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Lake Wales Senior High School

(863) 678-4222

Physical Address:
1 Highlander Way
Lake Wales, FL  33853
Mailing Address:
1 Highlander Way
Lake Wales, FL  33853

School Information

District:
Polk
Type:
Public Charter (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1256

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Lake Wales Senior High School

This School County Average State Average
White 54.62% 48.48% 43.53%
Black 27.39% 23.40% 28.17%
Hispanic 16.00% 22.61% 24.35%
Others 1.43% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 0.48% 1.64% 2.56%
American Indian 0.08% 0.38% 0.60%

Genders in Lake Wales Senior High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.16% 48.86% 47.92%
Female 49.84% 51.14% 52.08%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Lake Wales Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 771 719 686
Black 376 358 344
Hispanic 207 200 201
Others 20 22 18
Asian/Pacific 6 10 6
American Indian 2 2 1
Total 1382 1311 1256

Enrollment by Gender for Lake Wales Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 709 659 630
Female 673 652 626
Total 1382 1311 1256

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Lake Wales Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1382 1311 1256
# Eligible for free lunch 527 (38%) 546 (42%) 600 (48%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 145 (10%) 141 (11%) 109 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 672 (49%) 687 (52%) 709 (56%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Lake Wales Senior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1382 1311 1256
Fulltime teachers 80.0 83.5 65.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.30 18.50 19.32
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.05 14.32 14.14