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Putnam School District

10,083 students · 19 schools · 20.6:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #39 of 82 in Florida

Students
10,083
Schools
19
Teachers (FTE)
488
Student–Teacher
20.6:1
County
Putnam
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Putnam School District

Putnam School District is a public school system serving Putnam County, Florida, based in Palatka. It serves 10,083 students across 19 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #39 largest of Florida’s 82 school systems.

Phone3863290538
Address200 Reid St, Palatka, FL 32177
CountyPutnam County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Putnam School District enrolls 10,083 students in 19 schools — an average of about 531 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #39 of 82 statewide by enrollment.

Students
10,083
#39 of 82 in Florida
Schools
19
~531 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Putnam School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (10,083 students reported):

White
51%
Black
23%
Hispanic
20%
Asian
0%
Two or more
5%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Putnam School District employs about 488 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 20.6:1 — above the Florida average of about 18.3:1. Total district staff is roughly 1,374.

Student–teacher ratio
20.6:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
488
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,374
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Florida funds schools

Florida funds schools through the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP): weighted full-time-equivalent students times the Base Student Allocation ($5,372.60 per unweighted FTE in 2025–26), adjusted by a district cost differential and program factors, plus categoricals such as ESE, transportation and safe-schools funding. A growing share of state funds now flows to universal Family Empowerment Scholarship vouchers.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Putnam School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Florida assigns A–F grades to every school and district from achievement and learning gains in English language arts, math and science, the gains of the lowest-performing quartile, graduation rate and college-and-career acceleration. Look up Putnam School District’s grade on the Florida school grades page.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Most Florida districts are accredited through Cognia (via its SACS CASI division), which accredits whole district “systems” as well as individual schools. Look up Putnam School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Putnam School District vs. Florida

Enrollment rank
#39
of 82 districts
Ratio
20.6:1
state avg ~18.3:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Putnam County

See every Florida district side by side in the Florida directory.

Go deeper

Look up Putnam School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Florida Legislature (the Florida Education Finance Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Putnam School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 1201620. Confirm current details with the district and the Florida Department of Education.