Putnam County School District
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Palatka, Crescent City, Interlachen, Welaka and Pomona Park.
At a glance
10,082Students enrolled
19Schools
5Towns served
$13,859Spent per student
20:1Student–teacher ratio
55%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–6
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs FL
Math proficiency34%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 90.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$13,859
per student each year · 7% above the FL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
7,980’20
10,176’21
10,293’22
10,178’23
10,082’24
Students
White · 51%5,184
Black · 23%2,283
Hispanic · 20%2,036
Two or more races · 5%505
Asian · 0%46
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%22
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools19 in district
MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 1,056 students · Crescent City
C-PublicROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 844 students · Interlachen
C-PublicKELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 776 students · Palatka
B+PublicBROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 679 students · San Mateo
C+PublicJAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 565 students · Palatka
CPublicWILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 558 students · Palatka
DPublicOCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 388 students · Hawthorne
C-PublicMELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 353 students · Melrose
B+PublicTHE CHILDREN'S READING CENTERElementary · Grades K–6 · 275 students · Palatka
ACharterPUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 192 students · Palatka
B-CharterPALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,568 students · Palatka
DPublicINTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 999 students · Interlachen
DPublicCRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 945 students · Crescent City
DPublicQ.I. ROBERTS JR. - SR. HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 537 students · Florahome
APublicMELLON LEARNING CENTEROther · Grades PK–12 · 297 students · Palatka
C-PublicPUTNAM VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Other · Grades K–12 · 26 students · Palatka
PublicPUTNAM VIRTUAL FRANCHISEOther · Grades K–12 · 22 students · Palatka
PublicTEEN PARENT PK CHILD CARE PROGRAMPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 2 students · Palatka
PublicPUTNAM VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMOther · Grades K–12 · Palatka
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.