The School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) is the thirteenth largest public school district in the United States

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, and the fifth largest school district in Florida

Florida

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. The District encompasses all of Palm Beach County. For the 2010-2011 academic year, enrollment totals 171,692 students in Pre-K through 12th grades. The District operates a total of 187 schools: 107 elementary

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, 33 middle

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, 23 high

High school

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, 17 alternative

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, 2 adult and community, 1 intermediate, 2 Exceptional Student Education (ESE), and 2 K-12. It has 21,495 employees and 37,036 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 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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. The District's headquarters are in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in Palm Springs

Palm Springs, Florida

Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,699 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,690.-Geography:Palm Springs is located at ....

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Adult & Community

• Adult Education Center

• Delray Full Service Center

Alternative

• AMIKids – Palm Beach
• CARP
• Crossroads Academy
• Eagle Youth Academy
• Elementary Transition – West at Crossroads Academy
• Elementary Transition North / Central – Gold Coast
• Gold Coast Community School
• Highridge Family Center
• Intensive Transition – South at South Area School of Choice

• Intensive Transition – West at Crossroads Academy
• Kelly Center
• PACE Center for Girls
• Palm Beach County Jail
• Palm Beach Juvenile Correction Facility
• Palm Beach Juvenile Detention
• Roosevelt Full Service Center
• Turning Points Academy

Elementary

• Acreage Pines Elementary
• Addison Mizner Elementary
• Allamanda Elementary
• Banyan Creek Elementary
• Barton Elementary
• Belle Glade Elementary
• Belvedere Elementary
• Benoist Farms Elementary
• Berkshire Elementary
• Binks Forest Elementary
• Boca Raton Elementary
• Calusa Elementary
• Cholee Lake Elementary
• Citrus Cove Elementary
• Clifford O. Taylor / Kirklane Elementary
• Coral Reef Elementary
• Coral Sunset Elementary
• Crosspointe Elementary
• Crystal Lakes Elementary
• Cypress Trails Elementary
• Del Prado Elementary
• Diamond View Elementary
• Discovery Key Elementary
• Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
• Egret Lake Elementary
• Elbridge Gale Elementary
• Equestrian Trails Elementary
• Everglades Elementary
• Forest Hill Elementary
• Forest Park Elementary
• Freedom Shores Elementary
• Frontier Elementary
• Galaxy Elementary
• Glade View Elementary
• Golden Grove Elementary
• Gove Elementary
• Grassy Waters Elementary
• Greenacres Elementary
• Grove Park Elementary
• H. L. Johnson Elementary
• Hagen Road Elementary
• Hammock Pointe Elementary
• Heritage Elementary
• Hidden Oaks Elementary
• Highland Elementary
• Hope-Centennial Elementary
• Indian Pines Elementary
• J. C. Mitchell Elementary
• Jerry Thomas Elementary
• Jupiter Elementary
• Jupiter Farms Elementary
  Jupiter Farms Elementary
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• K. E. Cunningham / Canal Point Elementary
• Lake Park Elementary

• Lantana Elementary
• Liberty Park Elementary
• Lighthouse Elementary
• Limestone Creek Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• Loxahatchee Groves Elementary
• Manatee Elementary
• Marsh Pointe Elementary
• Meadow Park Elementary
• Melaleuca Elementary
• Morikami Park Elementary
• New Horizons Elementary
• North Grade Elementary
• North Palm Beach Elementary
• Northboro Elementary
• Northmore Elementary
• Orchard View Elementary
• Pahokee Elementary
• Palm Beach Gardens Elementary
• Palm Beach Public
• Palm Springs Elementary
• Palmetto Elementary
• Panther Run Elementary
• Pierce Hammock Elementary
• Pine Grove Elementary
• Pine Jog Elementary
• Pioneer Park Elementary
• Pleasant City Elementary
• Plumosa School of the Arts
• Poinciana Elementary
• Rolling Green Elementary
• Roosevelt Elementary
• Rosenwald Elementary
• Royal Palm Beach Elementary
• S. D. Spady Elementary
• Sandpiper Shores Elementary
• Seminole Trails Elementary
• South Grade Elementary
• South Olive Elementary
• Starlight Cove Elementary
• Sunrise Park Elementary
• Sunset Palms Elementary
• Timber Trace Elementary
• U. B. Kinsey / Palmview Elementary
• Verde Elementary
• Washington Elementary
• Waters Edge Elementary
• Wellington Elementary
• West Gate Elementary
• West Riviera Elementary
• Westward Elementary
• Whispering Pines Elementary
• Wynnebrook Elementary

ESE

• Indian Ridge School

• Royal Palm School

Middle

• Bak Middle School of the Arts
• Bear Lakes Middle
• Boca Raton Community Middle
• Carver Community Middle
• Christa McAuliffe Middle
• Congress Middle
• Conniston Community Middle
• Crestwood Middle
• Don Estridge High Tech Middle
• Eagles Landing Middle
• Emerald Cove Middle
• Howell L. Watkins Middle
• Independence Middle
• Jeaga Middle
• John F. Kennedy Middle
• Jupiter Middle
• L. C. Swain Middle

• Lake Shore Middle
• Lake Worth Middle
• Lantana Community Middle
• Loggers Run Community Middle
• Odyssey Middle
• Okeeheelee Middle
• Omni Middle
• Osceola Creek Middle
• Pahokee Middle
• Palm Springs Community Middle
  Palm Springs Community Middle School
  Palm Springs Community Middle School is a public middle school located in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.-History:On November 16, 1960, the Palm Beach County School Board voted to name the new junior high school, to be constructed in 1961, Jefferson Davis Junior High School...
  
