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School District of Palm Beach County

West Palm Beach, Florida · Superintendent: Michael J. Burke · #5 of 66 Florida districts by enrollment

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189,634
Students
2024-25 school year
234
Schools
2024-25 school year
$11,509
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 10% above the Florida median
16.4
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Florida median 17.4

School District of Palm Beach County is a public school district based in West Palm Beach, Florida, serving 189,634 students in 234 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 66 Florida districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 810 students each, more than the Florida median of 572. Its superintendent is Michael J. Burke. It spends about $11,509 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Florida median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher. We've matched 13 news stories to the district.

How School District of Palm Beach County compares

School District of Palm Beach CountyFlorida median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$11,509
Florida median $10,483 · 10% above · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$7,346
Florida median $5,885 · 25% above · FY2020-21
Students per school810
Florida median 572 · 42% above · 2024-25
Students per teacher16.4
Florida median 17.4 · 6% below · 2024-25
Students per counselor405
Florida median 428 · 5% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$2.74 billion in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 12%State 24%Local 64%
MeasureSchool District of Palm Beach CountyFlorida medianYear
Current spending per student$11,509$10,483FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$7,346$5,885FY2020-21
Total spending$2.52 billionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$2.74 billionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)11,547n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)23,060n/a2024-25
Students per teacher16.417.42024-25
Students per counselor4054282024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Florida median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

Leadership

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Michael J. Burke

Superintendent, School District of Palm Beach County

Source: Florida Department of Education, Superintendents, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

In the news

13 stories matched

Peer districts in Florida

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DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
Broward County Public SchoolsFort Lauderdale243,553325$10,36221.7#2
Hillsborough County Public SchoolsTampa220,360293$9,71819.7#3
Orange County Public SchoolsOrlando205,853275$10,98418.0#4
School District of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach · this district189,634234$11,50916.4#5
Duval County Public SchoolsJacksonville130,054203$10,09719.1#6

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
Gwinnett CountyLawrenceville, GA182,518$11,48214.3
Fairfax County Public SchoolsFalls Church, VA179,323$16,97613.3
Houston ISDHouston, TX176,727$10,44616.1
Hawaii Department of EducationHonolulu, HI167,071$16,55013.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-fl-school-district-of-palm-beach-county