Naples Standard

There were 15,334 white students enrolled in Collier County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.1% decrease from the 15,506 white 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, white students comprised 31.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 68 schools in Collier County, Gulf Coast High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,553 students, making up 63.5% 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 white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Gulf Coast High School	63.5	2,447
Palmetto Ridge High School	29.3	2,347
Immokalee High School	1.7	2,056
Golden Gate High School	9.1	1,764
Naples High School	40.5	1,719
Barron Collier High School	57.6	1,650
Lely High School	15.3	1,504
Immokalee Middle School	0.9	1,443
Mason Classical Academy	57.8	1,429
Laurel Oak Elementary School	66	1,203
Oakridge Middle School	53.5	1,183
Golden Gate Middle School	4.7	1,054
Naples Classical Academy	57.5	985
Corkscrew Middle School	31.6	958
North Naples Middle School	59	903
Corkscrew Elementary School	46.9	863
Estates Elementary School	20.8	862
East Naples Middle School	16.6	854
Vineyards Elementary School	56.3	845
Pine Ridge Middle School	51.1	832
Cypress Palm Middle School	27.5	796
Manatee Middle School	7.7	749
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	68.9	743
Big Cypress Elementary School	43.8	742
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	62.1	709
Calusa Park Elementary School	18.8	707
Sea Gate Elementary School	63	703
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	24.1	673
Sabal Palm Elementary School	28	664
Collier Charter Academy	25.7	639
Osceola Elementary School	49.4	621
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	14.9	597
Manatee Elementary School	3.8	584
Gulfview Middle School	52.6	582
Mike Davis Elementary School	5.6	574
Palmetto Elementary School	28.8	569
Poinciana Elementary School	25	507
Lake Park Elementary School	59.6	502
Lely Elementary School	19.8	499
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	65.9	464
Shadowlawn Elementary School	11.8	457
Naples Park Elementary School	39.5	395
Marco Island Charter Middle School	50.6	322
Marco Island Academy	71.2	295
Beacon High School	14.5	282
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	16.4	232
Everglades City School	19.6	158
Optima Classical Academy	50.4	141
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	29.3	41