[2] The district operates a total of 180 schools: 109 elementary, 34 middle, 23 high, 14 alternative, adult and community, intermediate, and Exceptional Student Education (ESE).

Established in 1909, the district was known as the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction until the mid-1980s.

[6] The district's headquarters are in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in Palm Springs.

[17] During the 2019 spring examination of the statewide Florida Standards Assessments, 54% of third grade students achieved basic proficiency or higher in English language arts.

In part because of these disparities, on May 5, 2021, the school board adopted an equity statement which said it is "committed to dismantling structures rooted in white advantage".