students are considered economically disadvantaged.

Performance

As of the 2018-2019 school year, SDPBC has a graduation rate of 87.1%, up from 82.3% from the 2015-2016 school year. During the 2019 spring examination of the statewide Florida Standards Assessments, 54% of third grade students achieved basic proficiency or higher in English language arts