Polk Times

There were 114,483 students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 41.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Polk County schools, followed by 34% of white students, 20.3% of Black students and 2.7% of multiracial students.

Ridge Community High School registered the highest enrollment among Polk County's 159 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,711 students.

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 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	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Ridge Community High School	2,460	2,711	10.2
Haines City Senior High School	2,898	2,700	-6.8
Winter Haven Senior High School	2,417	2,467	2.1
George W. Jenkins Senior High School	2,306	2,451	6.3
Davenport High School	1,442	2,333	61.8
Bartow Senior High School	2,090	2,125	1.7
Lake Gibson Senior High School	2,050	2,080	1.5
Kathleen Senior High School	2,057	2,051	-0.3
Lakeland Senior High School	2,005	2,043	1.9
McKeel Academy of Technology	1,722	1,727	0.3
Auburndale Senior High School	1,680	1,716	2.1
Lake Wales Senior High School	1,560	1,586	1.7
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy	1,484	1,551	4.5
Lake Region High School	1,477	1,545	4.6
Horizons Elementary School	1,350	1,468	8.7
Citrus Ridge A. Civics Academy	1,612	1,457	-9.6
Shelley S. Boone Middle School	1,263	1,403	11.1
Mulberry Senior High School	1,214	1,315	8.3
Lakeland Highlands Middle School	1,172	1,265	7.9
Lake Gibson Middle School	1,169	1,218	4.2
Mulberry Middle School	1,143	1,200	5
South McKeel Academy	1,200	1,200	0
Davenport School of the Arts	1,117	1,168	4.6
Frostproof Middle/Senior High School	1,120	1,150	2.7
Chain of Lakes Elementary School	1,034	1,130	9.3
Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School	983	1,127	14.6
Tenoroc High School	1,073	1,127	5
Sleepy Hill Middle School	1,088	1,090	0.2
Laurel Elementary School	1,034	1,058	2.3
Loughman Oaks Elementary School	1,089	1,052	-3.4
Bartow Middle School	1,007	1,046	3.9
Lake Marion Creek Middle School	1,012	1,044	3.2
Sandhill Elementary School	937	991	5.8
Lena Vista Elementary School	874	975	11.6
Crystal Lake Middle School	948	949	0.1
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School	901	946	5
Bella Citta Elementary School	705	940	33.3
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Elementary School	871	917	5.3
Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred	953	911	-4.4
Discovery High School	881	911	3.4
Willow Oak School	832	905	8.8
Fred G. Garner Elementary School	868	901	3.8
Walter Caldwell Elementary School	810	895	10.5
Westwood Middle School	807	878	8.8
Wendell Watson Elementary School	842	875	3.9
Navigator Academy of Leadership Davenport	876	874	-0.2
Valleyview Elementary School	797	861	8
Kathleen Middle School	762	821	7.7
Lake Alfred Elementary School	701	821	17.1
Rochelle School of the Arts	776	803	3.5
Southwest Middle School	806	801	-0.6
Davenport Elementary School	722	786	8.9
Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School	777	786	1.2
Dundee Ridge Middle Academy	761	773	1.6
Alta Vista Elementary School	741	769	3.8
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School	730	766	4.9
New Beginnings High School	671	753	12.2
Sleepy Hill Elementary School	733	739	0.8
Denison Middle School	758	738	-2.6
Highlands Grove Elementary School	742	731	-1.5
Scott Lake Elementary School	732	727	-0.7
Garden Grove Elementary School	601	723	20.3
Pinewood Elementary School	685	709	3.5
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School	763	708	-7.2
Eagle Lake Elementary School	673	697	3.6
Berkley Elementary School	696	696	0
Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School	755	691	-8.5
Jewett School of the Arts	676	679	0.4
Hillcrest Elementary School	690	662	-4.1
Dundee Elementary Academy	626	653	4.3
Jesse Keen Elementary School	643	649	0.9
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy	636	649	2
