📍 2390 Bob Phillips Rd, Bartow, Polk County, 33830
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bartow, Polk County. The school has 29 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center enrolls 29 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 18 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 21% |
| White | 4 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 29 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 56.
Polk County Sheriff's Central Center 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 29 students, Polk County Sheriff's Central Center is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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