Davenport High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bartow, Florida

Davenport High School in Bartow, Florida enrolled 2,731 students in 2024-25 with 106.0 full-time teachers, 25.8 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%

2,333 students in 2022-23, 2,481 students in 2023-24, 2,731 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 85.0 to 106.0.

Students enrolled at Davenport High School by school year2022-23: 2,333, 2023-24: 2,481, 2024-25: 2,73101k2k3k2022-232,3332023-242,4812024-252,731
Students enrolled at Davenport High School by school year2022-23: 2,333, 2023-24: 2,481, 2024-25: 2,73101k2k3k2022-232,3332023-242,4812024-252,731
Students enrolled at Davenport High School by school year2022-23: 2,333, 2023-24: 2,481, 2024-25: 2,73101k2k3k2022-232,3332023-242,4812024-252,731
Students enrolled at Davenport High School by school year2022-23: 2,333, 2023-24: 2,481, 2024-25: 2,73101k2k3k2022-232,3332023-242,4812024-252,731
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,33385.027.4
2023-242,481100.024.8
2024-252,731106.025.8

25.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Davenport High School 25.8; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDavenport High School 25.8state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Davenport High School 25.8; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDavenport High School 25.8state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Davenport High School 25.8; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDavenport High School 25.8state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Davenport High School 25.8; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDavenport High School 25.8state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 361 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Davenport High School enrolled 1,442 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 261 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 361 of the 1,442 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions261
  • Chronically absent65.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.3% of students were Hispanic, 17.5% Black, 17.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.3%
  2. Black17.5%
  3. White17.4%
  4. Asian1.6%
  5. Two or more races1.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Davenport High School scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math27%45% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 463 students in Davenport High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate83%78%88%
Students in the class4637,813208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Bartow

5 public high schools in Bartow report 2024-25 enrollment; Davenport High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Davenport High School2,73125.849.2%
Bartow Senior High School2,27622.357.8%
Gause Academy of Leadership975.790.7%
Transition School50not reported52.0%
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center4522.56.7%

All public schools in Bartow →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Davenport High School

  1. Bartow Senior High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 2,276 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Transition SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 50 students (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Davenport High School with Bartow Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Polk County Public Schools spends per student$11,747 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,747
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaDavenport High School is the number 43 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#43 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher25.8 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.25.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Davenport High School

  1. How many students attend Davenport High School?
    2,731 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,333 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bartow, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Davenport High School?
    25.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Davenport High School a Title I school?
    Davenport High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Davenport High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Davenport High School scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Davenport High School?
    83% of the 463 students in Davenport High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Davenport High School in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159008685 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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