NC County FIPS: 37149

Public Schools in Polk County, NC

Directory of 7 public schools operating in Polk County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	7	2,110	149.9	14.1:1	2,089
2023-2024	7	2,156	171.5	12.6:1	2,135
2022-2023	7	2,166	170.2	12.7:1	1,536
2021-2022	7	2,129	175.6	12.1:1	1,382
2020-2021	7	2,154	170.6	12.6:1	1,295

School Districts in Polk County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 1 District

Polk County Schools 7

Cities & Municipalities in Polk County

4 Cities

Columbus 2 Mill Spring 3 Saluda 1 Tryon 1

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Polk Central Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	Polk County Schools	Mill Spring	View ›
Polk County Early College	9-12	High School	Polk County Schools	Columbus	View ›
Polk County High School	9-12	High School	Polk County Schools	Columbus	View ›
Polk County Middle School	6-8	Middle School	Polk County Schools	Mill Spring	View ›
Saluda Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	Polk County Schools	Saluda	View ›
Sunny View Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	Polk County Schools	Mill Spring	View ›
Tryon Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	Polk County Schools	Tryon	View ›