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Winter Haven Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 600 6th St Se, Winter Haven, Polk County, 33880

2,467
Pupils
21.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Winter Haven Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Winter Haven, Polk County. The school has 2,467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.

School details

School district
Polk

Enrollment & staffing

Winter Haven Senior High School enrolls 2,467 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 116 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.

Male students
1,195 (48%)
Female students
1,272 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
116
Student-teacher ratio
21.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 30% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino82533%
White78932%
Black or African American74030%
Two or more races582.4%
Asian421.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native8<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,246 of the school's 2,467 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,246 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Winter Haven Senior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.

School district: POLK

Winter Haven Senior High School 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 2,467 students, Winter Haven Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.

111,372
District students
164
Schools
5,972
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

38%
Reading proficient
26%
Math proficient
91%
Graduation rate
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (14) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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