Enrollment
84
Combined
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159002402
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER
1201 ENCHANTED DR, LAKELAND, FL 33801 · (863) 499-2980 · Polk County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL84 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
5.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
58 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 30% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Where DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 84 | #89 of 180 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
84
-14 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
5.6:1
was 5.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84 | 15 | 5.6:1 | 69% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 13 | 6.5:1 | 64% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 16 | 5.4:1 | 55% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 18 | 5.4:1 | 52% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 16 | 6.8:1 | 47% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 14 | 7.6:1 | 44% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 92 | 16 | 5.8:1 | 68% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 20 | 5.1:1 | 68% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 120 | 15 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER.
About DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER
In LAKELAND, Florida, part of Polk County, DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER is a school serving multiple grade levels. The school teaches pre-K through 12 and enrolls 84 students. That is 76% below the average of about 353 students for combined schools in Florida.
POLK counts 116,552 students in its 163 schools, and DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER is one of them.
Of every 100 students at DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER, about 44 are White, the largest group. It is also 24% Black, 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Polk County is roughly 56% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER reported 15 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 5.6:1. Combined schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.7:1. Roughly 69% of students at DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
In Polk County, the median household earns about $65,978 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Polk County, 172 public schools serve about 117,004 students.
COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING is about 0.2 miles from DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 14%, from 98 to 84.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in LAKELAND
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,973 students
- KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,861 students
- MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGYHigh · 1,750 students
- SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMYElementary · 1,200 students
Nearby schools
- COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING0.2 mi · 479
- ECKERD CONNECTS STRIVE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 19
- CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 437
- POLK GRAD ACADEMY2.0 mi · 14
- FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 105
- REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER)2.0 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTERHow many students attend DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER?
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER enrolls approximately 84 students in grades PK-12.
Is DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER have?
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER?
At DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER, the student body is approximately 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER public or private?
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by POLK.
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