FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Data showed that Lee County welcomed a total of 99,354 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 13.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 114 schools in Lee County, Lehigh Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 731 students, making up 29.5% of the school's total student body.
In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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.
Ethnicities in Lee County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment in Lee County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of Black Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Senior High School | 29.5 | 2,476 |
| Veterans Park Academy for the Arts | 19 | 2,133 |
| Gateway High School | 21.4 | 1,981 |
| Ida S. Baker High School | 5.7 | 1,933 |
| South Fort Myers High School | 19.4 | 1,917 |
| Fort Myers High School | 21 | 1,902 |
| East Lee County High School | 18.5 | 1,896 |
| Cape Coral High School | 7.2 | 1,887 |
| Riverdale High School | 7.9 | 1,880 |
| North Fort Myers High School | 5.5 | 1,874 |
| Mariner High School | 4.7 | 1,852 |
| Dunbar High School | 30 | 1,802 |
| Island Coast High School | 9.9 | 1,653 |
| Cypress Lake High School | 14.3 | 1,580 |
| Oak Hammock Middle School | 9.8 | 1,563 |
| Estero High School | 2.7 | 1,433 |
| Harns Marsh Middle School | 20.3 | 1,422 |
| Lehigh Acres Middle School | 24.3 | 1,356 |
| Varsity Lakes Middle School | 26.1 | 1,307 |
| Sunshine Elementary School | 28.4 | 1,301 |
| Gateway Charter Elementary School | 28 | 1,245 |
| Mirror Lakes Elementary School | 19.3 | 1,228 |
| Lehigh Elementary School | 17.6 | 1,226 |
| Lexington Middle School | 13.4 | 1,138 |
| Treeline Elementary School | 22.9 | 1,135 |
| Challenger Middle School | 4.3 | 1,124 |
| Heights Elementary School | 7.8 | 1,109 |
| North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts | 3.7 | 1,106 |
| Tortuga Preserve Elementary School | 18.2 | 1,104 |
| Diplomat Elementary School | 5.7 | 1,069 |
| Gateway Charter Intermediate School | 20.8 | 1,036 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School | 31 | 1,007 |
| River Hall Elementary School | 11 | 1,005 |
| Mariner Middle School | 8 | 1,001 |
| Skyline Elementary School | 3 | 990 |
| Harns Marsh Elementary School | 24 | 989 |
| Trafalgar Middle School | 5.3 | 986 |
| Caloosa Elementary School | 7.3 | 972 |
| Caloosa Middle School | 9.9 | 935 |
| Diplomat Middle School | 7.7 | 912 |
| Trafalgar Elementary School | 2.6 | 911 |
| Allen Park Elementary School | 37.2 | 900 |
| G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School | 15.9 | 863 |
| Rayma C. Page Elementary School | 1.4 | 863 |
| Villas Elementary School | 11.3 | 855 |
| Six Mile Charter Academy | 22.8 | 842 |
| Gateway Elementary School | 15.7 | 840 |
| Oasis Charter Middle School | 1.2 | 839 |
| Gulf Middle School | 4.8 | 812 |
| Mid Cape Global Academy | 3.1 | 806 |
| Tropic Isles Elementary School | 4.3 | 800 |
| Manatee Elementary School | 15 | 794 |
| Orange River Elementary School | 2.8 | 788 |
| Hancock Creek Elementary School | 8.3 | 786 |
| Cypress Lake Middle School | 9.9 | 781 |
| Patriot Elementary School | 2.7 | 775 |
| Oasis Charter High School | 1.3 | 764 |
| Colonial Elementary School | 42.2 | 760 |
| Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School | 32.8 | 753 |
| Tanglewood Elementary School | 12.4 | 724 |
| Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School | 4.4 | 723 |
| Fort Myers Middle Academy | 47.2 | 687 |
| San Carlos Park Elementary School | 3.8 | 655 |
| Orangewood Elementary School | 30.7 | 615 |
| Gateway Charter High School | 20.4 | 604 |
| Edgewood Academy | 24 | 480 |
| James Stephens Elementary School | 41 | 454 |
| J. Colin English Elementary School | 2.5 | 438 |
| Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School | 5.4 | 410 |
| Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School | 26.4 | 402 |
| Franklin Park Elementary School | 74.3 | 374 |
| North Nicholas High School | 5.1 | 315 |
| Coronado High School | 17.8 | 298 |
| Palm Acres Charter High School | 13.7 | 293 |
| Early Childhood Learning Services | 35.5 | 290 |
| Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy | 15.1 | 271 |
| City of Palms Charter High School | 34.6 | 133 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts• Oasis Charter High School• Pelican Elementary School• Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School• Trafalgar Middle School• Diplomat Elementary School• Oasis Charter Middle School• Spring Creek Elementary School• Fort Myers High School• Cypress Lake High School• Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School• Harns Marsh Middle School• Diplomat Middle School• Treeline Elementary School• Palm Acres Charter High School• Varsity Lakes Middle School• Edgewood Academy• Oasis Charter Elementary School• Hancock Creek Elementary School• Pine Island Elementary School• Trafalgar Elementary School• Sunshine Elementary School• South Fort Myers High School• Lee Adolescent Mothers Program• Three Oaks Middle School• Estero High School• Six Mile Charter Academy• Fort Myers Middle Academy• Royal Palm Exceptional School Center• Franklin Park Elementary School• Early Childhood Learning Services• The Sanibel School• Heights Elementary School• Harns Marsh Elementary School• Northern Palms Charter High School• San Carlos Park Elementary School• Skyline Elementary School• River Hall Elementary School• Caloosa Middle School• Bayshore Elementary School• G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School• Cape Coral High School• Rayma C. Page Elementary School• Lehigh Senior High School• Cypress Lake Middle School• Island Park High School• Harlem Heights Community Charter School• Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary School• Coronado High School• Gateway Charter Elementary School• Florida Department of Education• Challenger Middle School• Gateway Charter High School• Mirror Lakes Elementary School• Riverdale High School• Gulf Elementary School• North Nicholas High School• Tice Elementary School• East Lee County High School• Cape Elementary School• Bonita Springs Charter School• Mariner High School• Bonita Springs Elementary School• Pinewoods Elementary School• Lee County Jail• Oak Hammock Middle School• Bonita Springs High School• North Fort Myers High School• Villas Elementary School• Lehigh Elementary School• County Wide Exceptional Child Programs• Manatee Elementary School• City of Palms Charter High School• Lee County Virtual Franchise• The Alva School• Colonial Elementary School• Mariner Middle School• Sw Fl Addiction Services-The Vince Smith Center• Veterans Park Academy for the Arts• Caloosa Elementary School• Gateway Elementary School• Three Oaks Elementary School• Orange River Elementary School• Lehigh Acres Middle School• Edison Park Creative And Expressive Arts School• James E. Stephens Elementary School• Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts• The Island School• Gulf Middle School• Tortuga Preserve Elementary School• Lexington Middle School• Dunbar High School• Patriot Elementary School• Tanglewood Elementary School• Allen Park Elementary School• Tropic Isles Elementary School• Island Coast High School• Ida S. Baker High School• J. Colin English Elementary School• Gateway Charter Intermediate School• Fort Myers Beach Elementary School• Orangewood Elementary School• Hector A. Cafferata Junior Elementary School
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