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John Polk Alternative School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
400 E Lake Mary Blvd
Sanford, FL 32773
Phone
(407) 330-6750
District
SEMINOLE
County
SEMINOLE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
4
Classroom Teachers
0

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

John Polk Alternative School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
51%
No Data
50%
No Data
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
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17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 0 0.0%
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 0 0.0%
Grade 11 1 25.0%
Grade 12 3 75.0%
Total 4 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.0% 43.7% 37.2%
Black 50.0% 15.1% 21.8%
Hispanic 25.0% 33.7% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 6.9% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 49.4% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 40.7% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 8.7% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 474,912 22,610,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,535.1 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 16.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.7% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 21.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 185,396 8,550,911
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.4% 33.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.4% 18.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.6% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,683 $371,942,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $488 $31,929,000 4.7%
Staff $441 $28,882,000 4.2%
General Administration $68 $4,478,000 0.7%
School Administration $603 $39,467,000 5.8%
Operation $1,077 $70,470,000 10.3%
Transportation $408 $26,701,000 3.9%
Other $234 $15,295,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,319 $217,222,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,423 $93,144,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $10,426 $682,308,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%