Polk Innovative Learning Academy

Polk Innovative Learning Academy is an intimate multi-level school in Benton, Tennessee, one of the schools within Polk County. The school enrolls 147 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 243 students each, so Polk Innovative Learning Academy sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Polk County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,160 students. Polk Innovative Learning Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Polk Innovative Learning Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school records 2% Hispanic.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate median household income runs about $62,522, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Polk Innovative Learning Academy is one of 7 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 2,160 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chilhowee Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Polk Innovative Learning Academy.

The school occupies an outlying site. Polk Innovative Learning Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

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