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

Polk County was among 17 districts to earn C grades for the 2023-24 school year, out of Florida’s 67 counties. The department reported A grades for 22 districts and B grades for 26, with none ...

Polk County was among 17 districts to earn C grades for the 2023-24 school year, out of Florida’s 67 counties. The department reported A grades for 22 districts and B grades for 26, with none ...

The number of Polk County students with religious exemptions from required school immunizations continues to rise. Students who opt out of the immunization requirements due to religious beliefs ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its graduation rate by nearly four percentage points last year, but the district remains in the state’s bottom 10. The Florida Department of Education this ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Public Schools’ LGBTQ Pride Month proclamation has been postponed this year. Every year the school board usually issues a Pride Month proclamation in June.

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.

BARTOW - Two years ago, Polk County Public Schools caught the attention of a Florida organization seeking excellence in arts education. This week, the county's arts program received acclaim on a na… ...

It's spending millions to change how the public enters campus. “The goal is that anyone that has to ingress or egress into the school comes in through the office area,” Polk County Sheriff ...

A leader of Polk Pride, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, received a call last week from the superintendent of Polk County Public Schools, who wanted to explain why he was delaying the organization’s ...

Students at 19 public schools in Polk County will return in August to find new principals. That is actually fewer than in 2024, when 20 schools received newly assigned leaders. Five of this year ...