West Florida News

Charlotte County School District had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 16,834 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 66.5% of the Charlotte County School District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 42% of the total enrollment.

Charlotte County School District covers 24 schools within Charlotte County, with its main office in Port Charlotte.

Among the 24 schools in Charlotte County School District, Charlotte High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,994 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment
Charlotte High School	1,994
Port Charlotte High School	1,649
Lemon Bay High School	1,360
Punta Gorda Middle School	1,120
Port Charlotte Middle School	877
Deep Creek Elementary School	835
Babcock Neighborhood School	789
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	780
East Elementary School	761
Liberty Elementary School	732
L. A. Ainger Middle School	720
Meadow Park Elementary School	701
Sallie Jones Elementary School	694
Myakka River Elementary School	608
Kingsway Elementary School	596
Peace River Elementary School	581
Vineland Elementary School	579
Murdock Middle School	577
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	344
The Academy	257
Baker/Head Start	158
Charlotte Harbor School	127
Charlotte Virtual Franchise	104
Charlotte Technical College	0