Polk Times

Polk County School District had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 114,483 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

The most represented ethnicity among Polk County School District students was Hispanic, accounting for 41.1% of the student population.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 44.1% of the total enrollment.

Polk County School District covers 158 schools within Polk County, with its main office in Bartow.

Among the 158 schools in Polk County School District, Ridge Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,711 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment
Ridge Community High School	2,711
Haines City Senior High School	2,700
Winter Haven Senior High School	2,467
George W. Jenkins Senior High School	2,451
Davenport High School	2,333
Bartow Senior High School	2,125
Lake Gibson Senior High School	2,080
Kathleen Senior High School	2,051
Lakeland Senior High School	2,043
McKeel Academy of Technology	1,727
Auburndale Senior High School	1,716
Lake Wales Senior High School	1,586
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy	1,551
Lake Region High School	1,545
Horizons Elementary School	1,468
Citrus Ridge A. Civics Academy	1,457
Shelley S. Boone Middle School	1,403
Mulberry Senior High School	1,315
Lakeland Highlands Middle School	1,265
Lake Gibson Middle School	1,218
Mulberry Middle School	1,200
South McKeel Academy	1,200
Davenport School of the Arts	1,168
Frostproof Middle/Senior High School	1,150
Chain of Lakes Elementary School	1,130
Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School	1,127
Tenoroc High School	1,127
Sleepy Hill Middle School	1,090
Laurel Elementary School	1,058
Crystal Lake Middle School	1,055
Loughman Oaks Elementary School	1,052
Bartow Middle School	1,046
Lake Marion Creek Middle School	1,044
Sandhill Elementary School	991
Lena Vista Elementary School	975
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School	946
Bella Citta Elementary School	940
Southwest Middle School	920
Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred	911
Discovery High School	911
Willow Oak School	905
Fred G. Garner Elementary School	901
Walter Caldwell Elementary School	895
Wendell Watson Elementary School	875
Navigator Academy of Leadership Davenport	874
Valleyview Elementary School	861
Westwood Middle School	847
Lake Alfred Elementary School	821
Kathleen Middle School	821
Rochelle School of the Arts	803
Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School	786
Davenport Elementary School	786
Dundee Ridge Middle Academy	773
Alta Vista Elementary School	769
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School	766
New Beginnings High School	753
Sleepy Hill Elementary School	739
Denison Middle School	738
Highlands Grove Elementary School	731
Garden Grove Elementary School	723
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School	708
Eagle Lake Elementary School	697
Berkley Elementary School	696
Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School	691
Jewett School of the Arts	679
Hillcrest Elementary School	662
Dundee Elementary Academy	653
Jesse Keen Elementary School	649
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy	649
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy	645
North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice	644
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy	642
Clarence Boswell Elementary School	636
Eastside Elementary School	631
Lake Shipp Elementary School	628
Philip O'Brien Elementary School	627
Berkley Accelerated Middle School	623
Edward W. Bok Academy North	615
Floral Avenue Elementary School	611
Bok Academy	611
McKeel Academy Central	610
Polk City Elementary School	606
Polk Full Time Eschool	604
Elbert Elementary School	601
Griffin Elementary School	592
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet	584
Spook Hill Elementary School	584
Palmetto Elementary School	569
Frank E. Brigham Academy	564
James W. Sikes Elementary School	563
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering	551
Socrum Elementary School	546
McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy	542
Polk Avenue Elementary School	531
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary School	529
Lincoln Avenue Academy	526
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School	525
Pinewood Elementary School	521
Bartow Elementary Academy	518
Purcell Elementary School	516
Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle School	516
Medulla Elementary School	515
Wahneta Elementary School	507
Winston Academy of Engineering	506
Kathleen Elementary School	489
Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School	472
Carlton Palmore Elementary School	465
Scott Lake Elementary School	462
Janie Howard Wilson School	448
Crystal Lake Elementary School	441
Bethune Academy	428
Highland City Elementary School	425
Bridgeprep Academy of Polk	422
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School	410
John Snively Elementary School	399
Union Academy	396
Cleveland Court Elementary School	393
Auburndale Central Elementary School	383
Southwest Elementary School	382
James E. Stephens Elementary School	356
Polk State College Collegiate High School	353
Alturas Elementary School	350
Dixieland Elementary School	330
Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School	328
Inwood Elementary School	298
Victory Ridge Academy	298
Roosevelt Academy	283
Language & Literacy Academy for Learning	282
Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)	269
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Charter High School	255
Mi Escuela Montessori	202
Hartridge Academy	201
Cypress Junction Montessori	196
Magnolia Montessori Academy	171
Karen M. Siegel Academy	161
Achievement Academy	157
Fresh Start Community School	154
Compass Middle Charter School	153
Maynard A. Traviss Technical Academy	140
Lakeland Montessori School House	110
Gause Academy of Leadership	96
Doris A. Sanders Learning Center	87
Ridge Technical Academy	84
Jean O'Dell Learning Center	73
Bill Duncan Opportunity Center	62
Don E. Woods Opportunity Center	56
Transition School	48
Polk Virtual Instruction Program	42
Polk County Sheriffs Regional Detention Center	39
Hospital Homebound	36
Polk Grad Academy	34
Lakeland Montessori Middle School	30
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center	29
Pace Center for Girls	28
Eckerd Connects	25
Polk Halfway House	23
Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy	16
Ridge Teen Parent Program	0