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==Education== ===Public Kβ12 education=== [[Kβ12 (education)|Kβ12]] [[public education]] is administrated by the [[School District of Palm Beach County]], which is the tenth-largest [[school district]] in the United States by enrollment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 Largest School Districts by Enrollment and Per Pupil Current Spending |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2019/comm/largest-school-districts.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> Overall, 18 public elementary schools serve students within the city limits or in unincorporated areas, including Belvedere, Benoist Farms, Egret Lake, Forest Hill, Grove Park, Hope-Centennial, Meadow Park, Northboro, Northmore, Palm Beach, Palmetto, Pleasant City, Roosevelt, Seminole Trails, South Olive, U.B. Kinsey/Palmview (Performing and Visual School of the Arts [[Magnet School]]), West Gate, and Westward Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_270532/File/Students%20&%20Parents/Student%20Registration/Boundaries/Elementary%20Schools%20Maps/SY2020-21%20ElementaryAttendanceBoundary.pdf|title=Elementary School Attendance Boundaries SY2020β21|publisher=[[School District of Palm Beach County]]|date=2020|access-date=December 21, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Public middle school students are served by nine different schools, including Bak Middle School of the Arts, Bear Lakes, Conniston, Jeaga, John F. Kennedy, Okeeheelee, Palm Springs, Roosevelt, and Western Pines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_270532/File/Students%20%26%20Parents/Student%20Registration/Boundaries/Middle%20Schools%20Maps/SY2020-21%20MiddleAttendanceBoundary.pdf|title=Middle School Attendance Boundaries SY2020β21|publisher=School District of Palm Beach County|date=2020|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521220423/https://www.palmbeachschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_270532/File/Students%20%26%20Parents/Student%20Registration/Boundaries/Middle%20Schools%20Maps/SY2020-21%20MiddleAttendanceBoundary.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are also six public high schools for students in West Palm Beach or nearby unincorporated areas, including [[Dreyfoos School of the Arts]] (Performing and Visual School of the Arts Magnet School), [[Forest Hill Community High School|Forest Hill]], [[G-Star School Of The Arts]], [[Palm Beach Gardens High School|Palm Beach Gardens]], [[Palm Beach Lakes Community High School|Palm Beach Lakes]], and [[Royal Palm Beach High School|Royal Palm Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_270532/File/Students%20&%20Parents/Student%20Registration/Boundaries/High%20Schools%20Maps/SY2020-21%20HighAttendanceBoundary.pdf|title=High School Attendance Boundaries SY2020β21|publisher=School District of Palm Beach County|date=2020|access-date=May 29, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ====Charter and multi-level==== * Palm Beach Maritime Academy β Kβ10 moving to Kβ12 * Gardens School Of Technology Arts β Kβ8 * University Preparatory Academy β Kβ3 ===Private schools=== Private schools in the area include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridasmart.com/local/counties/palmbeach?category=1464 |title=Private Schools in Palm Beach County, Florida |publisher=Floridasmart.com |access-date=2010-11-28}}</ref> * Berean Christian School * [[Cardinal Newman High School (West Palm Beach, Florida)|Cardinal Newman High School]] * [[The King's Academy (West Palm Beach, Florida)|The King's Academy]] * [[American Heritage School (Plantation, Florida)|American Heritage School]] * Indian Ridge School * [[Palm Beach Day Academy]] * The Benjamin School * [[Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches]] * [[Rosarian Academy]] * Saint Ann Catholic School * Matlock Preparatory Academy ===Post-secondary education=== [[File:PalmBchJrColOld2.JPG|thumb|right|Original Palm Beach Junior College building]] The original [[Palm Beach Junior College]] building was [[Building restoration|restored]] and is now adjacent to the campus of the [[Dreyfoos School of the Arts]], a [[Magnet school|magnet]] performing and visual arts [[High school (North America)|high school]]. It is now a satellite building of [[Palm Beach State College]]. [[File:Pba.jpg|thumb|Palm Beach Atlantic University lies along the Intracoastal Waterway [[Lake Worth Lagoon]]]] [[Palm Beach Atlantic University]] (PBAU), a four-year private Christian university with approximately 3,200 students, is located in the city on seven blocks within the south end of downtown. The campus includes several historic structures converted to academic use. PBAU has recently added schools of nursing and of pharmacy. [[Northwood University]] formerly had a residential campus in West Palm Beach, Florida. The campus now belongs to [[Keiser University]], a regionally accredited school that offers a variety of degrees at the Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral levels. It is one of their 16 Florida campuses. Various private [[For-profit education|for-profit institutions]] are located in the city, including the Lincoln College of Technology (formerly known as New England Institute of Technology), Florida Culinary Institute, owned by the [[New Jersey]]-based [[Lincoln Group of Schools]], and [[Southeastern College]]. ===Libraries=== The [[Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach]] serves the city.<ref>"[http://wpb.org/mycitylibrary/ Library Website]." Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. Retrieved on September 29, 2015.</ref> The new city public library opened in April 2009 at 411 Clematis Street, replacing the 1962 building which stood at the intersection of Clematis Street and Flagler Drive, along the Intracoastal Waterfront. Named for a Mandel Foundation grant received in 2012, the Mandel Public Library provides books, performances, classes, research, entertainment, technology, music and more.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} The Main Branch of the [[Palm Beach County Library System]] is also located in West Palm Beach, as well as the Okeechobee Branch Library.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pbclibrary.org/branch-main.htm |title=Main Library - West Palm Beach - Palm Beach County Library System |publisher=Pbclibrary.org |access-date=2012-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504183921/http://www.pbclibrary.org/branch-main.htm |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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