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Palm Beach Gardens High School

4245 Holly Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33410-5599 -

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Definition of Terms

Palm Beach Gardens High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Palm Beach County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2596 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

163 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 738 students

Grade 10 - 693 students

Grade 11 - 670 students

Grade 12 - 495 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	5%	2%
% Hispanic	12%	18%
% Black	45%	26%
% White	38%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

38%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

11%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Palm Beach County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	236	24
Number of Students Managed	176,211 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$1,690,560,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$1,843,419,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,594	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$10,461	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	85%	90%

Congressional Awards conferred on 65 area students (The Jupiter Courier)
posted on November 21, 2009 at 04:07:43 pm
A total of 65 high school students received a Congressional Award on Nov. 2 at the Eissey Campus Theatre for outstanding achievements in four areas: voluntary public service, physical fitness, personal development and expeditions/explorations.
Schools set to honor veterans (The Jupiter Courier)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 10:06:11 pm
Three local schools will have ceremonies honoring veterans this week. Students in Palm Beach County public schools will have Nov. 11 off as a designated Teacher Work Day.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR (The Palm Beach Post)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:04:47 am
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Mike English: Barnes is FSL's top executive (The Jupiter Courier)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 03:06:21 am
Jupiter Hammerheads general manager Brian Barnes has been named the Florida State League’s 2009 Executive of the Year.
Chalk talk: Academies earn 'CAPE' designation (The Jupiter Courier)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 10:06:22 pm
Jupiter High School’s Engineering and Medical Sciences academies; William T. Dwyer High School’s Academy of Finance, Construction Academy and Culinary Arts Academy; and Palm Beach Gardens High School’s Culinary Arts, Global Business and Entrepreneurship, Pre-Med, Sports Management and Recreation, Tourism, Hospitality and Resort Management and TV and Film Production Technology are among the 65 ...

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Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is a public magnet high school for grades 9-12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It was built in 1969 as a public high school. The school mascot is the Gator. It is best known for its athletics and medical magnet program. Palm Beach Gardens High School is currently under construction to build a new school to replace the 1969 campus. The first concrete was poured on March 17, 2007. The new high school is scheduled to open in August 2009 and the old school is scheduled to be demolished in Summer of 2009. [1]
Academics
Palm Beach Gardens' academic program is based on local School District of Palm Beach County policy, standards of the Florida.
Athletics
In 1974 the Gator football team went 11-0, its first season undefeated, and earned a play-off spot against Haines City High School. In 2005, the Gators won the Florida class 6A state championship in football.
The softball team won back-to-back class 6A state championship titles in 2005 and 2006.
The Gator lacrosse team recently won the 2008 1A Florida State championship, finishing their season 20-0.
During the 2008 season, the girl's varsity golf team became the County's Conference Champion, District Champions, and Regional Champions. The Lady Gators went to States and placed 9th out of 16.
School specifics
Academic statistics
Students Per Teacher: 15.9
Enrollment: 2,596
Schoolwide Reading Proficiency: 31.5%
Schoolwide Math Proficiency: 60.7%
Graduation rate: 57.6%
School demographics
White students: 38.0%
Black students: 44.7%
Hispanic students: 11.5%
Asian students: 5.4%
Community demographics
White: 89.1%
Hispanic: 5.6%
Black: 2.3%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Asian Indian: 0.7%
Other race: 0.7%
Controversies
In February of 2009, during a routine check of school spending by the Palm Beach County School District it was found that Principal Johnathan Prince was improperly spending school funds. Some of these charges include Gas for his personal vehicle, Room Service at a convention, Restaurant Bills for his family, a tuxedo rental, flowers for school secretaries on Valentines Day, and a end of year dinner for the assistant principals and guidance counselors. In response Prince was forced to pay back thousands of dollars, Serve 20 hours of community service, and was demoted to Assistant Principal to avoid criminal charges. He was also suspended for 20 days without pay. As of today Dr. Prince is an assistant principal at Palm Beach Lakes Community High School
Notable alumni
Zach Miner, 2000 graduate who became a pitcher for the Major League Baseball Detroit Tigers.
Joe Grahe, 1985 graduate who is a member of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame and played 7 years of Major League Baseball as a pitcher with the California Angels, Colorado Rockies, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1990-1996.
Emanuel Cook, 2006 graduate who became a starting defensive back for the University of South Carolina football team.
Chris Volstad, 2005 graduate who became a pitcher for the Major League Baseball Florida Marlins.
emanuel cook now a NFL player to team New York Jets
External links
Palm Beach Gardens High School official website

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