An equity score of 62/100 ranks Putnam #19 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,682 per pupil, Putnam ranks #20 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,293
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$12,682
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Putnam operates 17 public schools serving 10,293 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 5 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,682 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending. See how Florida compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.3% local, 44.0% state, and 29.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #19 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 502.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.4% White, 22.4% African American, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crescent City Jr-Sr High School, with a diversity index of 63.5/100.
Its largest campus is Palatka Jr - Sr High School, enrolling 1,568 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Teen Parent Pk Child Care Program, at 2 students, a 784x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Palatka Jr - Sr High School accounts for 15.2% of all Putnam student enrollment
That concentration means Putnam-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Putnam school enrollment varies 784× across entities
Putnam school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,568 students (highest), a spread of 1,566 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Putnam student-counselor ratio is 502:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Putnam chronic absenteeism rate is 51.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.