Polk Times

Haines City Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Polk County schools, welcoming 2,914 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic or Latino, representing 58% of Haines City Senior High School’s total enrollment.

Haines City Senior High School is part of the Polk County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Polk County with its main office in Haines City.

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	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Haines City Senior High School	Haines City	2,914
Ridge Community High School	Davenport	2,666
Winter Haven Senior High School	Winter Haven	2,553
George W. Jenkins Senior High School	Lakeland	2,517
Davenport High School	Bartow	2,481
Bartow Senior High School	Bartow	2,243
Lakeland Senior High School	Lakeland	2,057
Lake Gibson Senior High School	Lakeland	2,039
Kathleen Senior High School	Lakeland	1,951
Auburndale Senior High School	Auburndale	1,777
McKeel Academy of Technology	Lakeland	1,722
Lake Wales Senior High School	Lake Wales	1,599
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy	Davenport	1,573
Lake Region High School	Eagle Lake	1,554
Davenport School of the Arts	Davenport	1,513
Horizons Elementary School	Davenport	1,500
Shelley S. Boone Middle School	Haines City	1,421
Mulberry Senior High School	Mulberry	1,399
Citrus Ridge A. Civics Academy	Davenport	1,347
Lakeland Highlands Middle School	Lakeland	1,260
South McKeel Academy	Lakeland	1,199
Mulberry Middle School	Mulberry	1,176
Tenoroc High School	Lakeland	1,157
Lake Gibson Middle School	Lakeland	1,118
Loughman Oaks Elementary School	Davenport	1,113
Bella Citta Elementary School	Davenport	1,111
Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School	Auburndale	1,090
Sleepy Hill Middle School	Lakeland	1,087
Frostproof Middle/Senior High School	Frostproof	1,082
Laurel Elementary School	Poinciana	1,049
Lake Marion Creek Middle School	Poinciana	1,038
Sandhill Elementary School	Haines City	1,017
Chain of Lakes Elementary School	Winter Haven	1,008
Bartow Middle School	Bartow	999
Navigator Academy of Leadership Davenport	Davenport	994
Lena Vista Elementary School	Auburndale	963
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School	Lakeland	954
Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred	Lake Alfred	911
Willow Oak School	Mulberry	902
Walter Caldwell Elementary School	Auburndale	895
Lake Alfred Elementary School	Lake Alfred	880
Davenport Elementary School	Davenport	880
Crystal Lake Middle School	Lakeland	865
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Elementary School	Frostproof	856
Fred G. Garner Elementary School	Winter Haven	840
New Beginnings High School	Winter Haven	837
Kathleen Middle School	Lakeland	835
Wendell Watson Elementary School	Lakeland	835
Westwood Middle School	Winter Haven	829
Valleyview Elementary School	Lakeland	817
Discovery High School	Lake Alfred	812
Rochelle School of the Arts	Lakeland	803
Scott Lake Elementary School	Lakeland	777
Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School	Fort Meade	771
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School	Bartow	769
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy	Lake Alfred	767
Sleepy Hill Elementary School	Lakeland	766
Alta Vista Elementary School	Haines City	760
Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School	Lakeland	749
Southwest Middle School	Lakeland	745
Jewett School of the Arts	Winter Haven	737
Denison Middle School	Winter Haven	729
Dundee Ridge Middle Academy	Dundee	723
Highlands Grove Elementary School	Lakeland	712
Eagle Lake Elementary School	Eagle Lake	697
Berkley Elementary School	Auburndale	696
Pinewood Elementary School	Eagle Lake	692
Garden Grove Elementary School	Winter Haven	691
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School	Lakeland	686
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy	Lakeland	671
Edward W. Bok Academy North	Lake Wales	670
Eastside Elementary School	Haines City	668
McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy	Lake Wales	666
