FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Data showed that Polk County welcomed a total of 114,483 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 20.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 159 schools in Polk County, Winter Haven Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 740 students, making up 30% of the school's total student body.
In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.
According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.
Ethnicities in Polk County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment in Polk County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of Black Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge Community High School | 22.2 | 2,711 |
| Haines City Senior High School | 25.1 | 2,700 |
| Winter Haven Senior High School | 30 | 2,467 |
| George W. Jenkins Senior High School | 16.3 | 2,451 |
| Davenport High School | 17.7 | 2,333 |
| Bartow Senior High School | 18.9 | 2,125 |
| Lake Gibson Senior High School | 23.4 | 2,080 |
| Kathleen Senior High School | 23.6 | 2,051 |
| Lakeland Senior High School | 23.6 | 2,043 |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | 7.6 | 1,727 |
| Auburndale Senior High School | 22.1 | 1,716 |
| Lake Wales Senior High School | 20.6 | 1,586 |
| Ridgeview Global Studies Academy | 7.7 | 1,551 |
| Lake Region High School | 26.9 | 1,545 |
| Horizons Elementary School | 20.4 | 1,468 |
| Citrus Ridge A. Civics Academy | 14.7 | 1,457 |
| Shelley S. Boone Middle School | 23.2 | 1,403 |
| Mulberry Senior High School | 9.7 | 1,315 |
| Lakeland Highlands Middle School | 14 | 1,265 |
| Lake Gibson Middle School | 22.6 | 1,218 |
| Mulberry Middle School | 8.5 | 1,200 |
| South McKeel Academy | 8.8 | 1,200 |
| Davenport School of the Arts | 14.4 | 1,168 |
| Frostproof Middle/Senior High School | 10.1 | 1,150 |
| Chain of Lakes Elementary School | 20.9 | 1,130 |
| Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School | 17.6 | 1,127 |
| Tenoroc High School | 17.6 | 1,127 |
| Sleepy Hill Middle School | 26.1 | 1,090 |
| Laurel Elementary School | 37.1 | 1,058 |
| Loughman Oaks Elementary School | 16 | 1,052 |
| Bartow Middle School | 20.7 | 1,046 |
| Lake Marion Creek Middle School | 31.4 | 1,044 |
| Sandhill Elementary School | 20.6 | 991 |
| Lena Vista Elementary School | 16.6 | 975 |
| Crystal Lake Middle School | 19.4 | 949 |
| R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School | 12.2 | 946 |
| Bella Citta Elementary School | 16.2 | 940 |
| Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Elementary School | 4.4 | 917 |
| Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred | 17.5 | 911 |
| Discovery High School | 16.8 | 911 |
| Willow Oak School | 2.4 | 905 |
| Fred G. Garner Elementary School | 38.4 | 901 |
| Walter Caldwell Elementary School | 25 | 895 |
| Westwood Middle School | 31.4 | 878 |
| Wendell Watson Elementary School | 13.8 | 875 |
| Navigator Academy of Leadership Davenport | 7.4 | 874 |
| Valleyview Elementary School | 13.8 | 861 |
| Lake Alfred Elementary School | 24.5 | 821 |
| Kathleen Middle School | 18 | 821 |
| Rochelle School of the Arts | 36.7 | 803 |
| Southwest Middle School | 26.2 | 801 |
| Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School | 13.1 | 786 |
| Davenport Elementary School | 15 | 786 |
| Dundee Ridge Middle Academy | 17.9 | 773 |
| Alta Vista Elementary School | 20.3 | 769 |
| Spessard L. Holland Elementary School | 24 | 766 |
| New Beginnings High School | 28.4 | 753 |
| Sleepy Hill Elementary School | 23.7 | 739 |
| Denison Middle School | 34.1 | 738 |
| Highlands Grove Elementary School | 11.5 | 731 |
| Scott Lake Elementary School | 9.5 | 727 |
| Garden Grove Elementary School | 23.5 | 723 |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 21.6 | 709 |
| R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School | 13.7 | 708 |
| Eagle Lake Elementary School | 19.2 | 697 |
| Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School | 18.2 | 691 |
