Polk County School Board officials decided to rezone the district's high schools during their meeting Tuesday evening.

The new boundaries for Polk high schools will take effect in fall 2026. Students now in high school will be able to remain at ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Public Schools is preparing to ask its taxpayers for help to make its teacher salaries more competitive. “We have to, as a community, say ‘Enough. We want strong ...

The graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by 5.5 percentage points to an overall rate of 87.7% for 2025, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — After a short-lived dispute that involved some name-calling, Polk County commissioners will vote next week on whether to pass along a millage referendum from the school ...

Elizabeth Heaton, who teaches Advanced Placement computer science and International Baccalaureate business at Bartow High School, has been named the 2025-26 Polk County Teacher of the Year. Angelica ...

The U.S. Department of Education has ordered Polk County Public Schools to end its Latinos in Action elective course. The district plans to replace the course with a general leadership class and may ...