Polk County, Florida: schools and neighborhoods
Polk County is in the Lakeland (Lakeland-Winter Haven) area. Figures for schools count campuses located in the county.
Open the interactive Polk County view- Public school students
- 113,267 (2024-25)
- Students by group
- 43.0% Hispanic, 30.9% White, 21.3% Black, 2.8% two or more races, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander or American Indian students (2024-25)
Enrollment rose 17% from 96,924 students in 2015-16 to 113,267 in 2024-25.
School districts
Cities
- Alturas
- Auburndale
- Babson Park
- Bartow
- Bradley Junction
- Combee Settlement
- Crooked Lake Park
- Crystal Lake
- Cypress Gardens
- Davenport
- Dundee
- Eagle Lake
- Fort Meade
- Four Corners
- Frostproof
- Fuller Heights
- Fussels Corner
- Grenelefe
- Haines City
- Highland City
- Highland Park
- Hillcrest Heights
- Homeland
- Indian Lake Estates
- Inwood
- Jan Phyl Village
- Kathleen
- Lake Alfred
- Lake Hamilton
- Lake Wales
- Lakeland
- Lakeland Highlands
- Loughman
- Medulla
- Mulberry
- Poinciana
- Polk City
- Wahneta
- Waverly
- Willow Oak
- Winter Haven
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- Lunch status by school, 2025-26, Florida Department of Education
- English language learners by school, 2025-26, Florida Department of Education