RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY

RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY is an one-room-style primary school in MULBERRY, Florida, operated by POLK. The school teaches 107 students in grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 82% smaller than typical.

Across the 163 schools in POLK (116,552 students total), RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY shows that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household income runs about $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY is one of 172 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students).

WILLOW OAK SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site. RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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