Fresh Start Community School
Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Lakeland, Florida
Fresh Start Community School in Lakeland, Florida enrolled 105 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 21.0 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
154 students in 2022-23, 133 students in 2023-24, 105 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 154 | 5.0 | 30.8 |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 5.0 | 26.6 |
| 2024-25 | 105 | 5.0 | 21.0 |
21.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fresh Start Community School enrolled 100 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent79.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.4% of students were Hispanic, 28.6% Black, 17.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic52.4%
- Black28.6%
- White17.1%
- Two or more races1.0%
- American Indian1.0%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 13 students in Fresh Start Community 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.
| This school | Its district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 78% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 13 | 7,813 | 208,274 |
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 Lakeland
13 public high schools in Lakeland report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Jenkins Senior High | 2,469 | 21.5 | 47.0% |
| Lakeland Senior High School | 1,985 | 19.3 | 56.8% |
| Lake Gibson Senior High School | 1,973 | 21.2 | 62.3% |
| Kathleen Senior High School | 1,861 | 24.5 | 69.8% |
| Mckeel Academy of Technology | 1,750 | 23.6 | 32.0% |
| Tenoroc High School | 1,141 | 23.8 | 72.7% |
| Polk State College Collegiate High School | 343 | 68.6 | not reported |
| Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Charter High School | 296 | 32.9 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fresh Start Community School
- Polk Grad AcademyThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 14 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Lakeland Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 1,985 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Fresh Start Community School with Polk Grad AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in FloridaFresh Start Community School is the number 657 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#657 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher21.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.21.0:1
- 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 Fresh Start Community School
How many students attend Fresh Start Community School?
105 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 154 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lakeland, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fresh Start Community School?
21.0 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.Is Fresh Start Community School a Title I school?
Fresh Start Community School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Fresh Start Community School?
under 50% of the 13 students in Fresh Start Community 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.What district is Fresh Start Community School in?
Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159007992 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 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.