Putnam
Public school district based in Palatka, Florida. NCES district ID 1201620; state ID FL-54.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
19
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
10,082
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
484.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
20.8
Charter schoolsDefinition
2
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 334 | |
| Kindergarten | 756 | |
| Grade 1 | 757 | |
| Grade 2 | 800 | |
| Grade 3 | 889 | |
| Grade 4 | 740 | |
| Grade 5 | 770 | |
| Grade 6 | 759 | |
| Grade 7 | 750 | |
| Grade 8 | 745 | |
| Grade 9 | 757 | |
| Grade 10 | 740 | |
| Grade 11 | 685 | |
| Grade 12 | 600 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 0.5% | |
| Black or African American | 22.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 5.0% | |
| White | 51.6% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.0% | |
| Male | 51.0% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Town 11, Rural 8.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatka Jr - Sr High School Palatka | 7–12 | Regular | 1,568 | 68.0 | 23.1 | Town: Distant |
| Middleton-Burney Elementary School Crescent City | PK–6 | Regular | 1,056 | 48.7 | 21.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Interlachen Jr-Sr High School Interlachen | 7–12 | Regular | 999 | 49.1 | 20.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Crescent City Jr-Sr High School Crescent City | 7–12 | Regular | 945 | 48.0 | 19.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Robert H. Jenkins Jr Elementary School Interlachen | PK–6 | Regular | 844 | 45.0 | 18.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Kelley Smith Elementary School Palatka | K–6 | Regular | 776 | 39.8 | 19.5 | Town: Distant |
| Browning-Pearce Elementary School San Mateo | K–6 | Regular | 679 | 37.8 | 18 | Rural: Fringe |
| James A. Long Elementary School Palatka | K–6 | Regular | 565 | 30.0 | 18.8 | Town: Distant |
| William D. Moseley Elementary School Palatka | K–6 | Regular | 558 | 30.0 | 18.6 | Town: Distant |
| Q.I. Roberts Jr. - Sr. High School Florahome | 7–12 | Regular | 537 | 26.0 | 20.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Ochwilla Elementary School Hawthorne | PK–6 | Regular | 388 | 22.0 | 17.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Melrose Elementary School Melrose | PK–6 | Regular | 353 | 23.0 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mellon Learning Center Palatka | PK–12 | Special Education | 297 | 17.0 | 17.5 | Town: Distant |
| The Children'S Reading CenterCharter Palatka | K–6 | Regular | 275 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Putnam Academy of Arts and SciencesCharter Palatka | 6–8 | Regular | 192 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Putnam Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided) Palatka | K–12 | Regular | 26 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Putnam Virtual Franchise Palatka | K–12 | Regular | 22 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Teen Parent Pk Child Care Program Palatka | PK | Regular | 2 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Putnam Virtual Instruction Program Palatka | K–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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