| Jewett School of the Arts | 45.9 | 679 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 19.6 | 662 |
| Dundee Elementary Academy | 13.9 | 653 |
| Lawton Chiles Middle Academy | 22 | 649 |
| Jesse Keen Elementary School | 9.2 | 649 |
| Lake Alfred Polytech Academy | 17.4 | 645 |
| North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice | 29.7 | 644 |
| Rosabelle W. Blake Academy | 46.1 | 642 |
| Clarence Boswell Elementary School | 15.4 | 636 |
| Lake Shipp Elementary School | 32.8 | 628 |
| Philip O'Brien Elementary School | 25.5 | 627 |
| Berkley Accelerated Middle School | 1.8 | 623 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 21.6 | 615 |
| Edward W. Bok Academy North | 18 | 615 |
| Floral Avenue Elementary School | 17.8 | 611 |
| Bok Academy | 20 | 611 |
| McKeel Academy Central | 3.4 | 610 |
| Polk Full Time Eschool | 11.8 | 604 |
| Elbert Elementary School | 34.3 | 601 |
| Jewett Middle Academy Magnet | 31.3 | 584 |
| Spook Hill Elementary School | 26.9 | 584 |
| Frank E. Brigham Academy | 23.8 | 564 |
| James W. Sikes Elementary School | 9.8 | 563 |
| Combee Academy of Design and Engineering | 12 | 551 |
| Socrum Elementary School | 19.2 | 546 |
| McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy | 28 | 542 |
| Polk Avenue Elementary School | 25.6 | 531 |
| Edgar L. Padgett Elementary School | 23.6 | 529 |
| Lincoln Avenue Academy | 26 | 526 |
| Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School | 2.5 | 525 |
| Bartow Elementary Academy | 20.5 | 518 |
| Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle School | 30.8 | 516 |
| Purcell Elementary School | 4.8 | 516 |
| Medulla Elementary School | 21.6 | 515 |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 18.1 | 513 |
| Winston Academy of Engineering | 23.3 | 506 |
| Kathleen Elementary School | 18.6 | 489 |
| Carlton Palmore Elementary School | 24.3 | 465 |
| Janie Howard Wilson School | 28.1 | 448 |
| Bethune Academy | 49.8 | 428 |
| Highland City Elementary School | 3.8 | 425 |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Polk | 6.6 | 422 |
| Oscar J. Pope Elementary School | 11.2 | 410 |
| Crystal Lake Elementary School | 29.1 | 409 |
| John Snively Elementary School | 22.3 | 399 |
| Union Academy | 19.4 | 396 |
| Cleveland Court Elementary School | 16 | 393 |
| Auburndale Central Elementary School | 25.1 | 383 |
| Southwest Elementary School | 16.8 | 382 |
| Griffin Elementary School | 33.2 | 379 |
| James E. Stephens Elementary School | 47.2 | 356 |
| Polk State College Collegiate High School | 7.9 | 353 |
| Alturas Elementary School | 3.1 | 350 |
| Dixieland Elementary School | 19.1 | 330 |
| Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School | 17.1 | 328 |
| Inwood Elementary School | 50.7 | 298 |
| Victory Ridge Academy | 3.7 | 298 |
| Language & Literacy Academy for Learning | 9.2 | 282 |
| Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner) | 19.3 | 269 |
| Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Charter High School | 32.5 | 255 |
| Karen M. Siegel Academy | 6.2 | 161 |
| Achievement Academy | 14 | 157 |
| Fresh Start Community School | 20.8 | 154 |
| Compass Middle Charter School | 19 | 153 |
| Gause Academy of Leadership | 12.5 | 96 |
| Transition School | 22.9 | 48 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Bethune Academy• Lake Alfred Elementary School• Edgar L. Padgett Elementary School• Hillcrest Elementary School• Jewett Middle Academy Magnet• Doris A. Sanders Learning Center• Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy• Berkley Accelerated Middle School• Fred G. Garner Elementary School• Dundee Elementary Academy• Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred• Westwood Middle School• Elbert Elementary School• Wendell Watson Elementary School• Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School• Lena Vista Elementary School• Carlton Palmore Elementary School• Edward W. Bok Academy North• Lakeland Highlands Middle School• Lake Shipp Elementary