Back to school in Palm Beach County by the numbers: Teachers, meals, bus stops, calendar
As students go back to school Wednesday in Palm Beach County, they won't be alone.
Nearly 23,000 employees, including teachers, bus drivers, student support staff, maintenance technicians, nurses and food service staff members will join them.
Palm Beach County School District leaders often refer to the district as the county's largest employer, largest transportation company and largest restaurant.
But what does that look like?
Here's a breakdown of back-to-school by the numbers:
On people: Number of teachers, employees and students in Palm Beach County schools
12,786 classroom teachers
22,891 employees
164,709 students (PreK through 12th grade at district-operated schools)
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On money in the Palm Beach County School District:
A $4.99 billion proposed budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year
It is the 10th largest school district in the nation
On transportation: School buses, bus stops
816 school buses
12,620 bus stops
10.9 million miles driven per year
On food:
33 million meals served last school year (including adult and a la carte meals)
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On the school calendar:
May 26, 2023: Last day of school
5 days off school besides regular holidays for teacher development:
Oct. 14
Nov. 8
Jan. 3
Feb. 20
March 17
May 30 (after the last day of school)
Katherine Kokal is a journalist covering education at The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at kkokal@pbpost.com. Help support our work, subscribe today!
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