John Polk Alternative School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Sanford, Florida

John Polk Alternative School in Sanford, Florida enrolled 6 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (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 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

9 students in 2022-23, 4 students in 2023-24, 6 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at John Polk Alternative School by school year2022-23: 9, 2023-24: 4, 2024-25: 602.557.5102022-2392023-2442024-256
Students enrolled at John Polk Alternative School by school year2022-23: 9, 2023-24: 4, 2024-25: 602.557.5102022-2392023-2442024-256
Students enrolled at John Polk Alternative School by school year2022-23: 9, 2023-24: 4, 2024-25: 602.557.5102022-2392023-2442024-256
Students enrolled at John Polk Alternative School by school year2022-23: 9, 2023-24: 4, 2024-25: 602.557.5102022-2392023-2442024-256
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2390.0not reported
2023-2440.0not reported
2024-2560.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Polk Alternative School enrolled 2 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

83.3% of students were Black, 16.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black83.3%
  2. Two or more races16.7%

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 7 students in John Polk Alternative 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 rateunder 50%92%88%
Students in the class75,080208,274

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 Sanford

5 public high schools in Sanford report 2024-25 enrollment; John Polk Alternative School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Seminole High School3,80720.339.9%
Crooms Academy of Information Technology73820.528.7%
Elevation High School24641.060.6%
Scps Consequence Unit25not reported76.0%
John Polk Alternative School6not reported33.3%

All public schools in Sanford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about John Polk Alternative School

  1. Elevation High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 246 students, 41.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Lake Mary High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 2,714 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare John Polk Alternative School with Elevation High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Seminole County Public Schools spends per student$10,243 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,243
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaJohn Polk Alternative School is the number 800 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#800 of 818
  6. 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 John Polk Alternative School

  1. How many students attend John Polk Alternative School?
    6 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 9 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sanford, FL.
  2. Is John Polk Alternative School a Title I school?
    John Polk Alternative School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  3. What is the graduation rate at John Polk Alternative School?
    under 50% of the 7 students in John Polk Alternative 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.
  4. What district is John Polk Alternative School in?
    Seminole County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120171003668 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.

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