Polk County School District

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Polk County School District is a public school district in Florida. They serve 105,000 students across 163 schools, and its teachers have had 4,401 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Contact Polk County School DistrictContact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!
(863) 534-0500
PO Box 391
Bartow, FL-0391
Website

Polk County School District Demographics

87%

of students receive free or reduced price lunchWe receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

54%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or AsianNumbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

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Polk County School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Feb 21, 2024

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$2.0 million

raised using DonorsChoose

4,401

projects funded

1,571

teachers funded

10,799

donors

294

projects for basic supplies

655

projects for technology