POLK GRAD ACADEMY

POLK GRAD ACADEMY is a senior high of rural-scale scale in LAKELAND, Florida, operated by POLK, hosting 14 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so POLK GRAD ACADEMY sits 99% smaller than that benchmark.

POLK runs 163 schools in total, collectively educating 116,552 students. POLK GRAD ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, POLK GRAD ACADEMY logs that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 21% Hispanic. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Polk County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. POLK GRAD ACADEMY is one of 172 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students).

The closest other public school is FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POLK GRAD ACADEMY has declined 87%, going from 110 students in 2018 to 14 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 22% to 36%.

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