Regular local school district · Polk County
Polk County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending
Polk County Public Schools runs 165 public schools with 111,372 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.3 students per teacher is 1.1 higher than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "POLK".
At a glance
- Schools
- 165
- Students
- 111,372
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5,761
- Students per teacher
- 19.3
- FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1915 S Floral Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
- Phone
- (863)534-0500
- County
- Polk County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1201590
- State district ID
- FL-53
- Total staff (FTE)
- 13,689
- School counselors (FTE)
- 260.0About 428 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 399.0
- Charter schools
- 33
Students per teacher compared
This district19.3
Florida18.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (100,495), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $1.19 billion
- Federal revenue
- $180.3 million
- State revenue
- $627.9 million
- Local revenue
- $377.9 million
- Total spending
- $1.30 billion
- Spending per pupil
- $12,889
- Salaries
- $516.0 million39.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $299.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.2%
- State: 52.9%
- Local: 31.9%
Florida overall
- Federal: 13.9%
- State: 36.7%
- Local: 49.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,889
Florida$12,074
United States$16,826
Schools in Polk County Public Schools
By level: 35 high, 25 middle, 89 elementary, 4 prekindergarten, 11 other, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Achievement AcademyCEP schoolCharter | Prekindergarten | PK | 157 | 7.5 |
| Alta Vista Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 780 | 17.3 |
| Alturas Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 274 | 14.4 |
| Auburndale Central Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 371 | 21.8 |
| Auburndale Senior High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,770 | 23.9 |
| Bartow Elementary AcademyCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 524 | 15.4 |
| Bartow Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 881 | 19.2 |
| Bartow Senior High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,276 | 22.3 |
| Bella CittaCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 1,459 | 24.3 |
| Berkley AcceleratedCharter | Middle | 6 to 10 | 622 | 20.1 |
| Berkley Elementary SchoolCharter | Elementary | K to 5 | 696 | 17.8 |
| Bethune AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 430 | 21.5 |
| Bill Duncan Opportunity CenterCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 87 | 7.2 |
| Bok AcademyCEP schoolCharter | Middle | 6 to 8 | 640 | 20.6 |
| Bridgeprep Academy of PolkCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 613 | 19.8 |
| Carlton Palmore Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 402 | 15.5 |
| Chain of Lakes Collegiate HighCharter | High | 10 to 12 | 340 | 48.6 |
| Chain of Lakes Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,007 | 18.0 |
| Citrus Ridge a Civics AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 1,108 | 16.5 |
| Clarence Boswell Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 600 | 14.6 |
| Cleveland Court Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 374 | 13.9 |
| Combee Academy of Design and EngineeringCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 479 | 13.3 |
| Compass Middle Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter | Middle | 5 to 8 | 168 | 18.7 |
| Crystal Lake Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 437 | 16.2 |
| Crystal Lake Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 753 | 23.5 |
| Cypress Junction MontessoriCharter | Elementary | PK to 8 | 317 | 18.6 |
| Dale R Fair Babson Park ElementaryCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 5 | 453 | 15.6 |
| Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 506 | 20.2 |
| Davenport ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 938 | 25.4 |
| Davenport High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,731 | 25.8 |
| Davenport School of the ArtsCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 1,440 | 16.7 |
| Denison Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 684 | 24.4 |
| Discovery Academy of Lake AlfredCharter | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,039 | 21.6 |
| Discovery High SchoolCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 898 | 20.0 |
| Dixieland Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 344 | 17.2 |
| Don E Woods Opportunity CenterCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 82 | 7.5 |
| Doris A. Sanders Learning CenterCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 84 | 5.6 |
| Dr. NE Roberts Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 697 | 20.5 |
| Dundee Elementary AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 657 | 16.0 |
| Dundee Ridge Middle AcademyCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 725 | 20.1 |
| Eagle Lake Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 644 | 18.9 |
| Eastside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 725 | 21.3 |
| Edgar L. Padgett ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 531 | 16.6 |
| Edward W Bok Academy NorthCEP schoolCharter | Middle | 6 to 8 | 726 | 20.2 |
| Elbert Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 549 | 18.9 |
| Elementary - N Lakeland | Elementary | PK to 5 | 0 | |
| Floral Avenue Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 585 | 15.4 |
| Fort Meade Middle/Senior High SchoolCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 731 | 15.9 |
| Frank E. Brigham AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 547 | 17.6 |
| Fred G. Garner AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 817 | 17.8 |
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.