POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
LAKELAND · FL · POLK · Public · K-12 combined
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POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL → Lakeland Christian School → MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY → KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS → Calvary Baptist Church Academy → Geneva Classical Academy →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM compares for families
What families should know about POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL, Lakeland Christian School, MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -37.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 17 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL LAKELAND |
Public | 0.0 | 196 | -57.2% |
| Lakeland Christian School Lakeland |
Private | 0.9 | 1,076 | +3.0% |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY LAKELAND |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 1,123 | +4.4% |
| KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKELAND |
Public | 2.0 | 1,849 | -9.4% |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKELAND |
Public | 2.0 | 1,985 | -1.0% |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS LAKELAND |
Public | 2.1 | 37 | — |
| Calvary Baptist Church Academy Lakeland |
Private | 2.6 | 108 | +56.5% |
| Geneva Classical Academy Lakeland |
Private | 2.8 | 183 | +23.6% |