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

The state could arbitrarily move these benchmarks next year and then all of a sudden, Polk could be a ‘D’ or Polk could be an ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – People hoping for a congressional district representing all of Polk County only had a short-lived victory. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed that map drawn by the legislature. The ...

Polk County Public Schools contains 164 schools and 109,558 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 60%. Also, 40.7% of students are economically disadvantaged.