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Polk County High School

7200 Highway 411 North

Tel: (423)338-4514

Polk County High School serves 577 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the TN average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 35%.
Polk County High School operates within the Polk County School District.
Polk County School District's 85% graduation rate is higher than the TN state average of 84%.

The student population of 577 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 39 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.02 is less than the state average of 0.27. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(TN) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

Hispanic	n/a	8%

Black	n/a	22%

White	n/a	65%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

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.	0.02	0.27

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.	n/a	n/a

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.	n/a	n/a

Polk County School District's student population of 2,561 students has decreased by 5% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,402 in this district is less than the state average of $9,003. The district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,235 is less than the state average of $9,420. The district spending/student has grown by 11% over four years.

School District Name	Polk County School District
Number of Schools Managed	6	8
Number of Students Managed	2,561	3,513

Graduation Rate	85%	84%

District Total Revenue	$22 MM	$32 MM

District Spending	$22 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,402	$9,003

District Spending / Student	$8,235	$9,420

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