Families new to Polk County who had hoped to enroll their students at Haines City High School were sent a letter on Friday telling them the school is full. “We are excited that you are enrolling ...

Polk County Public Schools announced new principals at three high schools, 14 elementary schools, a traditional middle school and a magnet.

High school students in Polk County are spending their summer learning about trauma, nuclear medicine and blood at Lakeland ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis approved $800 million for teacher salary increases, but many school districts say the shortage of educators still affects their classrooms.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — In an effort to deter and prevent the presence of weapons on campus, middle and high school students in Polk County can expect random searches when school returns Aug. 10.

Polk County Public Schools hasn't raised ticket prices for high school football games since 2011. That's changing this coming ...

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — By mid-October, all Polk County Public Schools students will either receive an iPad or laptop. It's all part of a $28 million grant to launch the county's digital learning ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — After discovering positive cases of COVID-19 on campus, Discovery High School in Polk County is moving all its learning to virtual. The cases were discovered on Sept. 3 and ...

Electronic devices will be issued to all 116,000 students enrolled in the Polk County School District as part of the One-to-One Digital Learning Initiative.