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Lake Gibson Middle School

6901 Socrum Loop Rd N

Tel: (863)853-6151

Lake Gibson Middle School serves 1,130 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the FL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 60%.
Lake Gibson Middle School operates within the Polk School District.

The student population of 1130 students has declined by 7% over five years.
The teacher population of 68 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has decreased from 18:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.63 is more than the state average of 0.46. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	16:1

Asian	1%	3%

Hispanic	22%	31%

Black	19%	23%

White	54%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	4%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.63	0.46

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	61%	53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	5%

Polk School District's student population of 99,723 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,120 in this district is less than the state average of $12,021. The district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,001 is less than the state average of $12,230. The district spending/student has declined by 12% over four years.

School District Name	Polk School District
Number of Schools Managed	162	22
Number of Students Managed	99,723	10,184

District Total Revenue	$893 MM	$122 MM

District Spending	$882 MM	$125 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,120	$12,021

District Spending / Student	$9,001	$12,230

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