Lee Today

Lee County School District's 10th-grade had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 8,174 students enrolled in district’s 10th-grade in the 2023-24 school year, making up 8.2% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the 10th-grade grew by 2.1% compared to the year before.

Lee County School District also had a high enrollment for the 12th-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Lehigh Senior High School had the most 10th-grade students in the 2023-24 school year.

Data showed that Lee County School District enrolled a total of 100,064 students in the 2023-24 school year, the eighth highest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked eighth highest in the year before.

Meanwhile, Florida continues to face a teacher shortage in the 2023-24 school year. Despite some improvements, the state reported nearly 4,800 instructional vacancies at the beginning of the year. According to the Florida Department of Education, core subjects such as English, reading, and math among the areas with the highest demand for teachers.

According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranked 50th in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2022-23 school year, with salaries lower than they were a decade ago when adjusted for inflation.

Governor DeSantis's budget for the 2024-25 school year allocates nearly $38 billion for education, with $1.25 billion dedicated to teachers' salaries and other instructional personnel.

Schools	Number of Students
Allen Park Elementary School	890
Athenian Academy Charter School	401
Bayshore Elementary School	596
Bonita Springs Charter School	1,320
Bonita Springs Elementary School	555
Bonita Springs High School	1,528
Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts	775
Buckingham Exceptional Student Center	59
Caloosa Elementary School	963
Caloosa Middle School	915
Cape Coral High School	1,936
Cape Elementary School	758
Challenger Middle School	1,142
City of Palms Charter High School	136
Colonial Elementary School	655
Coronado High School	320
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs	81
Cypress Lake High School	1,507
Cypress Lake Middle School	753
Diplomat Elementary School	1,072
Diplomat Middle School	934
Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy	266
Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary School	600
Dunbar High School	1,762
Early Childhood Learning Services	149
East Lee County High School	1,985
Edgewood Academy	618
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School	432
Estero High School	1,523
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School	355
Fort Myers Beach Elementary School	48
Fort Myers High School	1,850
Fort Myers Middle Academy	572
Franklin Park Elementary School	393
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School	633
Gateway Elementary School	846
Gateway High School	2,312
Gulf Elementary School	1,163
Gulf Middle School	823
Hancock Creek Elementary School	788
Harlem Heights Community Charter School	196
Harns Marsh Elementary School	1,056
Harns Marsh Middle School	1,316
Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School	602
Heights Elementary School	1,131
Heritage Charter Academy of Cape Coral	232
Ida S. Baker High School	2,116
Island Coast High School	1,418
Island Park High School	276
J. Colin English Elementary School	540
James Stephens Elementary School	541
Lee County Acceleration Academies	144
Lee County Jail	0
Lee County Virtual Franchise	737
Lehigh Acres Middle School	1,359
Lehigh Elementary School	1,227
Lehigh Senior High School	2,509
Lexington Middle School	1,100
Manatee Elementary School	876
Mariner High School	1,894
Mariner Middle School	964
Mid Cape Global Academy	955
Mirror Lakes Elementary School	1,218
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts	1,165
North Fort Myers High School	1,831
North Nicholas High School	323
Northern Palms Charter High School	111
Oak Creek Charter School of Bonita Springs	626
Oak Hammock Middle School	1,422
Oasis Charter Elementary School-South	873
Oasis Charter High School	804
Oasis Charter Middle School	840
Oasis Elementary Charter School-North	812
Orange River Elementary School	733
Orangewood Elementary School	586
Pace School for Girls	60
Palm Acres Charter High School	280
Patriot Elementary School	821
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	995
Pelican Elementary School	919
Pine Island Elementary School	236
Pinewoods Elementary School	1,053
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School	652
Rayma C. Page Elementary School	747
River Hall Elementary School	890
Riverdale High School	1,870
Royal Palm Exceptional School Center	120
SW Florida Addiction Services-the Vince Smith Center	0
San Carlos Park Elementary School	606
Six Mile Charter Academy	845
Skyline Elementary School	1,040
South Fort Myers High School	1,738
Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention Center	52
Spring Creek Elementary School	620
Success Academy	260
Sunshine Elementary School	413
Tanglewood Elementary School	749
The Alva School	1,214
The Island School	61
The Sanibel School	226
Three Oaks Elementary School	927
Three Oaks Middle School	1,100
Tice Elementary School	518
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School	1,110
Trafalgar Elementary School	882
Trafalgar Middle School	973
Treeline Elementary School	1,127
Tropic Isles Elementary School	818
Varsity Lakes Middle School	1,257
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts	1,741
Villas Elementary School	847
Total Lee County School District	100,064