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There were 1,757 Asian students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.1% increase from the 1,656 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Polk County welcomed a total of 114,483 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 159 schools in Polk County, Bartow Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 96 students, making up 4.5% 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.

School name	% of Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Ridge Community High School	0.4	2,711
Haines City Senior High School	1.1	2,700
Winter Haven Senior High School	1	2,467
George W. Jenkins Senior High School	2.7	2,451
Davenport High School	0.9	2,333
Bartow Senior High School	4.5	2,125
Lake Gibson Senior High School	0.5	2,080
Lakeland Senior High School	1.6	2,043
McKeel Academy of Technology	0.9	1,727
Lakeland Highlands Middle School	2.7	1,265
South McKeel Academy	3	1,200
Chain of Lakes Elementary School	3.5	1,130
Valleyview Elementary School	1.3	861
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy	7.2	649
Polk State College Collegiate High School	10.2	353
Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School	3.4	328