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Lake Wales Senior High School
#1 Highlander Way, Lake Wales, FL, 33853-3334 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Lake Wales Senior High School
School Level High school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Polk County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1385 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 78 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 408 students
Grade 10 - 343 students
Grade 11 - 366 students
Grade 12 - 268 students
This School
(FL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:19
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(FL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 12% 18%
% Black 30% 26%
% White 57% 52%
Additional Student Information
This School
(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 39% 26%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 3% n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Polk County School District
This School's Agency
(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 153 24
Number of Students Managed 89,887 students 15,852 students
District Total Revenue $755,266,000 $150,286,000
District Expenditure $744,316,000 $148,035,000
District Revenue / Student $8,402 $9,481
District Expenditure / Student $8,281 $9,339
District Graduation Rates 83% 90%
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (33853)
School Zip (33853)
(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 34,439 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 17% 27%
Population Average Age 44 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $30,135 $38,396
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.7 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 31 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (33853)


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% Owning / % Renting 73% / 27% 67% / 33%
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