Palatka High School, in Palatka, Florida, is part of the Putnam district. The school reports enrolling 1,455 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12, and it has 75 teachers on staff.

Palatka High School is above the state average but below the district average in terms of the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 50 percent of students in Florida are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programs, whereas 51 percent of Palatka High School students do. At the district level, 69 percent of students are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Palatka High School has an enrollment rate of 22 percent for math classes, and 14 percent of students take chemistry. The enrollment rate for physics at the school is 1 percent, and the gifted and talented program has a participation rate of 5 percent.

Viera High School is a lower-poverty school than Palatka High School, with 7 percent of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school enrolls 9 percent of students in its gifted and talented program. The school is located in Viera, Fla.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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