TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL

TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized four-year high schools in LAKELAND, Florida, operated by POLK, with 1,141 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

POLK runs 163 schools in total, collectively educating 116,552 students. TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 35% White, 19% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Polk County's rate of about 65%.

With demographic context factored in, TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household earnings sit near $65,978, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,191 (now 1,141). White enrollment moved from 47% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

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