Hillcrest Elementary School	Lake Wales	665
North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice	Lakeland	637
Dundee Elementary Academy	Dundee	636
Philip O'Brien Elementary School	Lakeland	633
Floral Avenue Elementary School	Bartow	629
Berkley Accelerated Middle School	Auburndale	627
Bok Academy	Lake Wales	627
Lake Shipp Elementary School	Winter Haven	620
Clarence Boswell Elementary School	Auburndale	619
Jesse Keen Elementary School	Lakeland	614
McKeel Academy Central	Lakeland	610
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy	Lakeland	603
Elbert Elementary School	Winter Haven	596
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet	Winter Haven	587
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School	Fort Meade	587
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary School	Lakeland	554
Frank E. Brigham Academy	Winter Haven	551
James W. Sikes Elementary School	Lakeland	551
Spook Hill Elementary School	Lake Wales	547
Polk City Elementary School	Polk City	539
Bridgeprep Academy of Polk	Davenport	535
Polk Avenue Elementary School	Lake Wales	534
Bartow Elementary Academy	Bartow	531
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering	Lakeland	529
Lincoln Avenue Academy	Lakeland	522
Winston Academy of Engineering	Lakeland	520
Socrum Elementary School	Lakeland	515
Medulla Elementary School	Lakeland	503
Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle School	Haines City	499
Winter Haven Elementary 21c	Bartow	494
Wahneta Elementary School	Winter Haven	492
Kathleen Elementary School	Lakeland	480
Purcell Elementary School	Mulberry	474
Palmetto Elementary School	Poinciana	473
Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School	Babson Park	465
Polk Full Time Eschool	Lakeland	455
Janie Howard Wilson School	Lake Wales	430
Bethune Academy	Haines City	430
Crystal Lake Elementary School	Lakeland	425
Highland City Elementary School	Highland City	415
Carlton Palmore Elementary School	Lakeland	413
Griffin Elementary School	Lakeland	411
Cleveland Court Elementary School	Lakeland	398
John Snively Elementary School	Eloise	397
Inwood Elementary School	Winter Haven	393
Union Academy	Bartow	389
Southwest Elementary School	Lakeland	380
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School	Lakeland	378
Auburndale Central Elementary School	Auburndale	372
Language & Literacy Academy for Learning	Winter Haven	341
Polk State College Collegiate High School	Lakeland	334
James E. Stephens Elementary School	Bartow	328
Dixieland Elementary School	Lakeland	325
Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School	Winter Haven	314
Victory Ridge Academy	Lake Wales	314
Alturas Elementary School	Alturas	296
Roosevelt Academy	Lake Wales	277
Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)	Lakeland	264
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Charter High School	Lakeland	254
Mi Escuela Montessori	Lakeland	239
Cypress Junction Montessori	Winter Haven	193
Magnolia Montessori Academy	Lakeland	178
Hartridge Academy	Winter Haven	171
Compass Middle Charter School	Bartow	161
Karen M. Siegel Academy	Lake Alfred	159
Achievement Academy	Lakeland	157
Hospital Homebound	Bartow	151
Ridge Technical Academy	Winter Haven	143
Fresh Start Community School	Lakeland	133
Maynard A. Traviss Technical Academy	Lakeland	110
Lakeland Montessori School House	Lakeland	108
Bill Duncan Opportunity Center	Lakeland	85
Doris A. Sanders Learning Center	Lakeland	84
Gause Academy of Leadership	Bartow	82
Jean O'Dell Learning Center	Bartow	78
Don E. Woods Opportunity Center	Dundee	65
Pace Center for Girls	Lakeland	57
Polk County Sheriffs Regional Detention Center	Bartow	49
Transition School	Bartow	41
Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy	Auburndale	39
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center	Bartow	36
Lakeland Montessori Middle School	Lakeland	30
Polk Virtual Instruction Program	Lakeland	28
Polk Halfway House	Bartow	24
Polk Grad Academy	Lakeland	20
Ridge Teen Parent Program	Winter Haven	10