Total enrollment
116,440
+12,304 (+12%) vs SY 2017-18
171 schools in POLK
Florida · 116,552 students · 20 cities
Looking at the POLK system: 171 public K-12 schools serving approximately 116,552 students inside Florida, averaging 682 per campus.
7-year change in POLK
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
159
+2 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
31%
was 40%
% Hispanic
43%
was 34%
% Black
21%
was 21%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About POLK
POLK is a medium-population Florida school district running 171 campuses with combined enrollment near 116,552.
For a sense of the school types, POLK covers 94 elementary, 26 middle, 38 high schools, and 13 combined or other.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment increased 12%: 104,136 students in SY 2017-18 versus 116,440 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 157 to 159 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 40% to 31% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for POLK discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.