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The highest-poverty public high schools in Polk County, Florida

Across Polk County, Florida, 23 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 67.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Florida

Top % FRL

80.2%

Median % FRL

67.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	High	758	80.2%
2	FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	FORT MEADE, FL	POLK	High	731	76.6%
3	ROOSEVELT ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	High	279	76.0%
4	TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,141	72.7%
5	LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL	EAGLE LAKE, FL	POLK	High	1,568	72.3%
6	KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,861	69.8%
7	FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH	FROSTPROOF, FL	POLK	High	998	69.6%
8	HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	High	3,105	69.6%
9	MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	High	1,451	69.4%
10	RIDGE TECHNICAL ACADEMY	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	High	103	68.9%
11	LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	High	1,597	68.6%
12	FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	105	67.6%
13	DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	High	898	63.7%
14	AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	High	1,770	63.6%
15	MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	151	62.9%
16	LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,973	62.3%
17	RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	High	2,632	61.7%
18	WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	High	2,648	60.2%
19	BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	High	2,276	57.8%
20	LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,985	56.8%
21	DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	High	2,731	49.3%
22	GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	2,469	47.0%
23	MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,750	36.2%

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