DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL (POLK SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL is a Charter School in LAKE ALFRED, FL (authorized by POLK DISTRICT OFFICE). It currently serves 812 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the POLK School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:812
Number of Teachers: 47
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.28

Location Info

Location: 1000 N BUENA VISTA DR, LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850
Mailing Address: 1000 N BUENA VISTA DR, LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850
Phone: (863)268-7178
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 220
Grade 11 193
Grade 12 163
Grade 9 236
Gender/Sex of DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 435 53.57
Female 377 46.43
Race/Ethnicity Demography of DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 0.74
Black or African American 156 19.21
Hispanic/Latino 402 49.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 0.74
Two or more races 12 1.48
White 230 28.33
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 1.15
Black or African American 78 17.93
Hispanic/Latino 219 50.35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.46
Two or more races 7 1.61
White 124 28.51
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.27
Black or African American 78 20.69
Hispanic/Latino 183 48.54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 1.06
Two or more races 5 1.33
White 106 28.12

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.91
Black or African American 43 19.55
Hispanic/Latino 104 47.27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 1.36
Two or more races 3 1.36
White 65 29.55
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 37 19.17
Hispanic/Latino 101 52.33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.52
Two or more races 2 1.04
White 52 26.94
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.23
Black or African American 25 15.34
Hispanic/Latino 74 45.40
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.61
Two or more races 2 1.23
White 59 36.20
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.85
Black or African American 51 21.61
Hispanic/Latino 123 52.12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.42
Two or more races 5 2.12
White 54 22.88