📍 900 Avenue F, Haines City, Polk County, 33844
Bethune Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Haines City, Polk County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethune Academy enrolls 428 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 213 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 34% |
| White | 52 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 428 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethune Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 41.
Bethune Academy is one of 164 schools in POLK, based in BARTOW, Florida. The district serves 111,372 students district-wide and employs 5,972 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Bethune Academy is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large