Polk Grad Academy

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

Polk Grad Academy in Lakeland, Florida enrolled 14 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Florida: 88%).

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

Enrollment fell 59% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

34 students in 2022-23, 20 students in 2023-24, 14 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Polk Grad Academy by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 140102030402022-23342023-24202024-2514
Students enrolled at Polk Grad Academy by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 140102030402022-23342023-24202024-2514
Students enrolled at Polk Grad Academy by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 140102030402022-23342023-24202024-2514
Students enrolled at Polk Grad Academy by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 140102030402022-23342023-24202024-2514
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23340.0not reported
2023-24200.0not reported
2024-25140.0not reported

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

One counselor per 71 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Polk Grad Academy enrolled 71 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 71 of the 71 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.9% of students were White, 35.7% Black, 21.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White42.9%
  2. Black35.7%
  3. Hispanic21.4%

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

50-59% of the 40 students in Polk Grad Academy'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 rate50‑59%78%88%
Students in the class407,813208,274

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.

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 Polk Grad Academy

  1. Fresh Start Community SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 105 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. 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
  3. Compare Polk Grad Academy with Fresh Start Community 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 FloridaPolk Grad Academy is the number 781 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#781 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 Polk Grad Academy

  1. How many students attend Polk Grad Academy?
    14 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 34 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lakeland, FL.
  2. Is Polk Grad Academy a Title I school?
    Polk Grad Academy 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 Polk Grad Academy?
    50-59% of the 40 students in Polk Grad Academy'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 Polk Grad Academy in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159008461 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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