Naples Standard

The only school district in Collier County experienced an increase in student numbers, growing by 1% and welcoming 48,082 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic or Latino, representing 52.8% of Collier County Public Schools District’s total enrollment.

Collier County Public Schools District has a main office in Naples and is the only school district within Collier County.

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 in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Gulf Coast High School	2,447	2,445	0.1%
Palmetto Ridge High School	2,347	2,253	4.2%
Immokalee High School	2,056	1,923	6.9%
Golden Gate High School	1,764	1,652	6.8%
Naples High School	1,719	1,732	-0.8%
Barron Collier High School	1,650	1,624	1.6%
Lely High School	1,504	1,543	-2.5%
Immokalee Middle School	1,443	1,551	-7%
Mason Classical Academy	1,429	1,208	18.3%
Laurel Oak Elementary School	1,203	1,127	6.7%
Oakridge Middle School	1,183	1,182	0.1%
Golden Gate Middle School	1,054	1,042	1.2%
Naples Classical Academy	985	983	0.2%
Corkscrew Middle School	958	916	4.6%
North Naples Middle School	903	911	-0.9%
Corkscrew Elementary School	863	802	7.6%
Estates Elementary School	862	788	9.4%
East Naples Middle School	854	903	-5.4%
Vineyards Elementary School	845	897	-5.8%
Pine Ridge Middle School	832	898	-7.3%
Cypress Palm Middle School	796	731	8.9%
Manatee Middle School	749	783	-4.3%
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	743	726	2.3%
Big Cypress Elementary School	742	777	-4.5%
Pelican Marsh Elementary School	709	713	-0.6%
Calusa Park Elementary School	707	678	4.3%
Sea Gate Elementary School	703	704	-0.1%
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	673	633	6.3%
Lake Trafford Elementary School	672	677	-0.7%
Sabal Palm Elementary School	664	595	11.6%
Collier Charter Academy	639	652	-2%
Osceola Elementary School	621	637	-2.5%
Parkside Elementary School	608	594	2.4%
Pinecrest Elementary School	601	648	-7.3%
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School	597	589	1.4%
Eden Park Elementary School	594	644	-7.8%
Manatee Elementary School	584	588	-0.7%
Gulfview Middle School	582	589	-1.2%
Mike Davis Elementary School	574	528	8.7%
Palmetto Elementary School	569	516	10.3%
Highlands Elementary School	563	524	7.4%
Poinciana Elementary School	507	519	-2.3%
Lake Park Elementary School	502	519	-3.3%
Golden Terrace Elementary School	501	456	9.9%
Lely Elementary School	499	502	-0.6%
Golden Gate Elementary School	497	451	10.2%
Village Oaks Elementary School	496	476	4.2%
Tommie Barfield Elementary School	464	465	-0.2%
Shadowlawn Elementary School	457	443	3.2%
Naples Park Elementary School	395	413	-4.4%
Avalon Elementary School	346	379	-8.7%
Rcma Immokalee Community School	333	289	15.2%
Marco Island Charter Middle School	322	364	-11.5%
Lavern Gaynor Elementary School	307	301	2%
Marco Island Academy	295	276	6.9%
Beacon High School	282	313	-9.9%
Herbert Cambridge Elementary School	276	277	-0.4%
Bridgeprep Academy Collier	232	228	1.8%
The Phoenix Program Naples	181	110	64.5%
Everglades City School	158	167	-5.4%
Optima Classical Academy	141	0
The Phoenix Program-Immokalee	110	70	57.1%
The Pace Program	48	41	17.1%
Immokalee Teen Parenting Prog	41	31	32.3%
New Beginnings - Naples	38	40	-5%
New Beginnings Immokalee	28	31	-9.7%
Naples Area Teenage Parenting	19	29	-34.5%
Collier Juvenile Detention Center	16	10	60%