POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY

As a very small K-12 campus in LAKELAND, Florida, POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY teaches 39 students from grades 9 through 10, run under POLK. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 89% below typical.

POLK comprises 163 schools with combined enrollment of 116,552 students; POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY reports that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 41% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Polk County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.8%; this one delivers 53.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Polk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BERKLEY ACCELERATED, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. As a public charter, POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY's enrollment has shrank 68% since 2018, when it stood at 122 (now 39). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 22% to 41%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.