Naples Standard

There were 48,082 students enrolled in Collier County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 52.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Collier County schools, followed by 31.9% of white students, 11.2% of Black students and 2.4% of multiracial students.

Gulf Coast High School registered the highest enrollment among Collier County's 68 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,447 students.

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 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	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Gulf Coast High School	2,445	2,447	0.1
Palmetto Ridge High School	2,253	2,347	4.2
Immokalee High School	1,923	2,056	6.9
Golden Gate High School	1,652	1,764	6.8
Naples High School	1,732	1,719	-0.8
Barron Collier High School	1,624	1,650	1.6
Lely High School	1,543	1,504	-2.5
Immokalee Middle School	1,551	1,443	-7
Mason Classical Academy	1,208	1,429	18.3
Laurel Oak Elementary School	1,127	1,203	6.7
Oakridge Middle School	1,182	1,183	0.1
Golden Gate Middle School	1,042	1,054	1.2
Naples Classical Academy	983	985	0.2
Corkscrew Middle School	916	958	4.6
North Naples Middle School	911	903	-0.9
Corkscrew Elementary School	802	863	7.6
Estates Elementary School	788	862	9.4
East Naples Middle School	903	854	-5.4
Vineyards Elementary School	897	845	-5.8
Pine Ridge Middle School	898	832	-7.3
Cypress Palm Middle School	731	796	8.9
Manatee Middle School	783	749	-4.3
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	726	743	2.3
Big Cypress Elementary School	777	742	-4.5
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	713	709	-0.6
Calusa Park Elementary School	678	707	4.3
Sea Gate Elementary School	704	703	-0.1
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	633	673	6.3
Lake Trafford Elementary School	677	672	-0.7
Sabal Palm Elementary School	595	664	11.6
Collier Charter Academy	652	639	-2
Osceola Elementary School	637	621	-2.5
Parkside Elementary School	594	608	2.4
Pinecrest Elementary School	648	601	-7.3
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	589	597	1.4
Eden Park Elementary School	644	594	-7.8
Manatee Elementary School	588	584	-0.7
Gulfview Middle School	589	582	-1.2
Mike Davis Elementary School	528	574	8.7
Palmetto Elementary School	516	569	10.3
Highlands Elementary School	524	563	7.4
Poinciana Elementary School	519	507	-2.3
Lake Park Elementary School	519	502	-3.3
Golden Terrace Elementary School	456	501	9.9
Lely Elementary School	502	499	-0.6
Golden Gate Elementary School	451	497	10.2
Village Oaks Elementary School	476	496	4.2
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	465	464	-0.2
Shadowlawn Elementary School	443	457	3.2
Naples Park Elementary School	413	395	-4.4
Avalon Elementary School	379	346	-8.7
Rcma Immokalee Community School	289	333	15.2
Marco Island Charter Middle School	364	322	-11.5
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	301	307	2
Marco Island Academy	276	295	6.9
Beacon High School	313	282	-9.9
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	277	276	-0.4
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	228	232	1.8
The Phoenix Program Naples	110	181	64.5
Everglades City School	167	158	-5.4
Optima Classical Academy	-	141	-
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee	70	110	57.1
The Pace Program	41	48	17.1
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	31	41	32.3
New Beginnings - Naples	40	38	-5
New Beginnings Immokalee	31	28	-9.7
Naples Area Teenage Parenting	29	19	-34.5
Collier Juvenile Detention Center	10	16	60