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There were 99,354 students enrolled in Lee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 46.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Lee County schools, followed by 34.5% of white students, 13.6% of Black students and 3.2% of multiracial students.

Lehigh Senior High School registered the highest enrollment among Lee County's 114 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,476 students.

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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Lehigh Senior High School	2,387	2,476	3.7
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts	1,923	2,133	10.9
Gateway High School	1,258	1,981	57.5
Ida S. Baker High School	1,861	1,933	3.9
South Fort Myers High School	1,854	1,917	3.4
Fort Myers High School	1,888	1,902	0.7
East Lee County High School	1,859	1,896	2
Cape Coral High School	1,809	1,887	4.3
Riverdale High School	2,103	1,880	-10.6
North Fort Myers High School	1,816	1,874	3.2
Mariner High School	1,690	1,852	9.6
Dunbar High School	1,767	1,802	2
Island Coast High School	1,595	1,653	3.6
Cypress Lake High School	1,524	1,580	3.7
Oak Hammock Middle School	1,536	1,563	1.8
Bonita Springs High School	1,560	1,543	-1.1
Estero High School	1,358	1,433	5.5
Harns Marsh Middle School	1,370	1,422	3.8
Lehigh Acres Middle School	1,263	1,356	7.4
Varsity Lakes Middle School	1,314	1,307	-0.5
Bonita Springs Charter School	1,300	1,302	0.2
Sunshine Elementary School	1,243	1,301	4.7
Gateway Charter Elementary School	1,216	1,245	2.4
The Alva School	1,197	1,237	3.3
Gulf Elementary School	1,193	1,231	3.2
Mirror Lakes Elementary School	1,169	1,228	5
Lehigh Elementary School	1,170	1,226	4.8
Lexington Middle School	1,110	1,138	2.5
Treeline Elementary School	1,108	1,135	2.4
Challenger Middle School	1,115	1,124	0.8
Heights Elementary School	1,140	1,109	-2.7
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts	1,088	1,106	1.7
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School	1,050	1,104	5.1
Three Oaks Middle School	1,066	1,099	3.1
Pinewoods Elementary School	1,103	1,089	-1.3
Diplomat Elementary School	981	1,069	9
Gateway Charter Intermediate School	1,004	1,036	3.2
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	996	1,007	1.1
River Hall Elementary School	1,021	1,005	-1.6
Mariner Middle School	1,040	1,001	-3.8
Three Oaks Elementary School	1,017	1,000	-1.7
Skyline Elementary School	971	990	2
Harns Marsh Elementary School	976	989	1.3
Trafalgar Middle School	988	986	-0.2
Caloosa Elementary School	962	972	1
Caloosa Middle School	963	935	-2.9
Pelican Elementary School	930	917	-1.4
Diplomat Middle School	911	912	0.1
Trafalgar Elementary School	895	911	1.8
Allen Park Elementary School	908	900	-0.9
Oasis Charter Elementary School-South	872	873	0.1
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School	798	863	8.1
Rayma C. Page Elementary School	828	863	4.2
Villas Elementary School	839	855	1.9
Six Mile Charter Academy	827	842	1.8
Gateway Elementary School	803	840	4.6
Oasis Charter Middle School	830	839	1.1
Gulf Middle School	828	812	-1.9
Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts	873	807	-7.6
Mid Cape Global Academy	759	806	6.2
Lee County Virtual Franchise	1,283	801	-37.6
Tropic Isles Elementary School	806	800	-0.7
Manatee Elementary School	814	794	-2.5
Orange River Elementary School	815	788	-3.3
Hancock Creek Elementary School	736	786	6.8
Cypress Lake Middle School	786	781	-0.6
Patriot Elementary School	763	775	1.6
Oasis Elementary Charter School-North	771	770	-0.1
Oasis Charter High School	743	764	2.8
Colonial Elementary School	841	760	-9.6
Cape Elementary School	707	759	7.4
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School	745	753	1.1
Tanglewood Elementary School	744	724	-2.7
Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School	695	723	4
Fort Myers Middle Academy	664	687	3.5
San Carlos Park Elementary School	680	655	-3.7
Orangewood Elementary School	616	615	-0.2
Gateway Charter High School	552	604	9.4
Bayshore Elementary School	603	603	0
Spring Creek Elementary School	661	594	-10.1
Oak Creek Charter School of Bonita Springs	586	579	-1.2
Bonita Springs Elementary School	550	546	-0.7
Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary School	496	533	7.5
Tice Elementary School	591	514	-13
Edgewood Academy	467	480	2.8
James Stephens Elementary School	430	454	5.6
J. Colin English Elementary School	442	438	-0.9
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	382	410	7.3
Athenian Academy Charter School	325	405	24.6
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School	406	402	-1
Franklin Park Elementary School	389	374	-3.9
Island Park High School	263	316	20.2
North Nicholas High School	282	315	11.7
Coronado High School	312	298	-4.5
Palm Acres Charter High School	275	293	6.5
Early Childhood Learning Services	287	290	1
The Sanibel School	252	289	14.7
Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy	202	271	34.2
Pine Island Elementary School	222	236	6.3
Harlem Heights Community Charter School	172	176	2.3
Heritage Charter Academy of Cape Coral	176	164	-6.8
Success Academy	133	138	3.8
City of Palms Charter High School	102	133	30.4
Royal Palm Exceptional School Center	133	131	-1.5
Northern Palms Charter High School	84	114	35.7
Fort Myers Beach Elementary School	83	80	-3.6
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs	96	79	-17.7
The Island School	67	66	-1.5
Buckingham Exceptional Student Center	63	63	0
Pace School for Girls	58	60	3.4
Lee Adolescent Mothers Program	42	54	28.6
Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention Center	36	16	-55.6