West Florida News

There were 1,637 Asian students enrolled in Lee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.7% increase from the 1,610 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Lee County welcomed a total of 99,354 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 114 schools in Lee County, Fort Myers High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 115 students, making up 6% 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.

School name	% of Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Lehigh Senior High School	0.4	2,476
Gateway High School	0.7	1,981
South Fort Myers High School	0.5	1,917
Fort Myers High School	6	1,902
Cape Coral High School	3.7	1,887
Riverdale High School	0.6	1,880
North Fort Myers High School	2	1,874
Cypress Lake High School	0.8	1,580
Bonita Springs High School	2.2	1,543
Estero High School	2.6	1,433
Lexington Middle School	2	1,138
Treeline Elementary School	2.7	1,135
Heights Elementary School	2	1,109
Three Oaks Middle School	2.6	1,099
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	4.2	1,007
Gulf Middle School	1.2	812
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	2.4	410