Photo: Mary Marconi, Coldwell Banker Realtor Palm Harbor, FL · CC BY-SA 4.0Palm Harbor’s public schools outscore 58% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Palm Harbor, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Palm Harbor’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 462 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palm Harbor’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,166 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School, Westlake Christian School (private), Waldorf School of Tampa Bay (private), Acton Academy Palm Harbor (private), Spring Valley School (private), Huntington Learning Center (private) and Fireflies Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Palm Harbor’s grade
B: better than 58% of Florida school districts, #333 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Palm Harbor, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Palm Harbor · depends on your address
Palm Harbor Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,017 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 859 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Palm Harbor · depends on your address
Palm Harbor Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,017 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 859 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Palm Harbor · depends on your address
Palm Harbor Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,017 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 859 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Palm Harbor
Palm Harbor University High
Grades 9–12 · 2,413 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Palm Harbor
Palm Harbor University High
Grades 9–12 · 2,413 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Palm Harbor
Palm Harbor University High
Grades 9–12 · 2,413 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Palm Harbor
Palm Harbor University High
Grades 9–12 · 2,413 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Palm Harbor’s public schools are run by Pinellas County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Palm Harbor vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Palm Harbor’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Harbor | B | Pinellas County |
| Dunedin | B | Pinellas County |
| Tarpon Springs | B | Pinellas County |
| Clearwater | B | Pinellas County |
All 3 neighbors share Pinellas County with Palm Harbor, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Palm Harbor
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Palm Harbor’s schools
Are Palm Harbor’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Palm Harbor children attend outscore 58% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #333 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palm Harbor in?
Pinellas County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 87,876 students in 150 schools (2024–25).
Where do Palm Harbor kids go to high school?
Palm Harbor University High, with 2,413 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Palm Harbor’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Pinellas County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Palm Harbor spend per student?
$13,166 in Pinellas County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Palm Harbor?
Yes: Westlake Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 535 students), Waldorf School of Tampa Bay (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 105 students), Acton Academy Palm Harbor (nonsectarian, grades PK–9, 61 students), Spring Valley School (nonsectarian, grades , 43 students), Huntington Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades 2–11, 15 students) and Fireflies Academy (special education, grades 4–10, 6 students). Palm Harbor also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Palm Harbor families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Palm Harbor → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.