Naples Standard

There were 25,375 Hispanic students enrolled in Collier County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.2% increase from the 24,830 Hispanic 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, Hispanic students comprised 52.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 68 schools in Collier County, Immokalee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,715 students, making up 83.4% 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 Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Gulf Coast High School	24.7	2,447
Palmetto Ridge High School	57.2	2,347
Immokalee High School	83.4	2,056
Golden Gate High School	71.3	1,764
Naples High School	45.1	1,719
Barron Collier High School	33.3	1,650
Lely High School	57.8	1,504
Immokalee Middle School	84.5	1,443
Mason Classical Academy	22.8	1,429
Laurel Oak Elementary School	21	1,203
Oakridge Middle School	33.1	1,183
Golden Gate Middle School	76.2	1,054
Naples Classical Academy	32.8	985
Corkscrew Middle School	54.2	958
North Naples Middle School	29.5	903
Corkscrew Elementary School	41.1	863
Estates Elementary School	62.4	862
East Naples Middle School	61.2	854
Vineyards Elementary School	32	845
Pine Ridge Middle School	38.2	832
Cypress Palm Middle School	63.6	796
Manatee Middle School	65.6	749
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	21.8	743
Big Cypress Elementary School	43.1	742
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	27.1	709
Calusa Park Elementary School	54.3	707
Sea Gate Elementary School	25	703
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	57.1	673
Lake Trafford Elementary School	76.9	672
Sabal Palm Elementary School	63.9	664
Collier Charter Academy	57.3	639
Osceola Elementary School	40.7	621
Parkside Elementary School	75.2	608
Pinecrest Elementary School	82.7	601
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	62.3	597
Eden Park Elementary School	85.2	594
Manatee Elementary School	62.3	584
Gulfview Middle School	32.6	582
Mike Davis Elementary School	65.5	574
Palmetto Elementary School	60.1	569
Highlands Elementary School	90.1	563
Poinciana Elementary School	63.7	507
Lake Park Elementary School	21.7	502
Golden Terrace Elementary School	77.4	501
Lely Elementary School	42.5	499
Golden Gate Elementary School	73.2	497
Village Oaks Elementary School	73.2	496
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	27.6	464
Shadowlawn Elementary School	66.3	457
Naples Park Elementary School	46.3	395
Avalon Elementary School	75.1	346
Rcma Immokalee Community School	100	333
Marco Island Charter Middle School	41	322
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	78.5	307
Marco Island Academy	22	295
Beacon High School	70.9	282
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	76.1	276
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	56	232
The Phoenix Program Naples	60.8	181
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee	76.4	110
The Pace Program	25	48
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	26.8	41
New Beginnings - Naples	26.3	38
New Beginnings Immokalee	39.3	28