📍 302 Mellon Rd, Palatka, Putnam County, 32177
Palatka Jr - Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palatka, Putnam County. The school has 1,639 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palatka Jr - Sr High School enrolls 1,639 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 38% Black or African American and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 819 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 620 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,043 of the school's 1,639 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 994 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palatka Jr - Sr High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-60, state senate district 8, state house district 19.
Palatka Jr - Sr High School is one of 19 schools in PUTNAM, based in PALATKA, Florida. The district serves 10,083 students district-wide and employs 513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,639 students, Palatka Jr - Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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