School• Lake Wales Senior High School• Frank E. Brigham Academy• Polk State College Collegiate High School• Sleepy Hill Middle School• Spook Hill Elementary School• Southwest Elementary School• Roosevelt Academy• Magnolia Montessori Academy• Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School• Citrus Ridge A. Civics Academy• Ridge Technical Academy• Polk City Elementary School• Palmetto Elementary School• Karen M. Siegel Academy• Ridge Community High School• Walter Caldwell Elementary School• Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle School• Rochelle School of the Arts• New Beginnings High School• Gause Academy of Leadership• Kathleen Middle School• Tenoroc High School• Davenport School of the Arts• Jesse Keen Elementary School• Lake Gibson Middle School• Bill Duncan Opportunity Center• Mulberry Senior High School• Cypress Junction Montessori• Eastside Elementary School• Loughman Oaks Elementary School• Jean O'Dell Learning Center• Polk Avenue Elementary School• Philip O'Brien Elementary School• Lakeland Montessori Middle School• George W. Jenkins Senior High School• Pinewood Elementary School• Language and Literacy Academy for Learning• Union Academy• Eagle Lake Elementary School• Laurel Elementary School• Polk County Sheriffs Regional Detention Center• Crystal Lake Middle School• Alturas Elementary School• Florida Department of Education• Kathleen Senior High School• Compass Middle Charter School• James W. Sikes Elementary School• Cleveland Court Elementary School• Highlands Grove Elementary School• McKeel Academy of Technology• Lake Region High School• Southwest Middle School• Spessard L. Holland Elementary School• Alta Vista Elementary School• Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School• Mulberry Middle School• McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy• Transition School• Denison Middle School• North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice• R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School• Clarence Boswell Elementary School• Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School• Winter Haven Senior High School• Lake Alfred-Addair Middle School• Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School• Hartridge Academy• Polk Virtual Instruction Program• Discovery High School• Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School• Horizons Elementary School• Inwood Elementary School• McKeel Elementary Academy• Don E. Woods Opportunity Center• South McKeel Academy• Chain of Lakes Elementary School• Bok Academy• Socrum Elementary School• Lakeland Senior High School• Highland City Elementary School• Lakeland Montessori School House• Auburndale Central Elementary School• Polk Full Time eSchool• Griffin Elementary School• Sleepy Hill Elementary School• Bartow Senior High School• Frostproof Middle/Senior High School• Ridgeview Global Studies Academy• R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School• Shelley S. Boone Middle School• Sandhill Elementary School• Valleyview Elementary School• Lake Gibson Senior High School• Polk County Sheriff's Central Center• Ridge Teen Parent Program• James E. Stephens Elementary School• Lake Marion Creek Middle School• Jewett School Of The Arts• Lawton Chiles Middle Academy• Rosabelle W. Blake Academy• Scott Lake Elementary School• Berkley Elementary School• Floral Avenue Elementary School• Lincoln Avenue Academy• Crystal Lake Elementary School• Hospital Homebound• Purcell Elementary School• Bartow Middle School• John Snively Elementary School• Kathleen Elementary School• Oscar J. Pope Elementary School• Janie Howard Wilson School• Haines City Senior High School• Bartow Elementary Academy• Polk Halfway House• Achievement Academy• Medulla Elementary School• Winston Academy of Engineering• Maynard A. Traviss Technical Academy• Dundee Ridge Middle Academy• Wahneta Elementary School• Auburndale Senior High School• Garden Grove Elementary School• Dixieland Elementary School
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