Polk Times

Polk County School District's ninth-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 9,928 students enrolled in district’s ninth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.7% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the ninth-grade grew by 5.6% compared to the year before.

Polk County School District also had a high enrollment for the third-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Ridge Community High School had the most ninth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that Polk County School District enrolled a total of 114,483 students in the 2022-23 school year, the seventh highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked seventh highest in the year before.

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.

Schools	Number of Students
Achievement Academy	157
Alta Vista Elementary School	769
Alturas Elementary School	350
Auburndale Central Elementary School	383
Auburndale Senior High School	1,716
Bartow Elementary Academy	518
Bartow Middle School	1,046
Bartow Senior High School	2,125
Bella Citta Elementary School	940
Berkley Accelerated Middle School	623
Berkley Elementary School	696
Bethune Academy	428
Bill Duncan Opportunity Center	62
Bok Academy	611
Bridgeprep Academy of Polk	422
Carlton Palmore Elementary School	465
Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School	328
Chain of Lakes Elementary School	1,130
Citrus Ridge A. Civics Academy	1,457
Clarence Boswell Elementary School	636
Cleveland Court Elementary School	393
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering	551
Compass Middle Charter School	153
Crystal Lake Elementary School	441
Crystal Lake Middle School	1,055
Cypress Junction Montessori	196
Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School	472
Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle School	516
Davenport Elementary School	786
Davenport High School	2,333
Davenport School of the Arts	1,168
Denison Middle School	738
Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred	911
Discovery High School	911
Dixieland Elementary School	330
Don E. Woods Opportunity Center	56
Doris A. Sanders Learning Center	87
Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School	691
Dundee Elementary Academy	653
Dundee Ridge Middle Academy	773
Eagle Lake Elementary School	697
Eastside Elementary School	631
Eckerd Connects	25
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary School	529
Edward W. Bok Academy North	615
Elbert Elementary School	601
Floral Avenue Elementary School	611
Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School	786
Frank E. Brigham Academy	564
Fred G. Garner Elementary School	901
Fresh Start Community School	154
Frostproof Middle/Senior High School	1,150
Garden Grove Elementary School	723
Gause Academy of Leadership	96
George W. Jenkins Senior High School	2,451
Griffin Elementary School	592
Haines City Senior High School	2,700
Hartridge Academy	201
Highland City Elementary School	425
Highlands Grove Elementary School	731
Hillcrest Elementary School	662
Horizons Elementary School	1,468
Hospital Homebound	36
Inwood Elementary School	298
James E. Stephens Elementary School	356
James W. Sikes Elementary School	563
Janie Howard Wilson School	448
Jean O'Dell Learning Center	73
Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School	1,127
Jesse Keen Elementary School	649
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet	584
Jewett School of the Arts	679
John Snively Elementary School	399
Karen M. Siegel Academy	161
Kathleen Elementary School	489
Kathleen Middle School	821
Kathleen Senior High School	2,051
Lake Alfred Elementary School	821
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy	645
Lake Gibson Middle School	1,218
Lake Gibson Senior High School	2,080
Lake Marion Creek Middle School	1,044
Lake Region High School	1,545
Lake Shipp Elementary School	628
Lake Wales Senior High School	1,586
Lakeland Highlands Middle School	1,265
Lakeland Montessori Middle School	30
Lakeland Montessori School House	110
Lakeland Senior High School	2,043
Language & Literacy Academy for Learning	282
Laurel Elementary School	1,058
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy	649
Lena Vista Elementary School	975
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School	525
Lincoln Avenue Academy	526
Loughman Oaks Elementary School	1,052
Magnolia Montessori Academy	171
Maynard A. Traviss Technical Academy	140
McKeel Academy Central	610
McKeel Academy of Technology	1,727
McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy	542
Medulla Elementary School	515
Mi Escuela Montessori	202
Mulberry Middle School	1,200
Mulberry Senior High School	1,315
Navigator Academy of Leadership Davenport	874
New Beginnings High School	753
North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice	644
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School	410
Pace Center for Girls	28
Palmetto Elementary School	569
Philip O'Brien Elementary School	627
Pinewood Elementary School	521
Polk Avenue Elementary School	531
Polk City Elementary School	606
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center	29
Polk County Sheriffs Regional Detention Center	39
Polk Full Time Eschool	604
Polk Grad Academy	34
Polk Halfway House	23
Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy	16
Polk State College Collegiate High School	353
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Charter High School	255
Polk Virtual Instruction Program	42
Purcell Elementary School	516
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School	946
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School	708
Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)	269
Ridge Community High School	2,711
Ridge Technical Academy	84
Ridge Teen Parent Program	0
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy	1,551
Rochelle School of the Arts	803
Roosevelt Academy	283
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy	642
Sandhill Elementary School	991
Scott Lake Elementary School	462
Shelley S. Boone Middle School	1,403
Sleepy Hill Elementary School	739
Sleepy Hill Middle School	1,090
Socrum Elementary School	546
South McKeel Academy	1,200
Southwest Elementary School	382
Southwest Middle School	920
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School	766
Spook Hill Elementary School	584
Tenoroc High School	1,127
Transition School	48
Union Academy	396
Valleyview Elementary School	861
Victory Ridge Academy	298
Wahneta Elementary School	507
Walter Caldwell Elementary School	895
Wendell Watson Elementary School	875
Westwood Middle School	847
Willow Oak School	905
Winston Academy of Engineering	506
Winter Haven Senior High School	2,467
Total Polk County School District	114,483