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B+

Flagler County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Beverly Beach and Marineland.

Palm Coast’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Florida school districts

Students
13,521
Schools
11
Spent per student
$11,630
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$29.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Flagler County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Florida districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the FL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $29.1M, about $2,153 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Palm Coast 109,886B+Flagler Beach 5,595B+Bunnell 4,298Beverly Beach 521Marineland 9

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Palm Coast. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 52.2% · 7,230 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 52.1% · 7,897 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 88% · 1,150 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,630 per student · 11% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 58%State 27%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
12,853’20
13,131’21
13,331’22
13,503’23
13,521’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 20%Black 14%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.

Belle Terre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Palm Coast
A−
1,288 students16:1
Bunnell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bunnell
C+
1,061 students13:1
Old Kings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flagler Beach
A
1,019 students15:1
Rymfire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Coast
B+
967 students13:1
Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Coast
B+
740 students13:1
Imagine School at Town Center
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Palm Coast
B+
885 students19:1
Iflagler-Virtual Franchise
Other · Grades K–12 · Bunnell
B+
178 students
Indian Trails Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palm Coast
B+
1,438 students20:1
Buddy Taylor Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palm Coast
B−
1,310 students21:1
Matanzas High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Palm Coast
B−
2,102 students23:1
Flagler-Palm Coast High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palm Coast
C+
2,533 students21:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.