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Here's What’s Great About Palm Beach County Schools
- A high-performing, A-rated, large urban school district.
- 10th largest school district in the nation.
- 189,805 students (this number includes students that attend non-District-operated Charter Schools).
- 167,560 students attend District-operated schools.
- Nearly $5 billion dollar budget.
- 12,786 classroom teachers.
- $48,175 starting teacher salary.
- 22,891 total employees.
- 92.8% graduation rate in District-operated schools.
- Students representing 197 different countries and territories.
- 146 languages spoken.
- District schools offer instruction in several languages, such as:
- Chinese, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Japanese, and American Sign Language.
- 335 award-winning career academy programs.
- 915 buses.
- 66% A and B-rated schools.
- 22 million meals served in 2021-2022.
- Transport 60,000 students daily covering approximately 13 million miles per year.
- Programs are offered through our Palm Beach Virtual School and at 28 Adult and Community Education sites, including our Adult Education Center and eight satellite locations.
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Online Kindergarten Registration
Students enrolled in pre-kindergarten in the School District of Palm Beach County (including charter schools), Childfind Participants, and students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through Florida Empowerment Scholarship will need to register for kindergarten in person. In addition, incoming kindergarten students whose families completed a 'Request for Student ID Number' for the purpose of submitting a Choice application for the 2023-2024 school year will need to register in person at their Choice or zoned school during school hours following the release of Choice lottery results on March 31, 2023, at 4 p.m.
Required documents for your online application:
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Proof of birth (birth certificate, passport, religious records)
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Proof of residence in Palm Beach County (two current documents reflecting the correct residential street address, such as a driver’s license, electric bill, mortgage, lease agreement, rent receipt, United States Postal Service confirmation of address change, credit card statement, etc.).
Documents due prior to the first day of school. You can upload to your online application now if you have them:
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Proof of required immunizations from the child’s doctor
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Proof of a recent physical exam
If applicable:
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Guardianship papers
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Information from a previous Pre-K school
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Additional documents such as an IEP, 504 plan, medication and allergy information, custody order, etc.
Find the full Registration Checklist here.
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Enrollment - New Student Registration Procedures
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New Student Registration
New student registrations and transfers should follow the instructions below. The Welcome Center will continue to provide support as needed, but schools should be the first option for new registrations. Child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2023, in order to register.If you are a new family/transfer student to the Palm Beach County School District and would like to register your child for school, please follow these steps:
1) Go to Find My School.
2) Enter your home address. This will bring up the zoned elementary, middle, and high school for your address.
3) In the Find my school app, you will be able to view the contact phone number for your school.
4) Once you have made contact with the school, they will help you register your child.
5) The necessary Registration Documents are included in the links below:
• Registration Documents - English
• Registration Documents - Spanish
• Registration Documents - Haitian Creole
• Registration Documents - Portuguese
• Registration Documents - Chinese
• Registration Documents - Vietnamese
• Registration Documents - Arabic
• Registration Documents - French
6) Please call the school before delivering your documents.
