📍 6000 Lakeland Highlands Rd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33813
George W. Jenkins Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 2,451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George W. Jenkins Senior High enrolls 2,451 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 109 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,189 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 720 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 399 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 67 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
907 of the school's 2,451 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 907 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.
George W. Jenkins Senior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 40.
George W. Jenkins Senior High 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 2,451 students, George W. Jenkins Senior High is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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