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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a Charter School in LAKE WALES, FL (authorized by POLK DISTRICT OFFICE). It currently serves 1599 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.

You can see similar information for other schools in POLK School District and all schools in Florida.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: High

Number of Students:1599

Number of Teachers: 72

Student/Teacher Ratio: 22.21

Location Info

Location: 1 HIGHLANDER WAY, LAKE WALES, FL 33853

Mailing Address: 1 HIGHLANDER WAY, LAKE WALES, FL 33853

Phone: (863)678-4222

Website: http://lwcharterschools.com/lwhigh

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 10	436
Grade 11	411
Grade 12	308
Grade 9	444
Pre-Kindergarten	0

Gender/Sex of LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	794	49.66
Female	805	50.34

Race/Ethnicity Demography of LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.13
Asian	29	1.81
Black or African American	299	18.70
Hispanic/Latino	544	34.02
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.19
Two or more races	42	2.63
White	680	42.53

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	15	1.89
Black or African American	151	19.02
Hispanic/Latino	271	34.13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.13
Two or more races	20	2.52
White	336	42.32

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.25
Asian	14	1.74
Black or African American	148	18.39
Hispanic/Latino	273	33.91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.25
Two or more races	22	2.73
White	344	42.73

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	6	1.38
Black or African American	88	20.18
Hispanic/Latino	147	33.72
Two or more races	11	2.52
White	184	42.20

Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.24
Asian	7	1.70
Black or African American	69	16.79
Hispanic/Latino	144	35.04
Two or more races	11	2.68
White	179	43.55

Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.33
Asian	6	1.95
Black or African American	56	18.18
Hispanic/Latino	108	35.07
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.33
Two or more races	5	1.62
White	131	42.53

Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	10	2.25
Black or African American	86	19.37
Hispanic/Latino	145	32.66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.45
Two or more races	15	3.38
White	186	41.89

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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