Lee Today

The most represented ethnicity among Lee County students was Hispanic, accounting for 46.9% of the student population, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 99,354 students attending Lee County schools, 46.9% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 34.5% of Lee County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common ethnicity in Lee County, representing 44.4% of the student body.

Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 35.9% Hispanic students, 31% Black students, 24.1% white students, 4.4% multiracial students, and 4.2% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 2.1% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Allen Park Elementary School	Hispanic	38.8%	900
Athenian Academy Charter School	Hispanic	44.9%	405
Bayshore Elementary School	White	64.8%	603
Bonita Springs Charter School	White	52.7%	1,302
Bonita Springs Elementary School	Hispanic	88.5%	546
Bonita Springs High School	Hispanic	56.2%	1,543
Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts	Hispanic	74.6%	807
Buckingham Exceptional Student Center	Hispanic	42.9%	63
Caloosa Elementary School	Hispanic	47.5%	972
Caloosa Middle School	Hispanic	44.7%	935
Cape Coral High School	White	44.1%	1,887
Cape Elementary School	White	53%	759
Challenger Middle School	White	47.2%	1,124
City of Palms Charter High School	Hispanic	47.4%	133
Colonial Elementary School	Hispanic	44.2%	760
Coronado High School	Hispanic	54%	298
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs	White	48.1%	79
Cypress Lake High School	White	45%	1,580
Cypress Lake Middle School	White	46%	781
Diplomat Elementary School	Hispanic	48.7%	1,069
Diplomat Middle School	Hispanic	46.4%	912
Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy	Hispanic	55.7%	271
Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary School	White	48.8%	533
Dunbar High School	Hispanic	56.6%	1,802
Early Childhood Learning Services	Hispanic	55.5%	290
East Lee County High School	Hispanic	62.9%	1,896
Edgewood Academy	Hispanic	63.5%	480
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School	White	46.5%	402
Estero High School	White	53.3%	1,433
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	White	48.5%	410
Fort Myers Beach Elementary School	White	76.3%	80
Fort Myers High School	White	45.4%	1,902
Fort Myers Middle Academy	Black	47.2%	687
Franklin Park Elementary School	Black	74.3%	374
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School	Hispanic	62.9%	863
Gateway Charter Elementary School	Hispanic	46.8%	1,245
Gateway Charter High School	Hispanic	49%	604
Gateway Charter Intermediate School	Hispanic	48.4%	1,036
Gateway Elementary School	Hispanic	43.3%	840
Gateway High School	Hispanic	50.3%	1,981
Gulf Elementary School	White	56.6%	1,231
Gulf Middle School	White	56%	812
Hancock Creek Elementary School	White	48.7%	786
Harlem Heights Community Charter School	Hispanic	81.3%	176
Harns Marsh Elementary School	Hispanic	58.8%	989
Harns Marsh Middle School	Hispanic	63.6%	1,422
Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School	Hispanic	67.2%	723
Heights Elementary School	White	53.2%	1,109
Heritage Charter Academy of Cape Coral	White	43.3%	164
Ida S. Baker High School	White	47.8%	1,933
Island Coast High School	Hispanic	46.5%	1,653
Island Park High School	Hispanic	60.8%	316
J. Colin English Elementary School	Hispanic	42.9%	438
James Stephens Elementary School	Hispanic	48.5%	454
Lee Adolescent Mothers Program	Hispanic	77.8%	54
Lee County Jail	Black	< 10%	< 10
Lee County Virtual Franchise	White	52.9%	801
Lehigh Acres Middle School	Hispanic	56.3%	1,356
Lehigh Elementary School	Hispanic	60.4%	1,226
Lehigh Senior High School	Hispanic	54.3%	2,476
Lexington Middle School	Hispanic	43.3%	1,138
Manatee Elementary School	Hispanic	70.4%	794
Mariner High School	White	47%	1,852
Mariner Middle School	Hispanic	43.8%	1,001
Mid Cape Global Academy	Hispanic	64.3%	806
Mirror Lakes Elementary School	Hispanic	61.7%	1,228
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts	White	54.2%	1,106
North Fort Myers High School	White	57.9%	1,874
North Nicholas High School	White	48.3%	315
Northern Palms Charter High School	White	57%	114
Oak Creek Charter School of Bonita Springs	Hispanic	78.6%	579
Oak Hammock Middle School	Hispanic	68.5%	1,563
Oasis Charter Elementary School-South	White	65.3%	873
Oasis Charter High School	White	66.5%	764
Oasis Charter Middle School	White	65%	839
Oasis Elementary Charter School-North	White	62.2%	770
Orange River Elementary School	Hispanic	87.2%	788
Orangewood Elementary School	Hispanic	42.6%	615
Pace School for Girls	White	48.3%	60
Palm Acres Charter High School	Hispanic	60.1%	293
Patriot Elementary School	Hispanic	46.2%	775
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	Hispanic	36%	1,007
Pelican Elementary School	White	50.6%	917
Pine Island Elementary School	White	67.4%	236
Pinewoods Elementary School	White	62.9%	1,089
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School	Hispanic	47.7%	753
Rayma C. Page Elementary School	White	54.6%	863
River Hall Elementary School	White	46.3%	1,005
Riverdale High School	Hispanic	45.1%	1,880
Royal Palm Exceptional School Center	Black	36.6%	131
SW Florida Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center	White	< 10%	< 10
San Carlos Park Elementary School	Hispanic	53%	655
Six Mile Charter Academy	Hispanic	40.9%	842
Skyline Elementary School	White	45.3%	990
South Fort Myers High School	Hispanic	60.2%	1,917
Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention Center	Black	< 10%	16
Spring Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	84.2%	594
Success Academy	Hispanic	50%	138
Sunshine Elementary School	Hispanic	58.3%	1,301
Tanglewood Elementary School	White	48.6%	724
The Alva School	White	68.5%	1,237
The Island School	White	90.9%	66
The Sanibel School	White	82%	289
Three Oaks Elementary School	White	62.1%	1,000
Three Oaks Middle School	White	57.5%	1,099
Tice Elementary School	Hispanic	90.3%	514
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School	Hispanic	59.8%	1,104
Trafalgar Elementary School	White	46.8%	911
Trafalgar Middle School	White	49.1%	986
Treeline Elementary School	Hispanic	36.7%	1,135
Tropic Isles Elementary School	Hispanic	43.4%	800
Varsity Lakes Middle School	Hispanic	58%	1,307
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts	Hispanic	60.9%	2,133
Villas Elementary School	Hispanic	70.3%	855