Kathleen Senior High School

Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Lakeland, Florida

Kathleen Senior High School in Lakeland, Florida enrolled 1,861 students in 2024-25 with 76.0 full-time teachers, 24.5 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, 17% 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 72% (Florida: 88%).

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

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%

2,051 students in 2022-23, 1,951 students in 2023-24, 1,861 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 92.0 to 76.0.

Students enrolled at Kathleen Senior High School by school year2022-23: 2,051, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,86101k2k3k2022-232,0512023-241,9512024-251,861
Students enrolled at Kathleen Senior High School by school year2022-23: 2,051, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,86101k2k3k2022-232,0512023-241,9512024-251,861
Students enrolled at Kathleen Senior High School by school year2022-23: 2,051, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,86101k2k3k2022-232,0512023-241,9512024-251,861
Students enrolled at Kathleen Senior High School by school year2022-23: 2,051, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,86101k2k3k2022-232,0512023-241,9512024-251,861
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,05192.022.3
2023-241,95185.023.0
2024-251,86176.024.5

24.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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; This school 24.5; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 24.5; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 24.5; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 24.5; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state 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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 408 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kathleen Senior High School enrolled 2,040 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 440 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 408 of the 2,040 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions440
  • Chronically absent45.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.1% of students were Hispanic, 31.8% White, 22.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic42.1%
  2. White31.8%
  3. Black22.4%
  4. Two or more races2.4%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Kathleen Senior High School scored proficient or above: 17% 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
Math17%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

72% of the 448 students in Kathleen Senior 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 rate72%78%88%
Students in the class4487,813208,274

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 Lakeland

13 public high schools in Lakeland report 2024-25 enrollment; Kathleen Senior High School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
George W. Jenkins Senior High2,46921.547.0%
Lakeland Senior High School1,98519.356.8%
Lake Gibson Senior High School1,97321.262.3%
Kathleen Senior High School1,86124.569.8%
Mckeel Academy of Technology1,75023.632.0%
Tenoroc High School1,14123.872.7%
Polk State College Collegiate High School34368.6not reported
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Charter High School29632.9not reported

All public schools in Lakeland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kathleen Senior High School

  1. Mckeel Academy of TechnologyThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 1,750 students, 23.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Pace Center for GirlsThe next nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 59 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Kathleen Senior High School with Mckeel Academy of TechnologyStudents, 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 FloridaKathleen Senior High School is the number 200 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#200 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher24.5 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.24.5:1
  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 Kathleen Senior High School

  1. How many students attend Kathleen Senior High School?
    1,861 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,051 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lakeland, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kathleen Senior High School?
    24.5 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 Kathleen Senior High School a Title I school?
    Kathleen Senior 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 Kathleen Senior High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Kathleen Senior High School scored proficient or above: 17% 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 Kathleen Senior High School?
    72% of the 448 students in Kathleen Senior 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 Kathleen Senior High School in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159001766 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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