WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a big senior high, overseen by POLK. It serves 2,648 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 156% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

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

Looking at the student body, WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 31% White, 30% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

Around the school, Polk County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Polk County runs 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), of which WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 2,250 students in 2018 compared to 2,648 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

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