School District
Polk County Public Schools
- Bartow, FL
- 266 reviews
- AcademicsC+
- DiversityA
- TeachersC
- College PrepB-
- Clubs & ActivitiesB+
- Health & SafetyC
- AdministrationB+
- SportsA
- FoodB-
- Resources & FacilitiesB-
Polk County Public Schools Rankings
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High Schools in Polk County Public Schools
Academics
Students
Diversity
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Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
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Teachers
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$9,612/ student
National
$12,239- Cost of LivingA-
- Good for FamiliesB+
- HousingB+
Median Household Income
$46,850
National
$55,322Median Rent
$817
National
$949Median Home Value
$121,600
National
$184,700Polk County Public Schools Reviews
266 reviews
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Within the Polk County School System is a community of careful teachers, helpful resources and objective curriculum with the goal of creating a more productive society. There is a heavy key club presences, a leadership and volunteering opportunities club, my own Highschool, Mulberry Senior Highschool has provided me with the best guidance and educators the state of Florida has to give! There is a growing culture of learning and leadership here- not to be created or enforced by facilitators, but to be supported by a motivated and productive student body. Here in Polk County, academic achievement is competitive and sought after. Though, the students involved in academics feel motivated, there is an innate determination that drives these achievements that some may lack, I suggest that we motivate eachother more, and each student individually develops a passion for learning which may diffuse through everyone in the student body.
The school board is out of touch and doesn’t listen to their staff who have experience. They make idiotic decisions regarding students and completely disregard those who actually make suggestions. They make poor decision regarding allocations or funds and choose leaders who can’t understand the importance of evolving learning like incorporating technology on a wide scale. The school board does not involve the best interests of the students in decision making, they largely decide based on supporters and donor opinions. The educational structure in the schools is lacking at best. They are unequipped to deal the volume of students enrolled because they overfill classes and don’t support the teachers. They disregard teacher complaints and refuse to approve building decisions based on projections. They instead wait for overcrowding to even begin attempting to solve the issues. The school board is completely out of touch and corrupt.
I love the diversity in the schools around polk county, they bring all nationalities together. It’s amazing to see where they come from and who their friends are, one friend grew up in the pearly white gated community and his best friends grew up on the shady side of town. But when you’re in school or playing sports together, none of that matters. It only matters how you treat each other everyday and who you are outside of those activities. I’d love to see the private schools and public schools come together to better gain different sports that some public schools don’t have. Also the teaching styles as well, there is both lessons to learn from teaching students in a private school to public school. I feel if teachers were to come together and see how they operate a classroom with different students, it’ll better the students knowledge. Teachers will know how to teach certain students in a variety of different ways.