# PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOL *Machine-readable school profile — served at https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/llm* Full profile (human-readable): https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka --- ## Core identification - **NCES School ID**: `120162001811` - **School name**: PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOL - **Location**: PALATKA, FL 32177 - **Address**: 302 MELLON RD - **District**: PUTNAM (LEAID `1201620`) - **Sector**: Public - **School type**: Regular - **School level**: High - **Grade range**: 7–12 - **Coordinates**: 29.64457, -81.66958 - **Phone**: (386)329-0577 - **Wikidata QID**: Q7126834 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatka_High_School - **Founded**: 1977 ## Enrollment (2024) - **Students**: 1,568 - **Teachers (FTE)**: 68 - **Student-teacher ratio**: 23.1:1 - **Free/reduced lunch**: 51.5% ## State accountability rating - **System**: FL School Grade - **Year**: 2025 - **Overall rating**: C - **Indicators**: - overall: C ## Academic performance (state assessments) ### 2025 - **Overall (FL School Grade)**: 57.0% proficient ## Graduation rates - **2024**: 88.0% - **2021**: 93.0% (cohort of 260) ## SAT/ACT participation (2020) - **SAT/ACT takers**: 327 ## Attendance - **2020**: chronic absence 74.8% (793 students) [source: crdc_2020] - **2020**: chronic absence 1.3% (21 students) [source: crdc] - **2017**: chronic absence 3.0% (49 students) [source: crdc] - **2015**: chronic absence 43.0% (691 students) [source: crdc] ## Discipline (latest CRDC year) - **Year**: 2020 - **In-school suspensions**: 222 - **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0 - **Expulsions**: 0 ## Demographics (2023) - **White**: 0.2% - **Hispanic/Latino**: 6.3% - **Black/African American**: 0.2% - **Asian**: 40.3% - **American Indian/Alaska Native**: 50.5% - **Pacific Islander**: 0.0% - **Two or more races**: 2.6% - **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 65.6% ## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020) - **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 11.1% — 178 students - **English Learners**: 1.0% — 16 students ## Disability category breakdown (CRDC) - **Specific Learning Disability**: 75 students - **Intellectual Disability**: 27 students - **Speech/Language Impairment**: 18 students - **Other Health Impairment**: 11 students - **Autism**: 8 students - **Emotional Disturbance**: 6 students - **Orthopedic Impairment**: 3 students - **Hearing Impairment**: 1 students ## Programs & enrichment - Advanced Placement (AP) ## Finance ### School-level (ESSA 2023-24) - **Total per-pupil expenditure**: $10,324 - **Federal share**: $3,143 - **State + local share**: $7,181 ### District F-33 (2022) - **District per-pupil revenue**: $12,562,922 - **Federal share**: 29.7% - **State share**: 44.0% - **Local share**: 26.3% - **Instructional spending per pupil**: $6,191,356 ## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023) - **Median household income**: $35,481 - **Poverty rate**: 36.6% - **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 7.2% - **Unemployment**: 14.8% - **Median gross rent**: $798 - **Foreign-born residents**: 3.4% - **Single-parent households**: 21.6% ## Environmental context - **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 39.3 miles (CABOT KOPPERS) - **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 0 - **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 9 - **Nearest brownfield**: 0.74 miles (FLORIDA ROCK PROPERTIES) ### Water safety - **Public water system**: R. C. WILLIS WTP (CITY OF PALATKA) - **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 68 - **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 1 - **Most recent violation**: 2025-04-01 ## Nearby schools performing better ### chronic absence - **PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES** — 0.4 mi away, 1.03% (this school: 1.31%) - **THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER** — 2.0 mi away, 0% (this school: 1.31%) - **PUTNAM VIRTUAL FRANCHISE** — 2.4 mi away, 0% (this school: 1.31%) - **KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 2.4 mi away, 0.66% (this school: 1.31%) - **ST. JOHNS COUNTY JAIL (DJJ)** — 12.1 mi away, 0% (this school: 1.31%) ### ela proficiency - **PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES** — 0.4 mi away, 50% (this school: 38%) - **JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 1.7 mi away, 49% (this school: 38%) - **THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER** — 2.0 mi away, 78% (this school: 38%) - **PUTNAM VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)** — 2.4 mi away, 77% (this school: 38%) - **KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 2.4 mi away, 45% (this school: 38%) ### graduation rate - **PUTNAM VIRTUAL FRANCHISE** — 2.4 mi away, 100% (this school: 88%) - **Q.I. ROBERTS JR. - SR. HIGH SCHOOL** — 12.1 mi away, 98% (this school: 88%) - **INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL** — 13.0 mi away, 91% (this school: 88%) - **CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL** — 14.4 mi away, 97% (this school: 88%) ### math proficiency - **PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES** — 0.4 mi away, 50% (this school: 36%) - **WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 1.0 mi away, 42% (this school: 36%) - **JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL** — 1.7 mi away, 46% (this school: 36%) - **THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER** — 2.0 mi away, 85% (this school: 36%) - **PUTNAM VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)** — 2.4 mi away, 58% (this school: 36%) ## Related data feeds - **Profile (human)**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka - **Performance**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/performance - **Finance**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/finance - **Demographics**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/demographics - **Inclusion**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/inclusion - **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/context - **Attendance**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/attendance - **Discipline**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/discipline - **Outcomes**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/outcomes - **Workforce**: https://us.fl.whatschool.ai/en/fl/school/palatka-jr-sr-high-school-palatka/workforce --- *Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). 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