POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Schools face a nearly $21 million cut in funding amid a federal funding freeze. Fiscal ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

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The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

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Polk County Public Schools' decision does not apply to charter schools or private schools. Families with children that attend such schools should reach out to those schools directly.

Polk County is projected to need 103.5 million gallons of water a day by 2045, the PRWC says. Based on the groundwater available, 21.4 million gallons a day will be required from alternative sources.

Polk County Public Schools district has tripled the number of its A schools. Improving school grades is just one of the continued goals for the district in the 2024-2025 year.

Polk County Public Schools is one point shy of a “B” grade, they said. The district is beginning the year with nearly 250 staff vacancies, according to Heid.

Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production facility near Lake Wales.