  
• Polo Park Middle
• Roosevelt Community Middle
• Tradewinds Middle
• Watson B. Duncan Middle
• Wellington Landings Middle
• Western Pines Middle
• Woodlands Middle

K-12

• Palm Beach Virtual

• Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus

High

• Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts
  Dreyfoos School of the Arts
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• Atlantic Community High
  Atlantic Community High School
  Atlantic Community High School is a public high school located in Delray Beach, Florida. It is part of the School District of Palm Beach County. Known for its academics, many students attend due to the school's International Baccalaureate program and its ranking as a top-rated school for many...
  
  
• Boca Raton Community High
• Boynton Beach Community High
  Boynton Beach Community High School
  DemographicsStudent Ethnicity Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2010-2011 Ethnicity This School State Average Black 20% Hispanic 20% White 60% Asian/Pacific Islander 2% Multiracial 2%Success Stories at Boynton High...
  
  
• Forest Hill Community High
  Forest Hill Community High School
  Forest Hill Community High School also known as Forest Hill or The Hill, is a coeducational public high school in West Palm Beach, Florida with an enrollment of more than 1800 students...
  
  
• Glades Central Community High
  Glades Central High School
  Glades Central High School is a high school located in Belle Glade, Florida. It is known for having one of the best high school football teams in the nation, with more football players in the NFL and in the NCAA than any other high school...
  
  
• John I. Leonard High
  John I. Leonard High School
  John I. Leonard High School is a public high school located in Greenacres, Florida, USA.-History:John I. Leonard Junior-Senior High School was originally located in an unincorporated area in Lake Worth, Florida and opened in August, 1965. The school is named after John I. Leonard who was the Palm...
  
  
• Jupiter Community High
  Jupiter Community High School
  Jupiter High School, also known as Jupiter Community High School, is located in Jupiter, Florida, which is the most northern school of Palm Beach.There are over 3000 students enrolled in the school...
  
  
• Lake Worth Community High
  Lake Worth Community High School
  Lake Worth Community High School is a high school located in Lake Worth, Florida. Established in 1922 as Lake Worth High School, it is currently one of Palm Beach County's largest schools...
  
  
• Olympic Heights Community High
  Olympic Heights Community High School
  Olympic Heights Community High School is a public high school, located at 20101 Lyons Road, serving west Boca Raton, parts of Boynton Beach and parts of Delray Beach as part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida.- Academies :...
  
  
• Pahokee High
  Pahokee High School
  The Pahokee High School is a historic school in Pahokee, Florida. It is located at 900 Larrimore Road. On November 15, 1996, The Old Pahokee High School building was added to the U.S...
  
  
• Palm Beach Central High
  Palm Beach Central High School
  Palm Beach Central High School is a high school located in Wellington, Florida in the Palm Beach County School District. Opened in 2003, Palm Beach Central has approximately 2,937 enrolled students for the 2009-2010 school years.- Teams :* *...
  
  

• Palm Beach Gardens Community High
  Palm Beach Gardens Community High School
  Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is a public magnet high school for grades 9-12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The school mascot is the Gator. It is well known for its athletics and medical magnet program. It was built in 1969 as a public high school...
  
  
• Palm Beach Lakes Community High
  Palm Beach Lakes Community High School
  Palm Beach Lakes Community High School, also known as Lakes or PBL, is a coeducational Public High School located in the Palm Beach Lakes community of West Palm Beach, Florida. It is under the jurisdiction of the School District of Palm Beach County. It was founded in 1908 as Palm Beach High School...
  
  
• Park Vista Community High
  Park Vista Community High School
  Park Vista Community High School is a public high school in Boynton Beach, Florida, United States.The school offers four Academies in which it takes great pride. These academies act as the school's Magnet Program and draws students all throughout Palm Beach County...
  
  
• Royal Palm Beach Community High
  Royal Palm Beach High School
  -English:Four Credits of English are required. English 1 is offered all the way up to AP English Language and AP English Literature.-Social Studies:...
  
  
• Santaluces Community High
  Santaluces Community High School
  Santaluces Community High School is a school located in Lantana, Florida, USA. It was opened in 1982 and is managed by the Palm Beach County School District, Florida...
  
  
• Seminole Ridge Community High
• Spanish River Community High
  Spanish River Community High School
  Spanish River Community High School is a public, coeducational high school serving the cities of Boca Raton and Delray Beach as part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida. It is currently rated as the most comprehensive school in Palm Beach County...
  
  
• Suncoast High
  Suncoast Community High School
  Suncoast Community High School is a public magnet high school in Riviera Beach, Florida routinely ranked as one of the best high schools in the United States....
  
  
• Wellington Community High
• West Boca Raton Community High
  West Boca Raton Community High School
  West Boca Raton Community High School is an unaccredited public high school in an unincorporated area west of Boca Raton, Florida. The school is part of the School District of Palm Beach County and is zoned for the far western area of Boca Raton, with students from any part of the Palm Beach County...
  
  
• William T. Dwyer High
  William T. Dwyer High School
  William T. Dwyer High School is a public high school for grades 9–12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States. The school was named for William T. Dwyer, former vice president of Pratt & Whitney's Government Products Division and a community leader in Palm Beach County. It is best known for...
  
  

External links

• School District of Palm Beach County - Official Website
• School District of Palm Beach County - Official Website (Archive)
• Largest 100 U.S. School Districts