Naples Standard

There were 5,362 Black students enrolled in Collier County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.4% increase from the 5,343 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Collier County welcomed a total of 48,082 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 11.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 68 schools in Collier County, Lely High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 359 students, making up 23.9% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Gulf Coast High School	4.5	2,447
Palmetto Ridge High School	9.5	2,347
Immokalee High School	14	2,056
Golden Gate High School	17	1,764
Naples High School	9.6	1,719
Barron Collier High School	3	1,650
Lely High School	23.9	1,504
Immokalee Middle School	13.4	1,443
Mason Classical Academy	9.7	1,429
Laurel Oak Elementary School	0.9	1,203
Oakridge Middle School	6	1,183
Golden Gate Middle School	17.9	1,054
Corkscrew Middle School	10.6	958
North Naples Middle School	5.1	903
Corkscrew Elementary School	3.7	863
Estates Elementary School	10.8	862
East Naples Middle School	18.5	854
Vineyards Elementary School	1.4	845
Pine Ridge Middle School	4.8	832
Cypress Palm Middle School	6.7	796
Manatee Middle School	24.6	749
Big Cypress Elementary School	3.1	742
Calusa Park Elementary School	19.9	707
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	13.1	673
Lake Trafford Elementary School	18	672
Collier Charter Academy	6.6	639
Parkside Elementary School	18.9	608
Pinecrest Elementary School	13.1	601
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	21.3	597
Eden Park Elementary School	8.9	594
Manatee Elementary School	25.2	584
Gulfview Middle School	9.8	582
Mike Davis Elementary School	20.6	574
Palmetto Elementary School	1.9	569
Highlands Elementary School	2.1	563
Lake Park Elementary School	7.2	502
Golden Terrace Elementary School	10	501
Lely Elementary School	29.5	499
Golden Gate Elementary School	18.9	497
Village Oaks Elementary School	22.4	496
Shadowlawn Elementary School	5	457
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	3.3	307
Beacon High School	9.2	282
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	3.6	276