Palatka, Florida

===Education===

[[File:SJRSC.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[St. Johns River State College]]]]
The main center for higher education in the city is [[St. Johns River State College]]. In 1958, the institute opened its doors in Palatka to 191 students. Today the school serves Putnam, Clay, and St. Johns Counties and boasts approximately 10,000 students.<ref>[http://www.sjrcc.edu/aboutus.html About Us]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720044650/http://www.sjrcc.edu/aboutus.html |date=2011-07-20 }}. Archived at [http://www.sjrcc.edu/ St. Johns River River State College]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226195849/http://sjrcc.edu/ |date=2011-02-26 }}, retrieved 24.01.2011.</ref> The Palatka campus serves as the administrative center, it also houses the Florida School of the Arts and the local [[St. Leo University]] branch. Public primary and secondary education is operated by Putnam County Public Schools, officially known as the [[Putnam County School District]] (PCSD). According to 2007 enrollment numbers, the district is home to 12,101 students.<ref>School Matters [http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=dl/did=1571/midx=CPEnrollment]{{dead link|date=March 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, Classroom Profile, Enrollment.</ref> Palatka has one public traditional high school. [[Palatka High School]] was formed in 1977 after the merger of Palatka Central High School and Palatka South High School.<ref>[http://www.palatkahighschool.orgPalatka High School]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202053553/http://www.palatkahighschool.org/ |date=2015-02-02 }}, About PHS.</ref> The Putnam County Library System serves Putnam County, Florida with five locations.<ref>Board of County Commissioners [http://www.putnam-fl.com/brb/Board_htmls/library.htm]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819071251/http://www.putnam-fl.com/brb/Board_htmls/library.htm|date=2014-08-19}}, Putnam County Florida E-Governance, Library Department.</ref> The Palatka Library location operates as the systems headquarters.