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Palatka, FL
Public School Ratings




Palatka Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Putnam School District details

Putnam School District
200 Reid St
Palatka, FL 32177

10,178 Students enrolled in District

19 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Putnam School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Florida

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.6% of all FL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
53%
41%
53%
40%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Browning-Pearce Elementary School
100 Bear Blvd
San Mateo, FL, 32187
KG-06
Crescent City Jr-Sr High School
2201 S Us Highway 17
Crescent City, FL, 32112
07-12
Interlachen Jr-Sr High School
126 N State Rd 315
Interlachen, FL, 32148
07-12
James A. Long Elementary School
1400 Old Jacksonville Rd
Palatka, FL, 32177
KG-06
Kelley Smith Elementary School
141 Kelley Smith School Rd
Palatka, FL, 32177
KG-06
Mellon Learning Center School
301 Mellon Road
Palatka, FL, 32177
PK-12
Melrose Elementary School
401 State Road 26
Melrose, FL, 32666
PK-06
Middleton-Burney Elementary School
1020 Huntington Rd
Crescent City, FL, 32112
PK-06
Ochwilla Elementary School
299 N State Road 21
Hawthorne, FL, 32640
PK-06
Palatka Jr Sr High School
302 Mellon Rd
Palatka, FL, 32177
07-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.0% 36.4%
Black 24.1% 21.7%
Hispanic 21.1% 38.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.2% 50.3%
Free lunch eligible 66.4% 46.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 3.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,221 $63,319,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $4,822,000 4.0%
Staff $871 $8,867,000 7.3%
General Administration $176 $1,793,000 1.5%
School Administration $788 $8,024,000 6.6%
Operation $1,022 $10,400,000 8.6%
Transportation $507 $5,160,000 4.3%
Other $432 $4,398,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,270 $43,464,000 35.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,431 $14,568,000 12.0%
Total Expenditures $11,923 $121,351,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,487 $18,612,485,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $557 $1,598,221,000 4.5%
Staff $697 $2,000,201,000 5.6%
General Administration $134 $383,750,000 1.1%
School Administration $570 $1,634,810,000 4.6%
Operation $1,148 $3,294,917,000 9.2%
Transportation $379 $1,088,371,000 3.1%
Other $335 $960,812,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,820 $10,961,082,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,114 $6,064,456,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $12,421 $35,638,023,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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