Naples Standard

Collier County Public Schools District had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 48,082 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were Hispanic, representing 52.8% of the Collier County Public Schools District total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 43.2% of the total enrollment.

Collier County Public Schools District covers 69 schools within Collier County, with its main office in Naples.

Among the 69 schools in Collier County Public Schools District, Gulf Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,447 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment
Gulf Coast High School	2,447
Palmetto Ridge High School	2,347
Immokalee High School	2,056
Golden Gate High School	1,764
Naples High School	1,719
Barron Collier High School	1,650
Lely High School	1,504
Immokalee Middle School	1,443
Mason Classical Academy	1,429
Laurel Oak Elementary School	1,203
Oakridge Middle School	1,183
Golden Gate Middle School	1,054
Naples Classical Academy	985
Corkscrew Middle School	958
North Naples Middle School	903
Manatee Elementary School	897
Corkscrew Elementary School	863
Estates Elementary School	862
East Naples Middle School	854
Vineyards Elementary School	845
Pine Ridge Middle School	832
Cypress Palm Middle School	796
Parkside Elementary School	776
Manatee Middle School	749
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	743
Big Cypress Elementary School	742
Shadowlawn Elementary School	735
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	709
Calusa Park Elementary School	707
Sea Gate Elementary School	703
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	673
Lake Trafford Elementary School	672
Sabal Palm Elementary School	664
Collier Charter Academy	639
Osceola Elementary School	621
Pinecrest Elementary School	601
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	597
Eden Park Elementary School	594
Gulfview Middle School	582
Mike Davis Elementary School	574
Palmetto Elementary School	569
Highlands Elementary School	563
Poinciana Elementary School	507
Lake Park Elementary School	502
Golden Terrace Elementary School	501
Lely Elementary School	499
Golden Gate Elementary School	497
Village Oaks Elementary School	496
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	464
Naples Park Elementary School	395
Avalon Elementary School	346
Rcma Immokalee Community School	333
Marco Island Charter Middle School	322
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	307
Marco Island Academy	295
Beacon High School	282
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	276
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	232
The Phoenix Program Naples	181
Everglades City School	158
Optima Classical Academy	141
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee	110
Hospital/Homebound	62
The Pace Program	48
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	41
New Beginnings - Naples	38
New Beginnings Immokalee	28
Naples Area Teenage Parenting	19
Collier Juvenile Detention Center	16