Fast Facts

“Only in Florida” Resources

Here are some “only in Florida” resources if you are considering a move to Palm Beach County: The Florida Lottery & Bright Futures Since 1988, The Florida Lottery and its Bright Futures Scholarship Program has contributed more than $42 billion to education and has sent more than 917,000 students to college on Bright Futures Scholarships.

MyFloridaFuture (www.flbog.edu/myfloridafuture/)

This new interactive tool assists students and families in making better-informed decisions about postsecondary educational options in the State University System of Florida. Users can explore data both at the System-level and by individual institution—and learn about employment, salaries and debt of graduates from Florida’s 12 public universities.

Florida Prepaid College Plans The Prepaid Plans (www.my floridaprepaid.com) let you lock in the future tuition costs at today’s Plan prices, and we handle the rest— guaranteed. Also, while Prepaid Plans were designed for Florida schools, the value we pay to other schools (out-ofstate, private, trade, etc.) is the same as what we will pay to a Florida school when your child attends college.

Palm Beach County education options (PBCEdu.org). To support growing companies and new parents in the area, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County launched this countywide resource highlighting public, private, faith-based and special-needs schools.

The School District of Palm Beach County n Founded in 1909 n 10th Largest District in the Nation n Nearly $5B Budget n Approximately 170,000 students in 180-District Operated Schools n 12,786 Classroom Teachers n 66% of Schools Rated ‘A’ or ‘B’ n 180 District-Operated Schools n Largest employer in Palm Beach County n 22,891 District Employees n 224 Police Officers n 335 Choice, Career and Technical Education Courses n 192 Countries or Territories Represented n 185,000 Chromebooks Deployed

Palm Beach County High School Students

OUR STUDENTS shakes the hands with 50 top area employers to discuss what type of skillsets are necessary for employment. Each year, the Business Development Board and the School District of Palm Beach County along with private schools, showcase career paths available to students, at the annual Claim Your Future Showcase.

Thank you to grand sponsor Wells Fargo. We’d like to thank our workforce and education supporters:

Aerojet Rocketdyne

The Breakers Palm Beach

CareerSource Palm Beach County

City of West Palm Beach

Cox Science Center & Aquarium

Discover the Palm Beaches

ESPN West Palm

FINFROCK

Florida Crystals

Florida Power & Light

Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association

GreenTeam

HCA Florida JFK Hospital

Hilton West Palm Beach

J.P. Morgan

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County

Keiser University Doctor of Chiropractic program

Memorial Healthcare System

ModMed

Nova Southeastern University

Oxbow Carbon

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners

Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation Department

Palm Beach County Planning

Zoning & Building

Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island

Beach Resort & Spa

Palm Beach State College

PGA National Resort & Spa

Port of Palm Beach

Pratt & Whitney

Regions Bank

School District of Palm Beach County

Adult Education Department

SV Microwave

Tropical Shipping

U.S. Army

Universal Engineering

Village of Wellington

Wells Fargo

WGI

A Place For PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS

Florida last year ranked top—and Palm Beach County ranked first in the state—in the U.S. Department of Education’s list of President Scholars. It is considered one of the most prestigious academic awards for high school graduates. Florida had nine students and the county had three among the 161 high school seniors honored for academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. Palm Beach County honorees included two from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach and one from West Boca Raton Community High School.