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Polk State Lakeland Gateway To College Charter High School

Serves grades 11 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3425 Winter Lake Rd
Lakeland, FL 33803
Phone
(863) 669-2322
District
POLK
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
255
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

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School Quality Compared to U.S.

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Polk State Lakeland Gateway To College Charter High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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51%
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50%
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52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
36
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 11 126 49.4%
Grade 12 129 50.6%
Total 255 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.2% 34.5% 37.2%
Black 34.0% 20.9% 21.8%
Hispanic 28.7% 42.7% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.6% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 52.7% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 51.8% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.9% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 736,229 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 409.4 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 16.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.7% 31.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 20.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 264,145 8,353,441
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.9% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.4% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 16.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 9.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,279 $687,930,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $457 $50,099,000 3.9%
Staff $582 $63,794,000 4.9%
General Administration $84 $9,237,000 0.7%
School Administration $430 $47,131,000 3.6%
Operation $861 $94,289,000 7.3%
Transportation $340 $37,222,000 2.9%
Other $213 $23,298,000 1.8%
Total Support $2,967 $325,070,000 25.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,577 $282,313,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $11,823 $1,295,313,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%