Hardee Virtual Franchise vs Hospital Homebound

How do these schools compare?

Metric Hardee Virtual Franchise Hospital Homebound
Location Wauchula, FL Bartow, FL
School Type regular special-ed
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 52 151
Student:Teacher Ratio - 75.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 19.2% 2.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Hardee Virtual Franchise Hospital Homebound
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,932 $11,747
District Hardee Polk County Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Hardee Virtual Franchise Hospital Homebound
White 69.2% 44.4%
African American 3.8% 14.6%
Hispanic or Latino 25.0% 36.4%
Asian 0.0% 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.9% 3.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Hardee Virtual Franchise Hospital Homebound
AP Courses Offered 3 -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism 16.7% 66.9%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 -
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.