There were 48,280 students enrolled in Collier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 53.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Collier County schools, followed by 30.6% of white students, 11.3% of Black students and 2.3% of multiracial students.
Immokalee High School registered the highest enrollment among Collier County’s 70 schools at the time, welcoming 2,055 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Florida had a total of 4,471 public schools serving over 2.8 million students across the state.
As of 2025, Florida has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 18:1, which is significantly worse than the national average of 15:1. The state’s worst ratios are found in high schools, with an average ratio of 21:1.
Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.
According to the National Education Association (NEA), Florida ranks 50th in the U.S. in terms of teacher salaries, only ahead of West Virginia.
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immokalee High School | 2,056 | 2,055 | -0% |
| Palmetto Ridge High School | 2,347 | 2,035 | -13.3% |
| Golden Gate High School | 1,764 | 1,886 | 6.9% |
| Gulf Coast High School | 2,447 | 1,831 | -25.2% |
| Naples High School | 1,719 | 1,629 | -5.2% |
| Barron Collier High School | 1,650 | 1,532 | -7.2% |
| Lely High School | 1,504 | 1,507 | 0.2% |
| Mason Classical Academy | 1,429 | 1,488 | 4.1% |
| Immokalee Middle School | 1,443 | 1,402 | -2.8% |
| Oakridge Middle School | 1,183 | 1,219 | 3% |
| High School Ggg | – | 1,215 | – |
| Laurel Oak Elementary School | 1,203 | 1,142 | -5.1% |
| Golden Gate Middle School | 1,054 | 999 | -5.2% |
| Corkscrew Middle School | 958 | 990 | 3.3% |
| Naples Classical Academy | 985 | 929 | -5.7% |
| Estates Elementary School | 862 | 915 | 6.1% |
| Corkscrew Elementary School | 863 | 900 | 4.3% |
| North Naples Middle School | 903 | 885 | -2% |
| East Naples Middle School | 854 | 850 | -0.5% |
| Pine Ridge Middle School | 832 | 836 | 0.5% |
| Vineyards Elementary School | 845 | 830 | -1.8% |
| Cypress Palm Middle School | 796 | 828 | 4% |
| Big Cypress Elementary School | 742 | 765 | 3.1% |
| Manatee Middle School | 749 | 757 | 1.1% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School | 743 | 753 | 1.3% |
| Sabal Palm Elementary School | 664 | 738 | 11.1% |
| Lake Trafford Elementary School | 672 | 704 | 4.8% |
| Pelican Marsh Elementary School | 709 | 690 | -2.7% |
| Gulf Coast Charter Academy South | 673 | 679 | 0.9% |
| Calusa Park Elementary School | 707 | 679 | -4% |
| Sea Gate Elementary School | 703 | 668 | -5% |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 569 | 636 | 11.8% |
| Eden Park Elementary School | 594 | 613 | 3.2% |
| Pinecrest Elementary School | 601 | 610 | 1.5% |
| Parkside Elementary School | 608 | 604 | -0.7% |
| Manatee Elementary School | 584 | 588 | 0.7% |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical High School | 597 | 583 | -2.3% |
| Mike Davis Elementary School | 574 | 583 | 1.6% |
| Collier Charter Academy | 639 | 580 | -9.2% |
| Highlands Elementary School | 563 | 578 | 2.7% |
| Osceola Elementary School | 621 | 574 | -7.6% |
| Gulfview Middle School | 582 | 538 | -7.6% |
| Village Oaks Elementary School | 496 | 533 | 7.5% |
| Lely Elementary School | 499 | 526 | 5.4% |
| Golden Gate Elementary School | 497 | 523 | 5.2% |
| Lake Park Elementary School | 502 | 506 | 0.8% |
| Poinciana Elementary School | 507 | 484 | -4.5% |
| Golden Terrace Elementary School | 501 | 480 | -4.2% |
| Shadowlawn Elementary School | 457 | 465 | 1.8% |
| Tommie Barfield Elementary School | 464 | 457 | -1.5% |
| Naples Park Elementary School | 395 | 387 | -2% |
| Rcma Immokalee Community School | 333 | 343 | 3% |
| Avalon Elementary School | 346 | 341 | -1.4% |
| Lavern Gaynor Elementary School | 307 | 332 | 8.1% |
| Marco Island Academy | 295 | 306 | 3.7% |
| Marco Island Charter Middle School | 322 | 295 | -8.4% |
| Herbert Cambridge Elementary School | 276 | 288 | 4.3% |
| Bridgeprep Academy Collier | 232 | 279 | 20.3% |
| Beacon High School | 282 | 243 | -13.8% |
| The Phoenix Program Naples | 181 | 155 | -14.4% |
| Everglades City School | 158 | 144 | -8.9% |
| The Phoenix Program-Immokalee | 110 | 90 | -18.2% |
| Optima Classical Academy | 141 | 87 | -38.3% |
| The Pace Program | 48 | 54 | 12.5% |
| Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog | 41 | 37 | -9.8% |
| New Beginnings – Naples | 38 | 33 | -13.2% |
| Naples Area Teenage Parenting | 19 | 28 | 47.4% |
| New Beginnings Immokalee | 28 | 26 | -7.1% |
| Collier Juvenile Detention Center | 16 | 15 | -6.3% |
| Collier Virtual Instruction Program | – | 0 | – |
