At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
111,372
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
160
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
19.3:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$11,747
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,349
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 105,946
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6,379
- Student–teacher ratio
- 16.6:1
What current records say about POLK
POLK operates 160 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in BARTOW, Florida. NCES reports 111,372 students and 5,761.6 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Florida agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 7 of 67 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $11,747 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,349 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 34 of 67 in Florida. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 9.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 5,761.6
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $1,286,983,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
POLK
BARTOW, Florida
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 27.8755, -81.8463
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White30.4%
- Hispanic43.3%
- Black21.5%
- Asian1.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial2.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in POLK
160 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 160 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYCharter | OtherPK–PK | 157 | 7.5:1 | |
| ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–06 | 780 | 17.3:1 | |
| ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 274 | 14.4:1 | |
| AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 371 | 21.8:1 | |
| AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,770 | 23.9:1 | |
| BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY | ElementaryKG–05 | 524 | 15.4:1 | |
| BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 881 | 19.2:1 | |
| BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 2,276 | 22.3:1 | |
| BELLA CITTA | ElementaryPK–08 | 1,459 | 24.3:1 | |
| BERKLEY ACCELERATEDCharter | Middle06–10 | 622 | 20.1:1 | |
| BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 696 | 17.8:1 | |
| BETHUNE ACADEMY | ElementaryPK–05 | 430 | 21.5:1 | |
| BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER | High06–12 | 87 | 7.3:1 | |
| BOK ACADEMYCharter | Middle06–08 | 640 | 20.6:1 | |
| BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLKCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 613 | 19.8:1 | |
| CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 402 | 15.5:1 | |
| CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGHCharter | High10–12 | 340 | 48.6:1 | |
| CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 1,007 | 18:1 | |
| CITRUS RIDGE A CIVICS ACADEMY | ElementaryPK–08 | 1,108 | 16.5:1 | |
| CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 600 | 14.6:1 | |
| CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–05 | 374 | 13.9:1 | |
| COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING | ElementaryPK–05 | 479 | 13.3:1 | |
| COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOLCharter | Middle05–08 | 168 | 18.7:1 | |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 437 | 16.2:1 |