School District of Palm Beach County
school district in Florida, USA
The School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) is the tenth-largest public school district in the United States, and the fifth largest school district in Florida. The district encompasses all of Palm Beach County. For the beginning of the 2018–2019 academic year, enrollment totaled 192,533 students in Pre-K through 12th grades. The district operates a total of 180 schools: 109 elementary, 34 middle, 23 high, 14 alternative, adult and community, intermediate, and Exceptional Student Education (ESE). It has 27,168 employees and 45,000 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 Cognia (formerly known as Advance-ED). The district's headquarters are in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in Palm Springs.
Schools
As of 2010–2011, the district is responsible for the following schools:
Wellington Community High School / Adult Center
Adult and community
Alternative
Elementary
ESE
Middle
Intermediate
Beacon Cove Intermediate School
K–12
K-8
Dwight D. Eisenhower K-8
Hidden Oaks K-8
North Grade K-8
Verde K-8
Addison Mizner K-8 (as of August 2021)
High
Defunct racially segregated schools
Racially segregated schools included:
Boca Raton Negro High School, renamed Roadman School in 1956
Colored School No. 4
Everglades Camp, grades 1–6, 1955-1966
East Lake High School (Pahokee)
Everglades Vocational High School (Belle Glade), renamed Lake Shore High School (Belle Glade) in 1955
George Washington Carver High School (Delray Beach, Florida)
Industrial High School (West Palm Beach, Florida), renamed Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School in 1950, then Roosevelt High School
Lincoln High School (Riviera Beach, Florida), in building formerly housing West Riviera Junior High School
Osborne School (Lake Worth, Florida)
Future schools
New High School in Riviera Beach (opening by August 2030)
Western Communities High School (opening in August 2028)
Westlake Area Elementary School (opening date TBA)
North County Elementary School (opening in August 2030)
West Delray Area K-8 (opening in August 2030)
District leadership
Michael J. Burke was named interim superintendent of the Palm Beach County School District in July 2021, and was selected for a full term in October 2021.
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