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy	643	645	0.3
North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice	669	644	-3.7
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy	627	642	2.4
Clarence Boswell Elementary School	585	636	8.7
Lake Shipp Elementary School	585	628	7.4
Philip O'Brien Elementary School	617	627	1.6
Berkley Accelerated Middle School	479	623	30.1
Eastside Elementary School	610	615	0.8
Edward W. Bok Academy North	554	615	11
Bok Academy	603	611	1.3
Floral Avenue Elementary School	585	611	4.4
McKeel Academy Central	610	610	0
Polk City Elementary School	570	606	6.3
Polk Full Time Eschool	1,363	604	-55.7
Elbert Elementary School	768	601	-21.7
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet	554	584	5.4
Spook Hill Elementary School	605	584	-3.5
Frank E. Brigham Academy	538	564	4.8
James W. Sikes Elementary School	592	563	-4.9
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering	569	551	-3.2
Socrum Elementary School	523	546	4.4
McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy	449	542	20.7
Polk Avenue Elementary School	544	531	-2.4
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary School	503	529	5.2
Lincoln Avenue Academy	519	526	1.3
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School	580	525	-9.5
Bartow Elementary Academy	512	518	1.2
Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle School	507	516	1.8
Purcell Elementary School	478	516	7.9
Medulla Elementary School	523	515	-1.5
Palmetto Elementary School	551	513	-6.9
Wahneta Elementary School	504	507	0.6
Winston Academy of Engineering	516	506	-1.9
Kathleen Elementary School	486	489	0.6
Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School	491	472	-3.9
Carlton Palmore Elementary School	457	465	1.8
Janie Howard Wilson School	389	448	15.2
Bethune Academy	429	428	-0.2
Highland City Elementary School	446	425	-4.7
Bridgeprep Academy of Polk	-	422	-
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School	429	410	-4.4
Crystal Lake Elementary School	427	409	-4.2
John Snively Elementary School	366	399	9
Union Academy	388	396	2.1
Cleveland Court Elementary School	371	393	5.9
Auburndale Central Elementary School	354	383	8.2
Southwest Elementary School	399	382	-4.3
Griffin Elementary School	354	379	7.1
James E. Stephens Elementary School	338	356	5.3
Polk State College Collegiate High School	336	353	5.1
Alturas Elementary School	334	350	4.8
Dixieland Elementary School	329	330	0.3
Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School	320	328	2.5
Inwood Elementary School	311	298	-4.2
Victory Ridge Academy	290	298	2.8
Roosevelt Academy	274	283	3.3
Language & Literacy Academy for Learning	241	282	17
Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)	246	269	9.3
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Charter High School	242	255	5.4
Mi Escuela Montessori	164	202	23.2
Hartridge Academy	201	201	0
Cypress Junction Montessori	195	196	0.5
Magnolia Montessori Academy	146	171	17.1
Karen M. Siegel Academy	137	161	17.5
Achievement Academy	157	157	0
Fresh Start Community School	100	154	54
Compass Middle Charter School	165	153	-7.3
Maynard A. Traviss Technical Academy	147	140	-4.8
Hospital Homebound	111	118	6.3
Lakeland Montessori School House	115	110	-4.3
Gause Academy of Leadership	144	96	-33.3
Doris A. Sanders Learning Center	94	87	-7.4
Ridge Technical Academy	48	84	75
Jean O'Dell Learning Center	64	73	14.1
Bill Duncan Opportunity Center	58	62	6.9
Don E. Woods Opportunity Center	31	56	80.6
Pace Center for Girls	58	49	-15.5
Transition School	48	48	0
Polk Virtual Instruction Program	68	42	-38.2
Polk County Sheriffs Regional Detention Center	33	39	18.2
Polk Grad Academy	71	34	-52.1
Lakeland Montessori Middle School	25	30	20
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center	25	29	16
Eckerd Connects	20	25	25
Polk Halfway House	22	23	4.5
Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy	138	16	-88.4