Polk Times

There were 38,905 white students enrolled in Polk County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Polk County School District welcomed 114,483 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 34% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Polk County School District roughly covers 158 schools within Polk County, and has a main office in Bartow.

Among the 158 schools in Polk County School District, George W. Jenkins Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,189 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 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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total white Students	white %
2022-23	114,483	38,905	34%
2021-22	110,253	39,238	35.6%
2020-21	105,368	39,048	37.1%
2019-20	107,696	40,820	37.9%
2018-19	105,673	40,950	38.8%
2017-18	104,136	41,684	40%